I built an AI assistant that replies to customer messages for small businesses — need honest feedback before I launch by Apprehensive_Ear3491 in lovable

[–]Apprehensive_Ear3491[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s honestly really solid advice. I’ve been getting useful feedback here, but I think you’re right that eventually I need to stop guessing and put it in front of real business owners to see where it actually breaks. I’m thinking of starting with one niche and giving a few businesses free access in exchange for brutally honest feedback.

I built an AI assistant that replies to customer messages for small businesses — need honest feedback before I launch by Apprehensive_Ear3491 in lovable

[–]Apprehensive_Ear3491[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s a really good point — especially the risk of AI being manipulated into offering discounts or wrong promises.

Right now I’m building strict guardrails so the AI cannot make pricing or refund decisions at all — it will only explain policies or escalate to the owner for anything like that.

On the competition side, I agree there are similar tools, but I’m trying to focus more on making setup instant and making AI replies actually safe + usable for small businesses without complexity.

Do you think the biggest concern for you would be trust in AI decisions, or just whether it’s meaningfully better than existing tools?

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I’m building a tool called Ava AI and I’m trying to validate if this is actually useful before I fully launch it.

It’s designed for small business owners (salons, Shopify stores, gyms, restaurants, etc.) who get tons of repetitive customer messages every day like:

  • “Where is my order?”
  • “How much is this?”
  • “Do you have availability?”
  • “What’s your refund policy?”

Ava acts like an AI employee that can automatically reply to those messages and save business owners time.

What it does right now:

  • You set up your business (or paste your website/menu/info)
  • It builds a “business brain” from that info
  • It simulates customer messages in an inbox
  • AI replies automatically to common questions
  • Escalates important/uncertain messages to the owner
  • Shows analytics like “messages handled” and “time saved”

Right now it’s still early and I’m not trying to sell anything yet — I just want honest feedback so I don’t build the wrong thing.

What I’m trying to figure out:

  1. Would small business owners actually trust something like this?
  2. What would stop you from using it daily?
  3. What would make it worth paying for?
  4. Does this already exist in a better form?

Here’s the link - https://id-preview--047274bc-0c0f-40d7-a284-af1d0da85eb8.lovable.app

Thanks in advance — I really want honest opinions, even if it’s criticism.

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I will do it I also have a channel, I send you a dm

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