“Prior to the 12 hours I went to Pinterest, I got inspiration, I figured out what I wanted the app to look like... design today differentiates a product and it takes way longer than you expect so figure out exactly what you want the thing to look like.”

Lock The Figma Design Before The Build Clock Starts So The 12 Hours Are Pure Execution

Lewis treated design as pre-work, not part of the build window. He pulled Pinterest references and locked the Figma before noon, so the 12-hour timer was pure execution on Bubble. His advice if starting over: never let AI just generate UI — design intentionally, because that's the real differentiator.