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We built an automation system...but nobady cared

We spent weeks building a Telegram automation system.No one cared.

A week ago,we thought we had something valuable.

We built a system called Hermes---a Telegram-based automation stack using Make,Notion,and Payhip.

The idea was simple:
automate digital product sales end-to-end.

Webhook→Telegram→AI processing→Notion CRM→Payhip delivery.

Technically,it worked perfectly.

Everything ran 24/7.

No manual work needed.

But there was a problem.

Nobody cared.

Not because it didn't work-
but because nobody understood why they should use it.

We realized something painful:

👉We built a tool.
👉But people don't buy tools.
👉They buy outcomes.

So we started asking a different question:

Instead of:

"What can this system do?"

We asked:

"What problem does this actually solve?"

And the answer changed everything.

We are no longer building:

.a Telegream bot
.an automation tool
.or a Make workflow system

We are now thinking in a different direction:

→ A system that helps creators sell digital products automatically

Not automation for the sake of automation.

But:

.automatic lead capture
.automatic sales handling
.automatic delivery
.automatic CRM logging

Same stack:
.Telegram(interface)
.Make(logic engine)
.Notion(CRM)
.Payhip(payments)

Different framing.

Different product.

Different story.

What we learned:

Building infrastructure is easy.

But without a clear user-facing outcome,it's invisible.

Now we are rebuilding Hermes as:

-A sales automation system for solo creators selling digital products.

Not a tool.

A system that runs your business in the background.

If you are building solo tools or automation systems:

What's your biggest struggle right now?

Would love to hear how other are thinking about this.

Eva
on June 29, 2026

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Eva

We're currently shifting from"automation tool thinking"→"business system thinking."
Curious if others here have gone through the same shift.