We are building a local prototype for the first step of a software project. It begins with one open question: what are you trying to build or improve?
The form takes a short description and continues to a brief that a person can review before asking for a proposal. The text is limited to 2,000 characters, and the page explains that there is no price or timeline promise at this stage.
This small step has taught us to keep the request field visible, make the next action clear, and treat the first description as a starting point rather than a finished specification. The prototype is still being tested locally.