Small thing I've started doing before starting work on any new business — I ask them one question...Small thing I've started doing before starting work on any new business — I ask them one question...
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Small thing I've started doing before starting work on any new business — I ask them one question first: "What's one thing about your business you wish you knew right now, but don't?"
Almost everyone has an answer. Which product actually makes money after costs. Which customers are about to leave. Which day of the week is quietly their best.
That one answer usually becomes the entire project. Not because I'm guessing what they need, but because they already know their blind spot, they just haven't had a way to see it clearly.
If you had to answer that question about your own business right now, what would it be?
I use Lovable every. Single. Day. Weekends included. 😂
So when my favorite AI builder teams up with Contra for a competition, there’s no “should I enter?” Of course I’m in.
The challenge: take a small business from “can I book?” to “you’re confirmed” without the owner spending half their day chasing messages.
This one hits close to home. I’ve already built a booking flow for my own brand, pmcosta.dev, and reused it across multiple side projects. Because booking an appointment shouldn’t require twelve messages and a calendar negotiation.
Now I get to take that experience and push it further. Not just a nice-looking widget, but something that actually takes work off a business owner’s plate.
Title: Luxury Business Card Design of barber shop.
Description: concept business card design for a modern barber shop. I used balck and gold luxury theme to give premium geel. Clean typography and front/black layout.