Pre-order — ships Q3 2026

Manager's AI Subscription Guide

The $29 procurement playbook for managers buying Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, or ChatGPT seats for a 5–50 engineer team. Per-seat ROI math, the 22-question vendor list, and a 30-60-90 rollout template — not vendor PR.

$29 one-time · 12 months of updates included

What's inside

Per-seat ROI calculator — drop in loaded hourly cost, get a breakeven month for any AI coding tool
Copilot Business vs Cursor Teams vs Claude Code seat-cost comparison (current 2026 pricing)
Procurement question list — 22 vendor questions before you sign a 12-month contract
30-60-90 day rollout template for a 5–50 engineer team
Subscription audit spreadsheet — find duplicate AI seats already on your books
Slack rollout announcement template — adoption without backlash
60-day refund policy if the spreadsheet does not save the price of the guide

Join the waitlist · get a 30% discount at launch

Pre-order opens Q3 2026. Waitlist members get first access plus 30% off the $29 price.

Why managers, not engineers

The free blog posts cover per-tool TCO. This guide is the artifact a manager actually hands a CFO or VP Engineering when defending a seat purchase: per-seat ROI math you can plug your own numbers into, a procurement question list that surfaces vendor lock-in before you sign, and a 30-60-90 day rollout template so adoption does not stall in week two.

I have run AI tooling procurement at three teams. Most managers buy on vendor demos and find out the seat math does not work eight months in. This guide is the math up front — and the scripts to say no to the seats you do not need.

FAQ

Who is this guide for?

Engineering managers and team leads buying AI coding seats for a 5–50 person team. If you are a solo founder, the AI Coding Stack Decision Guide ($49) is the better fit because it goes deeper on tool selection.

How is this different from the $49 AI Coding Stack guide?

This one is procurement-flavored — ROI math, vendor questions, rollout playbook. The $49 guide is selection-flavored — TCO spreadsheets, 12-criteria rubric, MCP server rubric. Some buyers grab both; most pick one based on whether they are selecting or defending a purchase.

What format do I get?

A 22-page PDF plus 3 editable spreadsheets (ROI calculator, seat comparison, subscription audit). Delivered immediately on purchase via email.

Will this be updated?

Yes — every quarter as vendor pricing shifts. Buyers receive 12 months of free updates from purchase date.

Get notified when it ships

Waitlist members get first access plus 30% off the $29 price at launch.