Rebuild the cap table features you need instead of paying for Carta
kobyjconrad says Carta was trying to bill him $14k for basic cap table management, so he asked his Grok Bot to rebuild the functionality he needs.
Source
@kobyjconrad on X · 2026-10-24
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-24.
What they did
kobyjconrad says Carta was trying to bill him $14k for basic cap table management, so he asked his Grok Bot to rebuild the functionality he needs.
Result (as claimed)
An in-house cap table tool instead of a $14k bill.
Tools they used
Cost: Pricing depends on the tools you pick; check each official pricing page.
Set it up
Gather the documents
Collect statements, bills, invoices or tax documents for the period you want reviewed.
Ask for an audit, not actions
Have Grok Bot list findings, amounts and suggested next steps before it does anything.
Approve each action
Approve cancellations, disputes or payments one at a time. Never give an agent open-ended access to move money.
Track the result
Record what changed and what you saved so you can check it next month. This is not financial advice.
Copy the full setup prompt
Paste into your agent and it will walk you through the setup, asking before anything that sends, posts or spends.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code. Goal: Rebuild the cap table features you need instead of paying for Carta What the original author did: kobyjconrad says Carta was trying to bill him $14k for basic cap table management, so he asked his Grok Bot to rebuild the functionality he needs. Reported result (as claimed by the author): An in-house cap table tool instead of a $14k bill. Source: https://x.com/kobyjconrad/status/2113995026443206942 Tools they used: Grok Bot Category: Money Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Codex. Goal: Rebuild the cap table features you need instead of paying for Carta What the original author did: kobyjconrad says Carta was trying to bill him $14k for basic cap table management, so he asked his Grok Bot to rebuild the functionality he needs. Reported result (as claimed by the author): An in-house cap table tool instead of a $14k bill. Source: https://x.com/kobyjconrad/status/2113995026443206942 Tools they used: Grok Bot Category: Money Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Grok Bot. Goal: Rebuild the cap table features you need instead of paying for Carta What the original author did: kobyjconrad says Carta was trying to bill him $14k for basic cap table management, so he asked his Grok Bot to rebuild the functionality he needs. Reported result (as claimed by the author): An in-house cap table tool instead of a $14k bill. Source: https://x.com/kobyjconrad/status/2113995026443206942 Tools they used: Grok Bot Category: Money Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
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