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Vanessa Lau

Founder documenting entrepreneurship and brand building, currently launching a superfood milk tea company.

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Cameras17

  • Insta360 Luna Ultra

    $769.99cited in 16 videosspeaks highly of it

    “I've got my Insta 360 Luna, which I'm using as kind of like the camera I use if I feel a little bit too shy or feel a little bit too chaotic to use my actual vlogging camera, specifically if I'm in the airplane.”
    View source at 1:43from August 2026+ 15 more sources
  • Sony ZV-E1

    $2,498.00cited in 6 videosspeaks highly of it

    “Sony ZVE-1 — Upgraded from the Sony ZVE10 because I really wanted a higher quality vlogging camera! I got it specifically for the DYNAMIC ACTIVE STABILIZATION feature which gives me smooth footage (almost like a gimbal!)”
    View sourcefrom July 2026+ 5 more sources
  • DJI Osmo Pocket 3

    $439.00cited in 4 videosspeaks highly of it

    “DJI Osmo Pocket 3 — The camera that got me comfortable with vlogging in the first place! Even though I prefer using my ZV-E1 now, I still don’t want to part ways with my pocket 3 because it’s so small and the face tracking is unbeatable for solo shooting. I also use this as a webcam!”
    View sourcefrom July 2026+ 3 more sources
  • iPhone

    cited in 4 videos

    “My multi-camera setup for product/drink content (Sony ZV-E1, FX3, iPhone)”
    View sourcefrom July 2026+ 3 more sources

Lenses18

Camera equipment20

Sound

Microphones8

Headphones2

Light

Lighting1

Editing and post

Editing software2

Coding software1

  • Claude Code

    cited in 2 videosmixed views on it

    “Claude code has revolutionized our tea business - our operational expenses have decreased significantly leading to more profit, we’ve made our own software that helps us make better decisions for ads, offer testing, learning about our customers, etc…”
    View sourcefrom July 2026+ 1 more source

AI software4

  • Claude Cowork

    cited in 3 videospositive about it

    “Okay, just a little BTS. I use Claude Co-work and Claude Co-work is connected to my Shopify and my Clavio.”
    View source at 6:53from September 2026+ 2 more sources
  • Poppy.AI

    cited in 2 videosspeaks highly of it

    “Now, if you're curious on the tools that I use to script my videos quickly, my favorite tool is Poppy AI, and so I'll show you an example of how I use it.”
    View source at 15:05from July 2026+ 1 more source
  • Claude AI
    “And of course, let me know if you also want me to do an updated video about Poppy AI and how I use it for my business because I do find it to be a bit different than how I use Claude, for example.”
    View source at 16:51from July 2026
  • OpenClaw

    has reservations

    “I just spent like the last 3 days vibe coding, making these dashboards, creating these autonomous agents, downloading open claw.”
    View source at 0:04from July 2026

Productivity software7

  • ClickUp

    cited in 8 videospositive about it

    “And the cool thing is, once I set the status to filming today, my ClickUp will automatically filter it into a separate spreadsheet style view like this.”
    View source at 0:55from July 2026+ 7 more sources
  • Notion

    cited in 2 videosmixed views on it

    “The truth is, I was very happy with Notion until I started having to manage multiple brands, my own account and Superb Boss' account and my YouTube channel. I found myself quickly outgrowing Notion and realizing that I needed more structure and an actual project management tool.”
    View source at 0:01from August 2026+ 1 more source
  • Obsidian

    speaks highly of it

    “And so by having everything centralized to Obsidian, which is loaded on my iCloud, no matter what computer I'm using, it will always have context.”
    View source at 7:40from September 2026
  • Typeform

    first cited October 2026

    “And so that's exactly what we did, we created a type form, we asked a bunch of questions to see what people actually valued in their milk tea.”
    View source at 10:41from October 2026

Creator tools1

Platforms

Hosting platforms1

  • YouTube

    first cited September 2026speaks highly of it

    “…forever grateful to have started my career with YouTube and to continue growing on the platform that puts their creators first”
    View sourcefrom September 2026

Ecommerce platforms1

Desk

Computers1

Storage1

  • iCloud Drive
    “And so by having everything centralized to Obsidian, which is loaded on my iCloud, no matter what computer I'm using, it will always have context.”
    View source at 7:40from September 2026

Everything else

Other3

  • iPhone 17 Pro Max

    $1,154.38

    “And of course… my iPhone 17 Pro Max!! 😝”
    View sourcefrom July 2026
  • Upwork

    first cited October 2026speaks highly of it

    “In fact, I've actually been using Upwork ever since I started my creator career.”
    View source at 9:08from October 2026
  • Louise Carmen journal

    speaks highly of it

    “So I have this Louise Carmen journal that I made in Paris. It's like a custom journal that I made. It's literally the size of my hand.”
    View source at 24:20from August 2026

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