TrendsVC PRO 0078 – No-Code

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TrendsVC PRO 0078 – No-Code

Why It Matters

No-Code makes building products more accessible
 Problem

Duplicating work wastes time, money and energy
Solution

No-code tools help you automate work and build products faster, cheaper and better.
Without writing code.
 Players

No-Code Tools
Zapier • Connect apps and automate workflows

WordPress • Build websites and blogs

Shopify • Build ecommerce sites

Webflow • Build websites

Bubble • Build web apps

Bildr • Web3 tools, templates and building blocks

Juicebox • Funding for people and projects

Aragon • Build a DAO

Apps
Lanva • Create shareable videos

Teal • Manage the job application process

Dividend Finance • Finance solar and home improvement projects

Virtual Ghost Writer • Resolve writer’s block
Who to Follow
Ben Tossell • Makerpad

KP • Build in Public

Naya Moss • Frauvis

Max Haining • 100 Days of No-Code

Lola • ​​Lunch Pail Labs

Janel • NewsletterOS

Samuel Thompson • Proven Ventures

Doc Williams • Build with Me

Yves Jean • Kodou

Curtis Cummings • On Deck
 Predictions

No-Code tools will give individuals more leverage. This leads to smaller firms and more million-dollar, one-person businesses. Newsletter writers, podcast hosts and course creators benefit from no-code tools.

No-Code tools will make web3 building more accessible.

Aragon helps you start DAOs

Juicebox helps you fund projects

Fractional helps you fractionalize NFTs

MintGate helps you sell token-gated content

NFTX helps you build liquidity pools for NFTs

Bildr will help you build sites to launch and mint NFTs

Thirdweb helps you build smart contracts without coding

Nifty Generator helps you build generative art NFT collections

The types of products that you can build with no-code tools will expand. Blogs, online stores and marketplaces are table stakes. SaaS, mobile apps, games, cryptocurrencies and DAOs are becoming easier to build.
Opportunities

Build a portfolio of work to break into no-code. Show proof of work to land a job or clients for your agency.

KP built no-code projects before becoming a program director for On Deck.

Héctor Reyes built and sold Coda templates before joining the Coda team.

Lola documents her no-code journey on the Lunch Pail Labs podcast.

Doc Williams makes no-code tutorials.

Join a no-code community. Meet peers, build habits and discover opportunities. See:

100 Days of No-Code

No Code Founders

On Deck No-Code

No Code MBA

NoCode.Tech

NoCodery

Makerpad

Nucode

Automate tasks to save time and build no-code skills. Ask: “What are my routine, boring tasks?” Zapier, IFTTT and Integromat have thousands of integrations. Need ideas?

Automatically share Instagram posts to Twitter

Get alerts when new leads come in

Track Shopify orders in Slack

Start a no-code agency. Time-to-revenue for services is shorter than products. See Minimum Studio, 8020, Lunch Pail Labs and Finsweet. Build the first version of your product with a no-code tool. No-Code helps you validate ideas faster and cheaper. Alex is building a video editing app with Bubble.
Risks

Platform Risk • What if a no-code tool shuts down, changes policies or gets acquired? Unlike open-source frameworks (such as Ruby on Rails and React), most no-code tools are closed-source.

Missing Concepts • No-Coders may not understand database design at first. This can lead to technical debt. Or is it non-technical debt?
 Key Lessons

You don’t have to understand how everything works to use it. Most developers have not built an operating system or programming language. Yet they use them. You can use no-code tools without understanding every aspect.

No-Code gives you a competitive advantage. Why recreate the wheel? No-code apps are easier to build and maintain.

No-Code is a gateway drug to code. Building end-to-end products with no-code tools helps you become comfortable with code.
 Hot Takes

The no-code movement will create more developers. Not less. No-code is on-ramp for those initially intimidated by code.

The best developers focus on outcomes. They don’t have not-invented-here syndrome. They embrace no-code tools, keep things DRY and understand opportunity costs.
 Haters

“There’s code under the hood. Why is it called no-code?”

There’s code. But you can build things without writing code.“No-Code apps can’t scale.”

Most can. The need to scale is a good problem to have.

Most products don’t get that far. Solve it when you get there.
 Links

Who should I talk to about no-code? • The tweet behind this report.

The No-Code Movement • See how no-code affects your ability to bootstrap.

Building the Future of No-Code • On the possibilities of no-code and crypto.
 Related Reports

The Creator Economy • Lower transaction costs lead to smaller firms.

Low-Code • Low-Code tools reduce repetition along with No-Code.

Competitor Risk • No-Code tools make it easier to reach feature parity.

Million-Dollar, One-Person Businesses • Individuals have more leverage than ever.

Paid Newsletters • No-code democratized publishing.
 Thanks
Thanks Stewart Townsend, Prabhjot Singh Lamba, Ash, Dan Parry, Max Haining, Chris Strobl, Will Dyess, Philip Lakin, Yves Jean and Nile Frater. We had a great time jamming on this report.
 What else?

Trends PRO #0078 — No-Code has more insights.
What you’ll get:
30 No-Code Tools (275% More)

8 Apps (100% More)

28 People to Follow (180% More)

10 Predictions (233% More)

12 Opportunities (140% More)

6 Key Lessons (100% More)

4 Hot Takes (100% More)

10 Links (233% More)

12-minute audio episode with exclusive No-Code stories, insights and opportunities.

With Trends Pro you’ll learn:
(Pro) How to build a no-code productized service?

( Pro) Which no-code tools are used to make games?

( Pro) How to use no-code tools to generate leads?

( Pro) How to get no-code versions of popular apps like Upwork and Product Hunt?

( Pro) How to build a marketplace with no-code tools?

( Pro) How do no-code tools help The Creator Economy?

( Pro) Why are technical moats fading?

( Pro) How does no-code affect fundraising?
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