The Smart Stack Starter Playbook

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Your Tech Evangelist

Before You Build Anything

Stop guessing.
Stop overbuying.

Start making smart decisions about your tech —before it costs you time, money, and momentum.

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You Don’t Have a Tech Problem.

You Have a Decision Problem.

If any of this feels familiar:

  • You’ve bought tools you barely use
  • You’re afraid of choosing the wrong platform
  • You feel behind when it comes to tech or AI
  • You keep rebuilding systems that never quite work
  • You hesitate because you don’t trust your next move

You’re not bad at tech.

You were never given the "thinking layer" that makes good decisions possible. This playbook gives you that layer.

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Your Playbook

What This Playbook Actually Does

  • Understand why tech decisions go sideways
  • Stop second-guessing yourself
  • Evaluate tools before you buy them
  • Avoid expensive, momentum-killing mistakes
  • Build confidence before building systems
It’s the missing step most people skip-
and pay for later.
This is not a setup guide.
This is not a tutorial.
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Be Unstoppable.

The Shift That Changes Everything

Most people start with:

“What tool should I use?”

That question creates pressure, noise, and bad decisions.
This playbook teaches you to ask a better one:

“What am I actually trying to support right now?”

Once that’s clear:
Tool decisions get easier. Overwhelm drops. Momentum returns.

Clarity comes first.
Everything else works better afterward.

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What you get

What’s Inside the
Smart Stack Starter Playbook

  • Why most tech stacks fail (and how to avoid it)
  • What a Smart Stack really is
  • The 5 core categories every stack supports
  • The most common mistakes people make — before they see them
  • The CGM Decision Filter (a simple yes/no framework)
  • When to add a tool — and when not to
  • How to identify your next right move without panic
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What this is NOT

Let’s be clear about what you’re not buying:

✘ Step-by-step tutorials
✘ Tool walkthroughs
✘ Endless videos
✘ Overcomplicated frameworks

You’re buying clarity, not complexity.

Why This Is a $49 Playbook

(Not a Free PDF)
This playbook can save you:
  • Hundreds (or thousands) in unused tools
  • Weeks of frustration and rebuilding
  • Lost confidence from second-guessing
  • Momentum you won’t have to claw back later
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about the author

The Tech Evangelist

Caren Glasser is a Tech Evangelist who helps business owners and creators make smarter, calmer decisions about technology. She’s known for: Cutting through hype, teaching the "thinking layer" most people skip and helping people build systems that actually support their lives. This playbook is powered by her signature framework —The Caren Glasser Method™ (CGM).

what to expect

What Happens After You Buy

You’ll receive:

✔ Immediate access to the Smart Stack Starter Playbook (PDF)
✔ A resource you can return to whenever things feel noisy
Read it once. Return to it often.

Ready to Stop Guessing?

You don’t need to move faster.
You need to move with intention.

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