The network for creativity
Join 1.25M professional creatives like you
Connect with clients, get discovered, and run your business 100% commission-free
Creatives on Contra have earned over $150M and we are just getting started
Back to feedPost
Honest moment: I was the bottleneck in my own business.
Every new client waited on me to send the welcome email.
Every new hire waited on me to update the tracker.
I thought being involved meant being in control.
It meant being overwhelmed.
Automation didn't replace me. It replaced the version of me that was drowning.
The network for creativity
Join 1.25M professional creatives like you
Connect with clients, get discovered, and run your business 100% commission-free
Creatives on Contra have earned over $150M and we are just getting started
Related posts
can i be honest? i’m frustrated with myself 😭 i do such a terrible job of sharing WHILE i’m working
it truly feels so overwhelming to do with my neurospicy brain 💆🏾♀️ but i really, really want to show my evolution from re-tired soloprenuer turned employee turned now entrepreneur
this journey is SO complex, fun yet terrifying. people often say such encouraging words to be about how i “inspire” them & i’m just like ???? man listen 🤣😂 how?
anyways, ive wanted to share some professional updates over the past few months but have battled on should it be a written post? no, a video? wait maybe a carousel! 🤔
so right now i am breaking the ice for MYSELF by just writing this post & pressing send. i will follow up this week to re-start being more visible as i build. so talk soon linkedin pals 💕🤞🏾
I've been there. I used to wonder if the people always posting were even taking on projects 😅. Congrats on sending it anyway, and don't stop. The messy in-between is actually the most interesting part to follow.
I joined this year's Config Makeathon and decided to build something inspired by a problem I've repeatedly encountered while working in CRM and lifecycle marketing.
CRM platforms are built around flows, campaigns, and automations. Customers are not.
When trying to understand what a customer actually experienced, I often found myself jumping between multiple journeys, templates, campaigns, and reports just to answer a simple question:
What happened, why did it happen, and what happens next?
So I built Trace.
Trace is a lifecycle debugging tool that helps teams:
• Replay customer journeys in a single timeline
• Understand why communications were triggered
• Simulate future customer experiences before launch
• Review every message in one place
• Identify journey conflicts and lifecycle issues before they impact customers
The idea came from real CRM consulting work. To bring it to life, I used ChatGPT to refine the concept, challenge assumptions, and iterate on the product structure, then used Figma Make to rapidly turn those ideas into a working prototype. After several rounds of prompting, testing, and revisions, the concept evolved into the MVP shown here.
The project was designed and prototyped entirely in Figma Make.
Would love to hear your thoughts!
🎥 Try the demo: https://tracedebug.figma.site/dashboard
🧩 Figma Community: https://www.figma.com/community/file/1647280144583934618
I designed an AI Automation Dashboard — and here's the problem it solves 👇
Most teams waste hours jumping between tools just to complete one simple workflow.
This design brings it all into one visual canvas:
✅ Drag & drop node builder
✅ Live task status tracking
✅ Team collaboration built-in
✅ Zero code required
Clean. Fast. Intuitive. Built in Figma.
Open to feedback! 💬
Great work 🙌
Trending
Claude
Claude has entered the design space. How are you using Claude Design?
Contra University
Learn from expert creatives how to earn more using next-gen AI tools.
MagicPath
The canvas is infinite, and exploration is becoming the workflow. How are you using MagicPath?
creativeaiflow
Creative AI workflows are evolving. What tools do you use, and what are their strengths and weaknesses?
freelancerlife
Freelancer life is wins, pivots, and everything in between. What’s yours right now?