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title: "Stacklist Proposal"
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summary: "Stacklist tracks how AI networks discover and index web content, with five major AI operators pulling 87,240 distinct records from their platform in 90 days. The document analyzes the shift from traditional search to AI-powered question answering, where appearing in AI answers has become more critical than ranking on search engine results pages."
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token_counts_approximate: 3728
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# Stacklist Proposal

AI a ss i st a nts a nsw e r 
b y r e a di n g t he w eb . 
S t a ckli st i s t he r ec or d t he y r e a ch f or . 
typ e e v e nt 
t i t le F a rm h ous e F r id a ys : L i v e M us ic O n T he 
P or ch 
w he r e C h a tt a h oo chee H ill s , GA 
up d a t ed 2 h a g o 
sour ce s e r e n be . so ci a l 

534,000 t i m e s i n t he l a st 90 d a ys , a n AI n e twor k 
pu lled a S t a ckli st r ec or d i nto i ts own ec osyst e m . 
I t us ed to be on e qu e st i on : i s G oo gle i nt e r e st ed i n your c ont e nt ? 
N ow fi v e n e twor k s a r e r e a di n g , a n d c om i n g b a ck e v e ry d a y . 
87,240 
di st i n c t r ec or d s 
9,460 
h u b s w i t h a r ec or d fe t ched 
3,007 
h u b s r e a d b y two or mor e n e twor k s SUR FACED B Y AI A NT H ROP IC · OP E N AI · P E RPL E X I TY · A M A ZON · M E T A O n e fe t ch i s on e AI op e r a tor ' s c r a w le r d own l o a di n g on e S t a ckli st p a ge f rom our s e rv e rs , to i n de x or to a nsw e r w i t h . I t i s not a ci t a t i on i n a n a nsw e r ; t h os e w e c a nnot s ee . 90 d a ys to 24 A u g 
2026, C l ou dfl a r e edge l o g s a t our or igi n . F e t che s a r e H TTP 200 r e spons e s f or h u b , st a ck , c a r d a n d c o llec t i on p a ge s ; r ec or d s a r e t he di st i n c t p a ge s behi n d t he m . C ount ed on l y w he n r e qu e st ed
b y C l a u de B ot , G PT B ot , O AI - S e a r ch B ot , P e rp le x i ty B ot , A m a zon b ot a n d M e t a ʼ s c r a w le r , f rom e a ch op e r a tor ʼ s own n e twor k ( A SN - v e r ified ). H u b s a r e di st i n c t a cc ount s l u g s w i t h a t le a st on e 
r ec or d fe t ched , a f t e r r e mov i n g i nt e rn a l , t e st a n d de mo a cc ounts a n d non - a cc ount rout e s . E x cl u de s l o gi n a n d r egi st e r p a ge s , feed s , ro b ots , s i t e m a ps , a ss e ts , on e l oop ed h u b a n d spoo fed us e r 
a ge nts . A nyt hi n g s e rv ed f rom a n e n gi n e ʼ s c a che i s i nv i s ible to us ; e v e ry fig ur e i s a fl oor . 

E v e ry l a y e r o f t he w eb m i nts a n e w p l a t f orm . 
T he n e xt l a y e r i s op e n f or a n e w le a de r . 
I t ' s us . T HE P A TT E RN 
W or d P r e ss 
H TML + C SS 
W i x , 
S qu a r e sp a ce , 
W ebfl ow 
H TML + C SS 
L ov a ble , C ursor , 
C h a t G PT s i t e s 
H TML + C SS 
S t a ckli st 
R EC OR D S N E TWORK 2003 t he 2010 s 2024 to now 
t he f utur e a nyon e c a n pu bli s h ~65 % o f t he C MS m a r ke t a t i ts
p e a k a nyon e c a n b u ild a s i t e ~$14 B c om bi n ed . B ut d y i n g . a nyon e c a n b u ild 
i n a n a f t e rnoon st ill o ld p a ge s f or e y eb a ll s , 
w i t h S E O + GE O b o l t ed on p e rson or b r a n d i s 
di s c ov e r ed b y AI w i t h a n e twor k , a t s c a le + 

AI c a n b u ild w eb s i t e s che a p . 
N o b o d y v i s i ts t he de s e rt . Y ou n eed a n e twor k . 
F i n i s hed , a n d e mpty . 
ST AC KL I ST · A CI TY p e op le m a chi n e s 
Y our stor ef ront , your d om a i n . O ur str ee t . 
T he y s ell i s l a n d s , so a ci ty c ommo di t i z e s t hei r own b us i n e ss . 
A n d a ci ty c a nnot be l a un ched , on l y a cc umu l a t ed . T HE DE S E RT E V E RY W EB S I T E · A N I SL A N D N ow g o b uy t he tr a ffic . W i x · S qu a r e sp a ce · L ov a ble · C ursor · A i r O ps ~52,800 un i qu e v i s i tors a n d ~136,800 r ec or d s a l r e a d y on i t . 
90 d a ys to 24 A u g 2026. 

B ef or e , p e op le wou ld s e a r ch . N ow , t he y a s k . 
Y ou ei t he r a pp e a r i n t he a nsw e r , or you d on ' t . 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
⋮ 
20  
G oo gle 
0.63 % 
o f s e a r che rs e v e r r e a ch 
p a ge two o f G oo gle . 
Q W h a t ' s t he be st r e a l - e st a t e 
t e a m i n N ort h A t l a nt a ? 
H e r e a r e t he top
r ec omm e n d a t i ons : 
1 
2 
3 
O n e a nsw e r . 
A fe w n a m e s . 
E v e ryon e el s e
di s a pp e a rs . T HE S HIF T T HE OL D W A Y : S EA R CH B a ckli n k o , 4 M r e su l ts T HE N E W W A Y : A SK B ei n g p a rt o f t he a nsw e r m e a ns h a v i n g a w ell - f orm a tt ed r ec or d t he mo del c a n r e a d , not a p a ge i t h a s to c r a w l . 

N o de v el op e r . N o a ge n c y . N o S E O r e t a i n e r . O n e p l a ce . 
TO DA Y · T HE ST AC K A B US I N E SS HI R E S 
A w eb s i t e b u ild 
A de v el op e r on c a ll 
A n S E O r e t a i n e r 
A n a n a l yt ic s su b s c r i pt i on 
S o ci a l s ched u li n g too l s 
A n a ge n c y to run i t a ll 
S i x v e n d ors . S i x i nvo ice s . S i x l o gi ns . 
ST AC KL I ST · ON E PL ACE 
O n e r ec or d , pu bli s hed on ce , on your own d om a i n 
B u il t i n m i nut e s w i t h F or ge 
Ma n a ged f rom t he Ma c , P C , i OS or A n d ro id a pp 
R e n de r ed to e v e ry sur f a ce you n eed : a n e v e nt , a 
l a un ch , a n op e n h ous e 
R e a d b y AI a ss i st a nts . Sa v ed b y p e op le . U p i n a click , 
d own w he n i t ' s ov e r . 
O n e i nvo ice . O n e s e rv ice . O n e l o gi n . W HA T YOU GE T E v e ryt hi n g a b us i n e ss p a ys to be f oun d on li n e , a n d t he ov e r he a d o f up kee p , r e p l a ced b y r ec or d s w i t h s i mp le a pps to
m a n a ge t he m . 

N o b o d y c a ll s i t a w eb s i t e . 
“ I t ʼ s like ble n di n g w eb s i t e s , so ci a l m edi a , a n d bl o g s a ll i n on e . ˮ 
“ A h u b o f e v e ryt hi n g t h a t i s i n t he 
or bi t o f our a ge n c y . ˮ 
“ M y S p a ce m ee ts P i nt e r e st 
m ee ts S u b st a ck . ˮ 
“ A port a l f or e v e ryt hi n g you n eed . ˮ 
“ W e ʼ ll b u ild out our h u b on our
w eb s i t e f or S E O , b ut t hi s i s bigge r . ˮ 
“ I n on e p l a ce , on e li n k . ˮ “ I t ge ts m e out o f s e n di n g t he 
s a m e 15 d o c um e nts to t he s a m e 
30 p e op le . ˮ I N T HEI R WOR D S H ow c ustom e rs a n d prosp ec ts de s c r ibe S t a ckli st , i n t hei r own wor d s . D e n i s e W B l a ke M C h r i st i a n J L ee D E n h a n ce Ma ts Pa m G B r a de n H V e r b a t i m f rom r ec or ded c ustom e r a n d prosp ec t c a ll s , J u l y to S e pt e m be r 2026. 

72 p a y i n g b us i n e ss e s . $19,636.63 MRR . 
72 +$4,508 $273 F our e nt e rpr i s e 
a cc ounts TR AC T I ON A v e r a ge p a id un i t h a s mor e t h a n d ou bled s i n ce l a t e 2025. G ross r e v e nu e r e t e nt i on 96.9 % i n A u g ust . 
F our a cc ounts a l r e a d y p a y a b out $1,000 a mont h or mor e , a qu a rt e r o f MRR : t he e nt e rpr i s e li n e t hi s r a i s e pus he s i nto i s s eeded . 
$19,636.63 
a s o f S e pt e m be r 11, 2026 
B 2 B l a un ch 
5.3 x i n on e mont h 
F i rst e nt e rpr i s e 
Ma r ch 2026 
2026 p a y i n g b us i n e ss e s 
sn a ps h ot , S e p 11 2026 
i n cl u de s tr i a li n g n e t n e w MRR , A u g ust 2026 
+31.0 % on t he op e n i n g b a l a n ce a v e r a ge p a id un i t p e r mont h O ur e nt e rpr i s e pro d u c t li n e 
i s a l r e a d y s eeded , now i t ʼ s 
t i m e to g row . 
$617.33 
S e pt 2025 

11.3 M p a id w eb s i t e su b s c r i pt i ons a l r e a d y e x i st . 
R e pr iced f or AI , t h a t ' s a $40.4 B ceili n g . 
$40.4 B 
$1.05 B 
$8.1 M 
$40.4 B I ll ustr a t i v e , not to s c a le 
$1.05 B 
E v e ryt hi n g i n t hi s p l a n fi ts i n t he or a n ge squ a r e . T HE M A RK E T $298 a mont h , b a s e p l us c on cie r ge (77 % o f n e w de a l s a tt a ch ), i s not a pr e m i um on a w eb s i t e su b s c r i pt i on . 
I t r e p l a ce s t he de v el op e r , t he a ge n c y , t he S E O r e t a i n e r a n d t he a n a l yt ic s a b us i n e ss p a ys f or to d a y . T A M · p a id su b s c r i pt i on un i ts , r e pr iced · c a p a ci ty , not de m a n d S A M · 293,270 fi rms a n d mu l t i - l o c a t i on op e r a tors S eed p l a n · A RR b y O c to be r 2028 · ~879 a cc ounts 

W e ' r e r a i s i n g $3.0 M to ch a n ge h ow b us i n e ss e s m a r ke t 
a n d c onn ec t w i t h c ustom e rs . 
 $8.1 M A RR 879 a cc ounts Ma y 2028 T HE R AI S E b y O c t 2028, p l a n mont h 25 
$674 K MRR p a y i n g , f rom 72 to d a y 
843 p e rson a l a n d b us i n e ss 
36 e nt e rpr i s e c a s h - fl ow pos i t i v e 
$2.05 M c a s h on h a n d G o - to - m a r ke t p e op le · $1.36 M 
E n gi n ee r i n g · $0.78 M 
M edi a a n d pro g r a ms · $0.36 M 
D eli v e ry · $0.36 M 
S o f tw a r e & i n f r a stru c tur e · $0.09 M 
O r g & on e - t i m e · $0.05 M B a s eli n e : MRR $19,636.63, A RR run - r a t e ~$236 K , 72 p a y i n g , A RPPU $272.73 ( a s o f S e p 11, 2026). B a s i s : f or ec a st run 142 ( r a i s e -2026 v 35), st a mp ed 
S e p 17, 2026; tr a c t i on c a non a s o f S e p 11, 2026. 
H ow t he a v e r a ge cli m b s : n e w a cc ounts l a n d n e a r t he s a le s - led de a l s i z e , a b ov e to d a y ' s ble n ded fig ur e , a n d a s h a r e o f e x i st i n g a cc ounts st e ps up a 
t ie r e a ch y e a r , so t he a v e r a ge p a ss e s $430 b y spr i n g 2027 a n d r e a che s rou ghl y $750 b y a utumn 2028. R e v e nu e f un d s t he op e r a t i n g b a s e ; t he r a i s e f un d s t he g rowt h pro g r a m . 

W e b u il t t he w eb b r a n d s run on . 
N ow w e ʼ r e b u ildi n g t he k now ledge l a y e r AI c a n us e . 
K y le H u d son 
25+ y e a rs b u ildi n g digi t a l pro d u c ts a n d 
p l a t f orms f or D i sn e y , C o c a - C o l a , Ma rr i ott , 
S pot if y . L ed Ma rr i ott ʼ s f utur e - o f - tr a v el wor k
f rom t he CE O ʼ s o ffice . 
Ma rt i n a Z rn ec 
E n gi n ee r i n g le a de r a t K e n ck o t h rou gh i ts 
S e r ie s A y e a r : $13.5 M r a i s ed d ur i n g n a t i on a l 
r e t a il ro ll out to 2,000+ d oors i n cl u di n g 
Wa l m a rt a n d Ta r ge t . 
M ur a li S w a m i n a t h a n Ta r ek S he r if Ma tt T edde r T HE T EA M 25+ y e a rs b u ildi n g f or D i sn e y , C o c a - C o l a , Ma rr i ott , a n d S pr i n kl r . C o - f oun de r & CE O I nv e st ed mor e t h a n $500 K bef or e outs ide c a p i t a l . C o - f oun de r & C TO ON T HE CA P T AB L E · B o a r d F mr . C OO S pr i n kl r , $3.8 B I PO · A d v i sor C o - f oun de r M edid a t a , $5.8 B e x i t · A d v i sor F mr . VP I T , S pr i n kl r 

T he s hif t i s 
h a pp e n i n g . T h r ee a c qu i s i t i on ch a nn el s h a v e cl os ed
c ustom e rs : r efe rr a l , p a id so ci a l , c o ld e m a il . 
O n e p e rson runs a ll t h r ee to d a y . T he r a i s e
gi v e s e a ch on e a n own e r a n d b u dge t . 
C om e b u ild 
t he f utur e 
w i t h us . 
K y le H u d son C o - f oun de r & CE O k y le @ st a ckli st . c om k y le m ee t . c om - S ched u le t i m e · 

A pp e n di x 

$350 M o f f r e s h c a p i t a l a g r ee t he s hif t i s r e a l . 
T he y a r e a ll b u ildi n g GE O b a ck w a r d s . 
P ro f oun d $154.5 M 
B l u efi s h $63 M 
A i r O ps $62.5 M 
P eec AI $29.1 M 
E v e rtun e $19 M 
ge o S ur ge $12 M 
L i my AI $10 M 
S e v e n i n c um be nts f rom s e v e n unr el a t ed st a ck s h a v e b ou gh t i nto t hi s s i n ce 
F eb ru a ry 2025. N ot on e o f t he m op e n ed a n e twor k . 
$350 M T HE OPPORTUN I TY A tr a ns l a t i on l a y e r b o l t ed onto p a ge s b u il t f or h um a ns . W e pu bli s h r ec or d s b u il t f or m a chi n e s . S e quo i a , K lei n e r P e r ki ns , L igh tsp eed . $1 B post - mon e y a t t he S e r ie s C , F eb 2026. T h r e s h o ld led t he S e r ie s B . Sa le s f or ce V e ntur e s led t he S e r ie s A . G r e y l o ck led t he S e r ie s B , N ov 2025. S i n g u l a r led t he S e r ie s A , N ov 2025. B e r li n . E n i a c V e ntur e s . A lbi on V C , J u l 2026. L on d on . F l y b r idge , Ja n 2026. s e v e n c omp a n ie s , c a p i t a l r a i s ed to d a t e T ot a l c a p i t a l r a i s ed to d a t e , r e a d f rom roun d - le v el C run chb a s e r ec or d s on 3 A u g ust 2026. D i s cl os ed e qu i ty roun d s on l y . A c qu i s i t i ons a n d i nv e stm e nts r efe r e n ced : H u b S pot / X F unn el , S i t ec or e / S c run ch , 
T r i p le W h a le / A nt e a t e r , L igh t h ous e / H ot el r a n k , W i x / B a s e 44, Y e xt / P l a ce s S c out , Sa le s f or ce V e ntur e s / B l u efi s h . 

T he e a r l y b a cke rs o f t he l a st 
r e - p l a t f orm i n g c y cle won t he g a m e . 
$3 M → $400 M + 19 x $4 B T HE PR ECEDE NT W i x · I PO 2013 Ma n g rov e ' s e a r l y st a ke , r e a li z ed R ou ghl y $410 M s h a r e s so ld 2018-2019 S qu a r e sp a ce · li st 2021 A ccel ' s 2010 st a ke , a t li st i n g $38.5 M st a ke to $750 M i n 2021 W ebfl ow · pr i v a t e s eeded a t Y C . S t ill pr i v a t e . 

W he r e t he $3.0 M g o e s . 
G o - to - m a r ke t p e op le $1.36 M E n gi n ee r i n g $0.78 M 
M edi a a n d pro g r a ms $0.36 M D eli v e ry $0.36 M 
S o f tw a r e & i n f r a stru c tur e $0.09 M O r g & on e - t i m e $0.05 M 
T ot a l $3.0 M A PP E N DI X · US E O F F UN D S R e v e nu e f un d s t he op e r a t i n g b a s e . T he r a i s e f un d s t he g rowt h pro g r a m : n e w s e a ts , t he m edi a pro g r a m , a n d s c a led s e rv i n g c a p a ci ty . 45.4 % A b a l a n ce o f ons h or e a n d o ff s h or e S D R s a n d AE s , w i t h po d le a d s , t he US he a d 
o f s a le s , t he g rowt h le a d a n d t he m a r ke t e rs . 26.0 % P l a t f orm le a d , i nt eg r a t i ons a n d i mport le a d , d a t a a n d AI e n gi n ee r , a n d on e 
ons h or e s e n i or f or e nt e rpr i s e f rom O c t 2027. 11.9 % D e m a n d ge n e r a t i on , p l us t he on e - t i m e c ost o f r ec ru i t i n g a n d s e tt i n g up 
e mp l oym e nt f or e a ch hi r e . 11.8 % A b a l a n ce o f c ustom e r su cce ss , c on cie r ge a n d tr a i n i n g , w i t h t he deli v e ry
pro jec t m a n a ge r a n d t he e nt e rpr i s e a cc ount m a n a ge rs . 3.1 % H ost i n g a n d i n fe r e n ce , t he so f tw a r e t he pro d u c t a n d t he c omp a ny run on , 
pro fe ss i on a l fee s , a n d c a r d pro ce ss i n g a t 3 % o f c o llec t i ons . 1.7 % T he e x i st i n g t e a m c a rr ied t h rou gh t he p l a n , p l us c omp a ny ov e r he a d . 100 % F or ec a st run 142 ( r a i s e -2026 v 35), st a mp ed 17 S e pt e m be r 2026. E a ch b u cke t i s i ts s h a r e o f p l a n sp e n d a b ov e t he run - r a t e b a s eli n e ov e r t he m a i n - r a i s e w i n d ow , Ma r ch 2027 to Ma r ch 2029. T he g rowt h pro g r a m 
c osts $7,778,450 ov e r t h a t w i n d ow ; t he r a i s e f un d s 38.6 % o f i t a n d r e v e nu e f un d s t he r e st . S i z i n g ( run 145, a p e rs i st ed v a r i a nt o f 142): de a l s i z e s a t 75 % o f p l a n w i t h no e xp a ns i on a t a ll , a n d t he p l a n st ill n e v e r
runs out , w i t h t he c a s h fl oor h o ldi n g a t $307,065 a n d n eedi n g $1,989,273 o f outs ide mon e y a g a i nst a $3.0 M roun d . T he $450 K o f e a r l y mon e y s i ts i n op e n i n g c a s h a n d i s outs ide t hi s sp li t .