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Tool of the week: Global GPT
You can now access 100+ AI tools in one place. Text, images, code, video, research, all without paying for 10 different subscriptions. Meet Global GPT, the app store for AI tools. This is like GPTs but on steroids. And here's why it's insane. Every top model in one window.
Top models? All here:
GPT-4.1 (writing)
Claude 4 (code)
DeepSeek (analysis)
Midjourney for art
Flux for cinematic photos
Runway and luma for video.
Even gatekept ones like O3, Kimmy K2, Glock 4
You can go from script to images to video without ever leaving the application. Pro features are built in tool like AI detectors, deep research with verified sources, proofreading, everything extra you'd normally pay for is also included. It's like the app store but for AI power users.
Productivity with Canva
Claude can now use Canva directly and create actual designs. And here's how it works. You need to give Claude context like what the design is about, whether it's infographic, poster, slideshow, anything. Then you need to upload any docs for data. Tell it your goal and that's it. Multiple Canva design links that you can open and use instantly. No Canva account juggling, no dragging elements for hours and no lifting a finger. You prompt, Claude designs and done.
Backstory of Canva:
Melanie Perkins started Canva after seeing students struggle with clunky design tools like Photoshop and Illustrator. She first built Fusion Books, an online yearbook editor, which gave her proof that simple design could work. After 100+ investor rejections, she finally raised funds with help from connections like Bill Tai. Canva launched in 2013, making design drag-and-drop simple. Today, it’s used by over 170 million people worldwide.
Idea of the Week: Start a design agency without knowing design.
Maximilian Fleitmann isn’t a designer. But that didn’t stop him from building Magier, a subscription-based design agency now pulling in $150K MRR.
How? He sold the service before figuring out the delivery. Here’s the playbook he followed:
Weekend 1: Launch a one-pager with a Calendly link + mockup samples
Week 2: Land a client by cold pitching 200 people → deliver work yourself or hire an intern
Week 3-4: Hire fractional designers + raise prices 20%
Week 5-8: Publish blog posts + design content → let inbound take over
Week 9+: Niche down to something like TikTok ad creatives for SaaS
The kicker? It’s all subscription-based. Clients pay ~$2.5K/month even if they don’t submit a single task that month.
Margins? 10–20%. Team? Mostly freelancers.
He didn’t wait to be “ready.” He made an offer, then figured out delivery.
That’s your alley dispatch for the week.Next one drops soon.
— Arman from Fringe Alley