In this episode of Try AI for Growth, Sara Vicente Barreto shares her first experience building apps with Lovable — starting from a moment of complete creative paralysis during a hands-on workshop and ending with multiple working apps built in under ten minutes.

What began as an experiment in AI-powered app creation quickly became a broader reflection on workflows, creativity, and how non-coders can now prototype ideas faster than ever before. From redesigning field data collection processes at the charity to building spelling and football apps with her son at the kitchen table, Sara explores how tools like Lovable are changing the relationship between ideas and execution.

Along the way, she shares lessons about process redesign, prompting, experimentation, and why simple apps can sometimes create the biggest mindset shifts. Whether you are curious about AI tools, overwhelmed with ideas, or convinced app-building is only for developers, this episode may change how you think about creating with technology.