David Shaw

Day 19 Been working on this for a while. Today we shipped Dashform CLI. It lets AI agents create and manage forms from the terminal. Text in, structured JSON out. Feels like forms should’ve worked this way all along. getaiform.com/cli

Day 18 Our Data Agent is now live. Now you can analyze your form data just by asking questions. No dashboards. No digging. Just ask.

@IAmAaronWill This is smart. DM screening is huge. Dashform does the same for inbound web leads - AI quiz before they book calls. Catches the unqualified ones at the form stage. You're solving DMs, we're solving discovery calls. Both needed. getaiform.com

I hate wasting time with unqualified leads. So I built a system to help manage & qualify inbound DMs. You upload a screenshot of a DM. It analyses the DM and goes through the user's profile. Then tells you whether or not that lead is worth your time. Took an hour to build

@RakhraDivij This is peak unqualified lead behavior Auto-filtering them before calls saves so much of this. AI catches the mismatch upfront - they never get to the "convince me" stage. Building something for this btw - getaiform.com

unqualified leads are surprised when i actively push them to not go with us it's honestly so funny because they start convincing me why we might be a good fit and i'm here saying go with another agency lol

@investerashow The key is screening for this upfront. Most people realize too late - after they've already signed the bad client.

When to Walk Away From a Bad Client Contract #fyp #investera #trending #contract #client

@TimJayas Qualify your leads, not Just Collect Them getaiform.com

What are you working on this Sunday? Pitch your product in 1 sentence 👇

@bvm_mike "Now we screen for it" - exactly. Dashform automates this screening upfront. AI quiz catches the red flags before sales calls. Agencies using it say they spot the nightmare clients before onboarding. getaiform.com

“Not sure if your designer got off a bender when they created this, but these look like shit.” We heard that from a client who hated everything we sent. Every flow, every campaign, every design. We rebuilt the welcome flow 3-4 times, but nothing seemed to be right and it was driving us nuts. Eventually, we realized the problem wasn't our work. Some people are impossible to make happy. Not because the work isn't good, but because they are looking for a reason to complain. Sometimes, this happens right after a client signs and it's a form of buyers remorse. Sometimes they're micromanagers who can't let go of control. Sometimes there's a bad culture fit. Either way, no amount of revisions is going to fix that relationship. In the early days of the agency, we took on some clients we probably should have said no to. Now, with the amount of leads we have, we have the ability to be far more selective with who we decide to bring. We've learned to spot the patterns early in the sales process all the way through early onboarding steps. The biggest tell is often the first round of revisions. How a client communicates feedback in that first exchange shows you exactly what the next 6 months are going to look like. Are they specific and constructive, or vague and aggressive? Do they treat the team like partners or like vendors who should just do what they're told? The signs are always there if you're paying attention. This isn’t to say we turn down complex projects…. Quite the opposite. We welcome complex projects & will respect a founder who is dialed into brand. However, the line becomes when they’re disrespecting the team, constantly changing up plans, and ghosting the team until the final hour. The turning point for us was realizing that dropping a bad client makes the team better. Every hour the team spends managing a nightmare account is an hour they're not spending delivering great work for the clients who actually value what we do. Now we screen for it. Not just on the sales side, but throughout the relationship. How people communicate. How they handle feedback. Whether the partnership actually feels like a partnership. Not every client is the right fit. And that's fine. The faster you accept that, the healthier your team, your culture, and your business will be.

@Harish_521 This is why pre-qualifying budget upfront saves so much pain. AI quiz before any conversation - filters "$10 complex website" inquiries automatically. You never see them. Building something for this btw - getaiform.com

Why you should never work with Indian clients: >Their requirements change every sec >No professionalism while communications >Treats you like they have bought you >Chick chick during payments >Expects you to complete complex website for $10 >Will call you anytime like you are their pet Horrible horrible

@theswanqueenie This is the worst. "I need it cheap" clients never value the work. Fix your pricing sheet first, then screen harder upfront - budget question before any work discussion saves so much pain.

Looks like I got a client from hell. I’m charging them 50 for what they asked for and they’re going “no it’s suppose to be $25!” They wanted two characters fully shaded and colored with no background interacting with each other-

@andruyeung Real taste means you're never dependent on what's trending. You set the trend and forget about it.

The ultimate status symbol is being able to stay offline while still remaining connected Can you still find tasteful places to eat or the right brands to shop at, the right people to know, the right places to go? Those who are truly connected don't need the feed because they have the taste that keeps them plugged in without having to log on

Day 17 Rebuilt the landing page. Refactored every feature page. Cleaned up a lot of messy structure.

@brenden_delarua Yeah, I think that perception comes from how many people are selling courses about it instead of actually building businesses with it.

Maybe I’m misinformed but GoHighLevel feels like an MLM to me

@boringghl This is wild… but honestly way more common than people think. No satisfaction gate = reputation damage on autopilot. We’re building Dashform to fix exactly this. Looking for a few GHL partners — open to chat?

client texted me at 2am asking why her GoHighLevel was "broken" logged into her account and almost spit out my coffee she had review automation sending requests to customers who left 1-star reviews for 6 MONTHS 🧵 Here's what I found...

@fortuneogeh8 Love this. Speed wins. We’re building Dashform to make that whole form → booking → follow-up flow seamless. We’re looking for a few partners right now, open to trying it out?

Hot leads can’t wait. Most founders manually reply to inquiries → lose ready-to-pay clients to slow speed. I Fixed this in a client’s GHL: Prospect submits form → instantly hits booking page → gets confirmation + welcome email in secs DM me “GHL” if you want this built for

Day 16 Added a data analysis agent to Dashform. Now responses don’t just sit there, they get summarized and turned into real signal. Still early, but this feels important.

@Ayo_trend This is solid Most people focus on the workflows, but it really starts at the form. That’s exactly the layer Dashform is built for — clean input, smoother automation.

GoHighLevel End-to-End Business Process Automation My role. GoHighLevel Workflow Architect & Systems Integrator Project description. Engineered a fully autonomous "Lead-to-Close" ecosystem on GoHighLevel to replace manual client operations.

@andrewchen Too real. In SF even “how’s life?” turns into “what are you building?”

SF feels designed in a lab to make startups: - nothing really to do (except code) - dinner convos become pitch practice - more dogs than kids - social status determined by funding amounts - bars close at 10pm (but GitHub is 24x7) - “what are you working on?” instead of “how’s the family?” - nice weather but not too nice - gender ratio imbalance (odds are good but..) - only city in the world where it’s a flex to have a mattress on the ground - pro tizz anti rizz

@dfmartinvii @typeform Sorry you’re dealing with that, if you need a quick fallback, you can try Dashform. It supports follow-up questions in the funnel and basic scoring/filters to surface high-value leads.

Hey @typeform , my forms are not working properly. This isn't just me.

@realjimedwards Totally agree, people don’t hate funnels, they hate feeling pushed. The real shift happens when you listen before you sell. That’s why we built Dashform, to turn opt-ins into insight-driven conversations instead of generic sequences. Better data → better timing → better offers

People don’t hate funnels. They hate bad funnels.   There’s a quiet 4-step structure that turns opt-ins into buyers without pressure.   Most marketers skip it.   New article explains exactly what they’re missing: blog.copyandcontent.ai/funnels-that-n… #EmailMarketing #SalesFunnels

@santoshstack Survived the week 😅 Probably “about to create” , I’m shipping a small Dashform update tonight.

Friday evening mood for founders/devs: • Checked out • Survived the week • About to create something no one will forget Which one are you?