<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Riley Vahed</title><description>Helping creator-led businesses, founders and experts turn YouTube into leads, revenue and a repeatable content system.</description><link>https://vahed.me/</link><item><title>11 Tools That Run My $40k/Month Business</title><link>https://vahed.me/posts/2026/11-tools-that-run-my-40k-a-month-business/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://vahed.me/posts/2026/11-tools-that-run-my-40k-a-month-business/</guid><description>The 11 tools I rely on for code, notes, planning, ops and custom infrastructure without letting work disappear.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Systems Behind a 6-Figure Creator Launch</title><link>https://vahed.me/posts/2026/the-systems-behind-a-6-figure-creator-launch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://vahed.me/posts/2026/the-systems-behind-a-6-figure-creator-launch/</guid><description>How we used niche bending, repurposing and automated funnels to help Gabe Bult reach a six-figure cohort launch.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Survive the AI Slop Era</title><link>https://vahed.me/posts/2026/everyone-sounds-the-same-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://vahed.me/posts/2026/everyone-sounds-the-same-now/</guid><description>AI tools are making everyone sound the same. Here&apos;s what I&apos;m building, reading and using to stay ahead of it.</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The $12/Month Stack That Runs Half My Agency</title><link>https://vahed.me/posts/2026/the-12-dollar-month-stack-that-runs-half-my-agency/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://vahed.me/posts/2026/the-12-dollar-month-stack-that-runs-half-my-agency/</guid><description>I didn&apos;t hire anyone. I wrote markdown files and ran a Telegram bot on a $6/month server. Here&apos;s everything I built and what it replaced.</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Building a Personal Brand Will Humble You</title><link>https://vahed.me/posts/2026/building-a-personal-brand-will-humble-you/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://vahed.me/posts/2026/building-a-personal-brand-will-humble-you/</guid><description>I posted my first video, got it ripped apart and learned more in 18 hours than I would have in months of planning.</description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How I Landed My First Creator Partnership</title><link>https://vahed.me/posts/2026/how-we-landed-our-first-creator-partnership/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://vahed.me/posts/2026/how-we-landed-our-first-creator-partnership/</guid><description>Four days after going out on our own, we got on a call that changed everything. Here&apos;s exactly what happened.</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>We&apos;re Alive</title><link>https://vahed.me/posts/2026/we-are-alive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://vahed.me/posts/2026/we-are-alive/</guid><description>First post. Built this whole site in one afternoon using AI. Here&apos;s what actually happened.</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>