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Hey everyone! Thank you for your patience. The votes are in.
Our winners for the First Wave Challenge are...🥁
🏆 First place ($2.5k): @Laura Castano
🥈 Runner up ($1k): @Anita Autorino
🥈 Runner up ($1k): @Nicolas Palermo
➕ Bonus ($500): @Afton & Sebastian | Regent Park
Thank you to everyone who participated in the challenge!
And lastly, our team was excited to see that Afon’s entire digital product shop is now powered by Contra payments. It’s a great example of how Contra can power creative's payments both on and off platform.
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Anita’s Brand Image Prompt Kit is another great example of productizing expertise as a brand and packaging designer, turning it into a toolkit that helps other creatives produce photoshoot-quality brand imagery without hiring a photographer.
Nicolas’s 24/7 Booking Machine is an innovative and practical example of how AI can optimize an entire administrative role, allowing people to focus on growing their business.
Oh wow! Thank you SO MUCH, Contra team! That's amazing news! We'll be donating our winnings to SickKids Hospital in Toronto, as well as $1 from each sale of our eBook. We appreciate the support!
Oh my god!! I'm so honoured! Thank you so much for inviting me to this challenge and allowing us to step outside our comfort zones and really think about building something valuable. I'm beyond excited 😍 🎉 🚀
Laura’s Clarity Engine is one of the most forward-thinking examples of packaging AI expertise right now. Laura took their domain knowledge and encoded it into a reusable AI skill. It’s a great example of how independents can productize their knowledge into AI tools.
Congrats everyone! Love seeing so much talent here
Thanks so much, guys! I’m really happy to have participated👍
Congratulations to the winners!!! 🎉 🎉
Thank you Nicolas! Congrats to you too!
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Thanks Nicolas! Congrats to you as well!
Thank you and congratulations to all the winners!!
The network for creativity
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Big thanks to Figma and the Contra team for organizing this challenge.
Thoughtfully curated, energizing, and inspiring to be part of it 🙏
The winners for the Profit With @Bubble Challenge are being announced LIVE right now.
Tune in to see who will take home $10K in prizes 🤑
The Profit with Bubble Challenge is officially wrapped! Huge thank you to everyone who has participated, liked, commented, shared, and scrolled through. 🙌
The submissions were stellar and highlighted the amazing talent of this community. Selecting the final winners was no easy task, but with that being said, join us in congratulating our 5 winners! 🎉
🏆 1st Place: Nicolas Rouyer
🥈 2nd Place: Tom Vigneres
🥉 3rd Place: Kelvin F
🫧 Boldest Pricing Strategy: Gokul S
🫧 Best Niche Market Fit: Camron M
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