What AI subscriptions can eco founders cancel this week?
Quick answer
Cancel tools nobody logged into, overlapping writers, unused custom GPTs, and any "AI CMO" retainer with no scorecard. Keep one named Team workspace after the usage policy exists, plus the claims gates you already run. Do not invent a productivity percentage or a savings rate. Stack overview: AI marketing tools. Who may chat: founder AI usage policy. Hire vs chatbot: ChatGPT vs first marketer.
Vs other Intelligence guides
| Guide | Job |
|---|---|
| AI marketing tools | Stack overview. This page is the kill/keep list for invoices this week. |
| Founder AI usage policy | Who may open a named tool. Canceling does not replace that page. |
| ChatGPT vs first marketer | Whether a chatbot delays a hire. An AI CMO invoice is a kill here. |
| Custom GPT vs facts pack | Which files may live in a GPT. Unused GPT trophies are a kill here. |
| LLM ad-copy claims | Draft gate. Keep the gate even after you cancel extra writers. |
| Choose a marketing agency | How to vet execution. A billed chatbot is not that shop. |
| ChatGPT ticket privacy | No live tickets in any remaining tool. |
| This guide | What AI subscriptions can eco founders cancel this week |
Composite operator guidance. Not legal advice on contracts, EmpCo, or refunds. Do not treat a worksheet login count as a typical savings rate. Vendors do not publish a ROI bonus for stacking writers.
Three piles. Only one stays billed.
| Pile | What it is | This week |
|---|---|---|
| Keep | Named Team workspace plus the claims gates you already run | Policy first. One chat product. Human sign. |
| Cancel | Unused logins, overlapping writers, trophy GPTs, AI CMO with no scorecard | This fence. Invoice off. |
| Park | A tool with a real job but no owner yet | Name an owner in 7 days or it moves to cancel. |
Staff line: "If nobody logged in, it is not a stack. It is a card." If you cannot name the owner, cancel.
Proof ladder (kill vs keep)
| What is true this week | You may keep | You cancel |
|---|---|---|
| Dated usage policy. Named Team seats. Facts pack. Human signer. Tool logged in for a named job. | One chat workspace. Ad and email gates. Optional GPT that matches the pack. | Second writer, unused image gen, consumer Plus leftover, EmpCo-ready badge. |
| No policy, five AI invoices, leftover ticket pastes | Nothing public from chat until policy exists. Cancel extras now. | Keeping the pile "until we audit." |
| Vendor is an AI CMO with no 90-day scorecard | Walk, or brief a real fractional seat. ChatGPT vs first marketer. | The retainer. |
| Custom GPT nobody re-uploaded since hours changed | Paste pack only. Custom GPT vs pack. | The trophy GPT Plus add-on if it bills separately. |
Kill / keep field kit
- Export invoices. Every AI, writer, image, "CMO," meeting-notes, and GPT add-on from the last card cycle.
- Login proof. Named human logged in this week, or unused.
- Job proof. One sentence: rearrange ads, research public URLs, or NONE.
- Overlap. Two tools that both "write eco copy" is one cancel.
- Risk. Ticket paste, greener prompts, no signer: cancel even if they logged in.
- Keep cap. One Team chat product. Gates stay. Extra writers go.
| Usually cancel | Why |
|---|---|
| Second ChatGPT/Claude/Jasper/Copy.ai sitting next to Team | Overlap. One rearranger. Ad-copy gate is the filter, not a third writer. |
| AI CMO or growth-partner chatbot | No mix owner, no claims freeze, no fire list. |
| Image gen used for GBP food plates | AI food photos on GBP already says pass photos only. |
| Meeting-notes bot with customer calls | Same PII problem as tickets. Ticket privacy. |
| Unused Plus on a personal Gmail | Policy leftover. Migrate or kill. |
Allow vs banned
| Surface | Keep | Cancel |
|---|---|---|
| Chat product | One named Team workspace, memory off, kit pasted | Consumer Plus leftover, second writer, Slack auto-post bot |
| Claims gates | Ad-copy and email QA prompts you already run | A new "EmpCo-ready" writer that skips the kit |
| Custom GPT | Only if pack plus public URLs, re-uploaded this week | Drive-dump GPT, stale hours, billed add-on with no files |
| Board story | Leftover unused logins, overlapping writers, retainers with no scorecard | Invented savings % vs a marketer salary |
Score leftover invoices in the break-even calculator as labeled cash out, not as a typical AI ROI. Greener leftover copy still goes through the green claims calculator.
10-check invoice log (run this week)
Open the card, not the vendor's ROI page. Log Y/N, last login, named job.
| # | Check | Pass |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is there a dated usage policy before any keep? | Policy, or cancel down to founder-only research. |
| 2 | How many chat products are billed? | One named Team, or leftover overlap. |
| 3 | Any login this week by a named human? | Unused goes to cancel. |
| 4 | Does the tool own mix, claims, or vendor fire? | If the pitch says yes, it is an AI CMO. Cancel. Vs first marketer. |
| 5 | Is there a second writer for "eco copy"? | Overlap. Keep the gate, cancel the extra. |
| 6 | Custom GPT last-uploaded vs pack date? | Stale or Drive dump: cancel or rebuild. Pack fence. |
| 7 | Any ticket or call recording in the tool? | Cancel or strip. Ticket privacy. |
| 8 | Image gen used on Maps plates? | Cancel that use. Pass photos only. |
| 9 | Vendor promised hours saved or EmpCo-ready copy? | Ignore. No invented %. |
| 10 | After kills, is one signer still named? | Human gate remains. Canceling tools is not a claims freeze. |
Fix the source that week. Unused login: cancel. Overlap writers: keep one. AI CMO: walk. Do not invent a savings percentage.
Kill freeze (labeled example)
Replace every cell from the card and the login list. Do not copy the example as a savings benchmark.
| Field | Worked example | Your cell |
|---|---|---|
| Named Team chat product you keep | 1 keep seat example, or NONE | [keep_chat] |
| AI invoices on the card this cycle | 8 billed tools example | [invoices] |
| Unused or overlapping writers still billed | 3 leftover unused-or-overlap tools example. Cancel. | [cancel_overlap] |
| AI CMO / trophy GPT / ticket-bot retainers | 2 leftover retainer lines example. Walk or strip. | [cancel_retainers] |
Those cells are worksheet labels, not a savings quota. If [keep_chat] is NONE, you are not keeping a stack. You are still on consumer leftover until policy exists.
Go / no-go
| Call | When |
|---|---|
| No-go on keeping the pile | No policy, unused logins, overlapping writers, AI CMO with no scorecard, tickets in a bot, invented savings %, EmpCo-ready writer |
| Go on cancel extras, keep one Team plus gates | Policy dated, one named chat product, leftover overlap canceled, signer named, 10-check run once |
| Go on founder-only, cancel staff seats | No staff policy yet. Kill extras. Founder research on public URLs only. |
| Partial go | Cancel unused today even if Team seats wait a week. Gates still run on whatever remains. |
Score leftover unused logins, overlapping writers, and retainers with no scorecard. Savings % is not a KPI.
One workspace. Then the gates.
Name the login you keep. Cancel the rest. Leave eco-friendly writers and AI CMO retainers out. Do not brief a savings lift for stacking invoices.
Template fields and 7-day run
| Field | Fill with | Do not invent |
|---|---|---|
[keep_chat] | Named Team product, or NONE | Any AI |
[invoices] | Card list this cycle | A vendor ROI page |
[owner] | Named human per keep tool | The model |
[policy_url] | Dated usage policy, or NONE | A Notion dump titled stack |
[markets] | US / EU / UK / both | One eco stack for every shop |
Brief: "Keep: [keep_chat]. Invoices: [invoices]. Owner: [owner]. Policy: [policy_url]. Markets: [markets]. If policy is NONE, cancel extras first. Kill overlap. Do not invent a savings %."
- Day 1: Export the card. Fill [invoices], [cancel_overlap], [cancel_retainers].
- Day 2: Confirm or write the usage policy. No keep list without a signer.
- Day 3: Cancel unused logins and the second writer. Keep ad and email gates.
- Day 4: Walk AI CMO retainers with no scorecard. Hire timing stays on ChatGPT vs first marketer.
- Day 5: Strip or cancel stale GPTs. Pack remains the source. Custom GPT vs pack.
- Day 6: Kill ticket bots. Ticket privacy.
- Day 7: Run the 10-check log. Label remaining cash in the break-even calculator. Score leftover greener drafts in the green claims calculator.
Frequently asked questions
What AI subscriptions can eco founders cancel this week?
Cancel unused logins, overlapping writers, trophy GPTs, and AI CMO retainers with no scorecard. Keep one named Team workspace after policy exists, plus the claims gates you already run. Do not invent a savings percentage.
Is this the same as the AI marketing tools guide?
No. That page is a stack overview. This page is the invoice kill/keep for this week. Overview does not tell you which card to cancel.
Do we cancel ChatGPT Team too?
Keep one named Team workspace if policy, pack, and a signer exist. Cancel leftover consumer Plus and the second writer. Team is not a keep if nobody logs in.
Does canceling tools replace a marketer hire?
No. Mix, claims freeze, and vendor fire still need a human. See ChatGPT vs first marketer. An AI CMO invoice is a cancel, not a seat.
What do we measure if not savings %?
Named keep chat, leftover unused logins, overlapping writers, retainers with no scorecard, and whether a signer still exists after the kills.