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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Describe your idea
> Use a Conversation to turn an early coffee shop idea into a focused concept and launch questions.
export const PromptingCover = () =>
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You have started a conversation. Now give Replit a clear place to begin.
For this project, the goal is to open a neighborhood coffee shop that feels
warm, calm, and welcoming. You will describe that idea, answer Replit's
questions, and use the result to decide what to explore next.
## Write your first prompt
Start simple. You do not need a complete business plan before you begin. A good
first prompt names the outcome you want, shares the context you already have,
and sets useful boundaries.
This first prompt is not the whole plan. It gives Replit enough direction to
ask useful questions and help you shape the idea.
I want to open a neighborhood coffee shop. Help me shape the concept and
make a launch plan.
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I am considering a location near \[your neighborhood], and I want the café to
feel warm, calm, and welcoming.
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I will use the result to decide what to research and plan next.
This prompt starts with an **outcome**, shares useful **context**, and sets
clear **boundaries**. It also explains how you will use the response. You do
not need to ask every question at once.
## Answer Replit's questions
Replit asks questions when it needs more context. The questions will vary with
your idea. For the coffee shop, it asked:
* Who needs to love this place first?
* What pricing position feels right?
* How ambitious should the food offer be?
* What constraints do you need to plan around?
Answer the questions that matter most to your plan. Each answer gives Replit
more context for the next response.
## Review the first result
With the prompt and answers, Replit created an editable launch workbook. It
included a 12-month model, a \$100k budget, a location scorecard, a launch
checklist, and official regulatory sources.
The base case included a \$5k owner salary. It estimated that the café would:
* Need roughly 110–120 daily transactions to break even
* Reach \$46.4k in monthly sales at 170 transactions a day
* Keep at least \$17.6k in cash reserve during the opening ramp
It also identified the premises as the biggest risk and offered to score a
listing or address before a visit. Your early idea is now a set of assumptions
you can test.
Replit also used current web research and source links to test those
assumptions. The next follow-up narrows the research to the local market.
## Continue the conversation
Use the result to choose your next question. Here, the next follow-up tests the
concept against the local market, nearby alternatives, and the assumptions in
the launch plan:
Research the local market, nearby alternatives, and the assumptions behind my
coffee shop concept. Tell me what looks promising, what needs validation, and
what I should decide next.
## Use the research to choose a direction
Replit continues the conversation with current research and source links. In
this example, the research found local demand, but showed that the original
concept was not yet distinct enough to justify a lease.
That result led to a new decision: validate a faster station-edge bar, a
neighborhood café, or both before committing to a site.
We selected the **Neighborhood café** model. You now have a direction for the
launch plan and can start adding more context.
Learn more about [Web Search](/features/agent/web-search).
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