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In 2026, a 5-person startup can operate at the quality of a 500-person company if they choose the right tools. The explosion of AI and no-code has leveled the playing field — but also created a tool matrix that overwhelms many founders.
This article is the result of a survey of 120 Vietnamese startups operating globally on their actual tech stacks.
Core Stack by Function
Product & Dev: Linear, Vercel/Railway, Supabase, GitHub Copilot. Sales & CRM: HubSpot Free → Clay → Apollo. Ops & Finance: Notion, Deel (global payroll), Mercury (US banking). Marketing: Webflow, Loops (email), Fathom (analytics).
“Startups fail because of bad products, not because they lack tools. Choose few tools and use them masterfully — that's our philosophy.”