Monday Again Funday again

You're scrolling LinkedIn wondering if there's actually a way out of this.

Another week of meetings about meetings, while somewhere in the back of your mind you're thinking about the founders who just... did it. Built something. Made it work.

That's what Business Juice is for.

We track down the builders who turned small bets into real money. The AI workflows that actually save time. The boring ideas making serious cash while everyone else debates productivity hacks.

No theory. No get-rich-quick nonsense. Just what's actually working right now.

Because while most people are tweeting about entrepreneurship, some are just building the business that buys them freedom.

You in?

Let’s roll ✌️

Here’s what’s in today’s issue of Business Juice:

(Pretty sure this rule doesn’t apply to your mother in law…but otherwise solid)

Everyone's chasing the next hack.

New system every quarter when results don't show up fast enough.

Copy whatever worked for someone else on Twitter.

Quit the project three weeks before it would've paid off.

Meanwhile, the boring stuff you do every day is what builds everything.

Compound interest works on habits, not just money.

Your rule should probably include the word "daily" somewhere.

⚡If you're ready to build something that compounds, Club 300 is where builders who get this stuff hang out.

Everyone treats Sunday like the weekend's still going.

Scroll until Monday hits like a brick wall.

Leave planning to Monday morning when you're already behind.

Wonder why the week feels like you're always catching up.

Meanwhile, two hours on Sunday evening sets up everything.

Your Sunday decides your Monday – and your Monday decides your week.

📅 Mr. Juice’s take: maybe it’s Sunday, maybe it’s first thing on Monday - it doesn’t really matter. The point is you have to protect time to do the things that move the needle. Monday will be full of distractions. Sunday is a great time to plan because most of the world is still chilling on those weekend vibes.

Everyone's obsessed with adding more to their day.

Yes to every meeting because it might matter.

Keep tasks that feel important but drain your soul.

Optimise broken processes instead of just killing them.

Greg reviews his list monthly and cuts the dead weight.

Your "never again" list beats your to-do list every time.

📝 Turns out the best way to get more done is doing way less pointless stuff.

We just opened the gates to Club300 — our most no-fluff, builder-first move yet.

It’s a closed group of 300 early supporters who’ll help shape what Business Juice becomes — from experiments to equity. If you’re reading this, you’re early. If you’re in the club, you’re part of the build.

🛠️ Here’s what’s on the bench:

This isn’t some "early access" thing. It’s a co-build. You’ll get:

🎯 If you're in Club300 — you're not just watching. You're on the factory floor.

And if you're not in yet? There’s still time — but not much.
👀 businessjuice.beehiiv.com/the-juice-labs

So guys, it's Monday and we're starting the week with something deliciously simple.

While everyone else is building the next unicorn, smart founders are quietly stacking $15K/month from tools they built over lunch.

Today we're diving into Quick SaaS to spot what makes a winning lunchtime start-up by breaking down Lunch-Poll.

Lunch-Poll is a Slack integration that lets distributed teams propose and vote on lunch options, automatically splits the bill via Stripe, and exports line-item expense data into accounting in one seamless workflow. Making group lunch coordination and expense reconciliation effortless in a single Slack command.

Who: Distributed teams in small to mid-sized companies (10 to 200 employees), especially at remote-friendly tech firms, consultancies, professional services, and co-working spaces.

Problem: Scheduling and agreeing on lunch choices via Slack threads or polls consumes time. Manual collection of payments causes delays and disputes. Exporting receipts into accounting platforms is error-prone and tedious.

Your answer: Lunch-Poll embeds a slash command (/lunch-poll) in Slack so teams can propose options, vote, pay their share via Stripe, and automatically send detailed expense records to QuickBooks, Xero, or similar. No extra steps or manual exports required.

Reality check: Slack App Directory visibility and referrals drive adoption, but 5% to 10% freemium-to-paid conversion and retention depend on flawless payment flows and up-to-date accounting connectors. Transaction-volume fees (1% to 2% per order) add incremental income.

1. Market Validation (12:00 pm to 12:15 pm)
Run a quick poll in remote-work Slack communities to gauge lunch-coordination pain points.

2. Landing Page Prototype (12:15 pm to 12:30 pm)
Build a one-pager on Carrd explaining "vote, pay, export," and capture emails for early access.

3. Slack Bot Boilerplate (12:30 pm to 12:45 pm)
Scaffold a Slack Bolt app (JS/Python) registering /lunch-poll with a "Launching soon, join waitlist" response.

4. Stripe & Accounting Mockup (12:45 pm to 1:00 pm)
Set up a Stripe test account to simulate split-payment API calls and draft the export workflow for QuickBooks/Xero.

5. Early Outreach (1:00 pm to 1:15 pm)
Email waitlist sign-ups with a clickable Figma demo to solicit feedback and testimonials.

The Reality: A working prototype can be built in a single lunch break, but a production-ready, secure integration with reliable billing and accounting exports requires 2 to 4 months of development and ongoing support.

Success hinges on rapid user feedback loops, adherence to Slack's UX patterns, and strategic partnerships with meal providers and accounting platforms.

That's the starter pack. Want the full development timeline, exact budget breakdown, and customer acquisition playbook? Join Juice Taster for LESS THAN $1 and get the DEEPER DIVE.

Cash-strapped start-up founders are ditching $5-20/month Trello subscriptions for Kan, an open-source project management tool that looks identical to Trello but costs absolutely nothing. It's gaining serious traction with 3,100+ GitHub stars and promises to save teams $1,500+ annually. But there's a reason it's free.

Gives you complete Trello functionality without the subscription fees. 🤯

❌ Before: Pay $5-17.50 per user monthly for basic project management
✅ After: Get unlimited boards, lists, cards, and team collaboration for $0 forever

Users love Kan's speed and clean interface, but several issues kill productivity.

The problems:

Compare that to Trello's rock-solid reliability and 24/7 support when your team deadline depends on accessing project details.

For solo founders: Stop paying monthly fees for basic task tracking
For bootstrapped teams: Redirect $1,500+ annually toward customer acquisition
For side projects: Perfect testing ground without financial commitment

Works with standard Docker setup, unlike complex enterprise tools. Save money, invest in growth, but prepare for occasional frustrations.

Two deployment options:

Documentation is sparse compared to established alternatives.

Price: $0 self-hosted vs $600-2,000+ annually for competitors
Reliability: 70% there, improving but not production-ready
Impact: Your subscription budget just got freed up for marketing

Worth trying? For personal projects, absolutely. For business-critical workflows where reliability matters more than cost savings, stick with Trello's proven track record.

Try it: kan.bn or github.com/kanbn/kan

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