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This podcast features thoughtful conversations about NoCode (or “No Code”) where you learn from founders, investors, makers, and fellow NoCoders. Their backgrounds are diverse and they’re from all over the world, but they share one thing in common – a unique story as a backdrop to their NoCode journey.
Find a story to inspire you on your journey!
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Maybe you founded a startup or maybe you are a specialist and educator in the NoCode space, or perhaps you're trying to pick up No-Code tools with a view to create a company in the future.
Whatever the case may be, there will come a time (and it probably has already happened to you) where your decisions will impact people beyond yourself. This is where details could make all the difference.
Today, I'll share a few thoughts on what it means to be detail-oriented, why this is a skill worth cultivating, and how to go about building the "Detail" muscle.
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--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mynocodestory/messageAuthentication for Web3. That’s the topic we’re discussing today with the Sean Li, the founder of Magic. I was immediately taken by Sean’s humility and the way he outlined his journey all the way from his early days playing jazz to his 3 person startup getting acquired Docker and finally how he came up with the idea for Magic. We talk specifically about the differences in identity going from Web 2 to Web 3, and how NoCode intersects with the Decentralized web. I think you’re going to really enjoy this deeply personal and impactful conversation with Sean. Let’s get to it!
Guest Twitter: @_seanli | Web: magic.link
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--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mynocodestory/messageIn this Short Story, you'll learn what to expect with this new weekly addition and why you should tune in! Topics discussed include:
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--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mynocodestory/messageAlright. Today, I’d like to share a really creative way for small business owners (including those online buisnesses of course!) to raise funds without relinquishing control of their business. Yes! A system for partial exits where vetted companies are able to raise funds from vetted investors. And who does all this vetting? It’s a company called Bits for Digits!
I had a chance to sit down with Jan Peters and Laurits, founders of Bits for Digits, and talk about this unique concept! Refreshing is the word I’d use to describe how it felt talking to them! They’re using their previous career experience in fintech with the likes of Google, Facebook and Blackrock to help founders of small businesses - and here’s the kicker: their webapp is built with 100% NoCode tools. You’re gonna want to hang onto every word of this story.
Are you ready? Let’s get into it!
--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mynocodestory/messageHave you used an online form builder? For most people, a form builder was the first drag-and-drop tool they picked up, without even calling it a NoCode tool. And for hundreds of thousands of people, that tool was JotForm. Built as a bootstrapped business from Day 1, JotForm has grown to over 300 employees organically, and along the way become a household name for anyone that does something on the web.
Recently, they've been making the headlines with their latest product - JotForm Apps, a NoCode app builder for the masses. I sit down with Arthur West from JotForm to talk all about how JotForm Apps was built, who should use it and what differentiates it from other solutions in the market. Specifically we also dig into why JotForm apps makes it easy for any offline business to have an online presence.
Guest Twitter: @jotform | Web: jotform.com
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--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mynocodestory/messageIf you've used a NoCode tool or built something in public, today's guest needs no introduction. That's right - today, I have the pleasure of sitting down with KP. KP has built possibly the largest NoCode community on Twitter, and championed the cause of Building in Public as a way to grow your audience. Last time I shared the first part of our conversation and today it's time for Part 2! If you haven't listened to Part 1, I'd recommend starting there. First, we talk about KP's new role as a dad, his work at ODNC and how the program is structured, and how a $19 you dummy course started as no-code journey today. In Part 2, we dig into no-code at work, how consistency is at the heart of Build in Public and KP's experience in the world of NFTs.
KP also makes a ton of bold predictions on this episode and I'm curious to hear what you think about them. Write to me at host@myocodestory.com.
Guest Twitter: @thisiskp_ | Web: https://www.crtr.link/s/kp
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--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mynocodestory/messageIf you've used a NoCode tool or built something in public, today's guest needs no introduction. That's right - today, I have the pleasure of sitting down with KP. KP has built possibly the largest NoCode community on Twitter, and championed the cause of Building in Public as a way to grow your audience. And he lives by example - you'll see him build, fail, build again and ask questions in public - and his trajectory proves that this approach works. He makes it look easy, but it isn't - staying consistent while Building in Public is key and today KP tells us how he does it.
KP also spends his time leading the NoCode Fellowship at OnDeck and I've been following his success ever since he kicked off the very first ODNC #1.
Before we get into today's episode, just a quick note that I'm trying something different. I've turned this conversation into a two-part series and today you'll listen to Part 1.
Guest Twitter: @thisiskp_ | Web: https://www.crtr.link/s/kp
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--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mynocodestory/messageIt's time for #23 and today I have with me, the co-founder of Quabbly - Ernest David. I feel like I've said this so many times, but the NoCode ecosystem is a gift that keeps on giving. Quabbly was a product that I didn't know until this interview. . And having spoken with Ernest, I'm glad someone is building a tool specifically for teams to build internal applications. Quabbly boasts have a global team spread across Canada and Nigeria. And Ernest who is based in Lagos, Nigeria tells me how he built Quabbly with his co-founder during the 2020 pandemic lockdown. We also talk about how more NoCode founders should leverage laser-focus as a key weapon and so much more! All in all, it was a really enjoyable and valuable chat. Hope you like it! Guest Twitter: @theernestdavid | Web: Quabbly.com Music: RYYZN Follow me on Twitter @AyushSharma for more updates! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mynocodestory/message
Are you guys ready for a new discovery? Today's story is with the founder of a NoCode platform called Code2.io, and I bet you have not heard of this. Code2 is a company out of Turkey that I just came across a few weeks back and immediately reached out to Mustafa, the founder, because it looked like they were doing something special. And what I learned after speaking with Mustafa is that you could build a phenomenal product and still stay really humble, be true to yourself and share what you actually learned as part of your journey. Mustafa shares his journey which has spanned over 20 years. Starting with a degree in computer science, using all the knowledge he gained to build something that other NoCode founders could leverage. He shares the ups and downs of his story and make sure you listen all the way to the end, because he gives a framework comprising four things that founders must absolutely focus on if they're trying to build a company from the ground up. Guest Twitter: @sakalsiz | Web: Code2.io Music: RYYZN Follow me on Twitter @AyushSharma for more updates! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mynocodestory/message
I am so excited to share this one with you guys. Today's story has so many tangible takeaways for new NoCode users, that I think I'm going to recommend this episode as a "Start Here" for people interested in the NoCode space. My guest on the show today is Seth Fannin. And I think he's shared information about 10 NoCode tools in the first 10 minutes - absolutely packed with info! We dig into what set learned from his failures and spend a ton of time on defining the NoCode space, specifically talking about Enterprise NoCode and we did something that's a first for the show, a Use-Case Jam, where we spent five minutes going through a bunch of NoCode use cases for small enterprise teams. I think I'm going to be doing more of those! Nuff said - I'm thrilled that Seth agreed to be on, and I hope that you get a ton out of this story. Guest Twitter: @fannin_seth | Web: docdrop.io Music: RYYZN Follow me on Twitter @AyushSharma for more updates! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mynocodestory/message
Today's guest is Stephan Kattie, founder of a company called La Boutique located in Amsterdam with an empowering vision and purpose love boutique aims to connect shoppers to local mom and pops. And this couldn't be more timely at a time when e-commerce has made independent retail, somewhat non-existent Stephan hopes to bring it back. He's taking his years of experience working in the logistics space, he's then used a NoCode tool to bring this product to life and is now building out a team to further the vision. This is what it's all about folks. Check out my conversation with Stephan! Guest Twitter: @StephaneKattie_ | Web: laboutique.delivery Music: RYYZN Follow me on Twitter @AyushSharma for more updates! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mynocodestory/message
I guarantee you haven't heard about today's guest, maybe not even the product that his company offers. That's because they call themselves a low-code platform. But really there's a ton of NoCode stuff in here that could get supercharged with a couple of lines of code. My guest on the show today is Jinen.
Jinen is the managing director of DronaHQ. This is one product I wish I'd heard about sooner. Go check them out at dronahq.com. We had a very open conversation that includes nuggets about his origin story and the early days of DronaHQ and their thoughts on the future of NoCode apps. I think their vision is absolutely spot on. This is a company based out of India, and I wish them the very best as they begin to make a push stateside. If you work a day job, and your team uses cobbled together tools to manage business processes, these guys are sure to make you look like a rockstar!
Guest Twitter: @jinen83 | Web: Dronahq.com
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--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mynocodestory/messageIf you have under 1000 followers on Twitter, drop everything and listen to this episode. My guest on the show today is Blake Emal, Chief Marketing Officer of Copy.ai - one of the hottest AI startups right now. He grew his Twitter following from 700 users to over 50,000 in less than a year. He has a stunning work rate. His latest tweet was an update after answering 1000 direct messages. And today he shares his best secrets and top tips to grow a Twitter following, and why having a small follower account may not be so bad after all. Blake also shares his journey from SEO expert to CMO of Copy, and so much more! This is one not to miss.
Here's my conversation with Blake Emal.
Guest Twitter: @heyblake | Web: copy.ai
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--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mynocodestory/messageToday's story is all about community, and my guest on the show is Rosie Sherry. Rosie has been at the forefront of community building for years. Her clear vision for what building a community means, and more importantly what it doesn't mean, is sure to help founders.
We start by talking about the future of community and how enterprises are making a push to build communities around their products and services. Rosie shares her opinions on the intersection of crypto and community, and specifically calls out things not to do when new founders want to build a community around their product.
Guest Twitter: @rosiesherry | Web: rosie.land
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Today's episode is about having fun and writing great copy while making really bad products. Bad unicorn was started as an experiment which truly flipped the script. I'm excited to share this conversation with Whit Anderson who discusses nuggets from some of his craziest experiments, like delivering pizzas at random times, his latest course called 'How to Hype', and why he jumped into Bad Unicorn full-time.
Guest Twitter: @whit4th @badunicornvc | Web: https://www.badunicorn.vc/
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I've been waiting to publish this one for a few weeks now. June has been especially hectic on the personal and work front, and I needed something to inspire me for the second half of the year. Cue up our guest for today - Sharath. He comes across as unassuming and inspirational at the same time, with a ton of valuable insight! A multi-discipline OnDeck Fellow, he has recently taken on a new role at ProductHunt where he's killing it as usual.
We talk about daily habits - the power of getting 1% better everyday, how to manifest your thoughts into the world, and the ups and downs he faced in his latest project - ShoutOut.
Guest Twitter: @5harath | Web: shoutout.so
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--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mynocodestory/messageToday's episode is sure to be eye-opening for anyone who wants to compete with the big boys at the NoCode table. A small company based in Romania is doing just that with Procesio having raised multiple seed rounds and working super hard to get their enterprise grade app builder out to the public.
This product seems like a great way to automate backend processes. This is also the first time I've had two guests on the same episode. I speak with Marian CEO of Procesio and Julian, who leads their community efforts. And we cover so much ground on what they're building, how they successfully fundraised both the traditional route and the crowdfunding route, and Marian shares some great insights on how they plan to expand.
Guest Twitter: @nocodeprocesio | @julian_lupescu | Web: procesio.com
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--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mynocodestory/messageToday's episode is an inspiration for solo founders and small teams. I speak with Mizan, the founder of Dorik. He talks about how a small four person team from Bangladesh built one of the fastest growing website builders. This is a website builder I personally use. And the team looks like they're just getting started.
Mizan is humble and inspirational all at months. You don't want to miss this one.
Guest Twitter: @MizanME | Web: dorik.com
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I'm so thrilled to share this story the same week that our guest launched his second book. Today is all about bootstrapping, finding your audience and more importantly, finding a problem worth solving for your audience. We have a wide ranging conversation that starts with entrepreneurial failures, and somehow ends with us discussing Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan. My guest today is Arvid Kahl.
Arvid is an engineer, entrepreneur and has most recently morphed into a world-class writer. His latest experiment is writing a book in public. His new book, The Embedded Entrepreneur, is an audience-driven product where he has collaborated with hundreds of alpha readers. If you're an entrepreneur looking to break into a new audience, or trying to find your audience, Arvid is the guy for you!
Guest Twitter: @ArvidKahl | Web: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com
Books: Zero to Sold (https://zerotosold.com) | The Embedded Entrepreneur (https://embeddedentrepreneur.com)
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My guest today is Max Haining. Max is founder of 100DaysOfNoCode.com. He's also a co-founder at hive.cx and a very perceptive student of the world of no-code. He starts by talking about a failed startup that he co-founded and goes into the lessons he learned in great detail. Max shares his knowledge on the beginner NoCode journey. And if you're just starting out, this podcast will help you avoid the pitfalls that most beginners face.
Guest Twitter: @HainingMax | Web: 100DaysofNoCode.com
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--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mynocodestory/messageWhat would a no-code sports league feel like? Would it provide all the excitement, drama, and community that typical sports leagues offer?
That's the topic we're discussing today. We discuss how a live video streaming platform could be built on Bubble, how NoCode Sports can help you become a better know coder and the latest trends in AI and Augmented Reality NoCode apps.
My guest today is Houman. Houman is a professor of law at the New York law school and is an influential expert at the intersection of law technology and business.
More importantly, he's the founder of NoCode Sports League and loves to build in bubble.
Guest Twitter: @HoumanShadab | Web: nocodesports.com | Product Twitter: @nocodesports
Other Resources Mentioned: HyperLedger Fabric (https://www.hyperledger.org/use/fabric) | XOOA (https://xooa.com/)
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--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mynocodestory/messageToday's episode is for those that want to geek out. We talk about how a no-code app builder is built using a no-code app builder, how folks with a design background can make an impact using no-code tech and a quick breakdown of the types of app builders. We even take a moment to discuss the housing market in Austin, TX which has been on a tear lately.
My guest today is drew Thomas. Drew is a serial entrepreneur and developer/nocoder. He co-founded a design and marketing agency that used visual development tools at the age of 19. Drew has several side projects and a hallmark is that each product is really well thought out.
He is currently a part of the core team at Bildr. We geek out and get into the details of how Bildr works and how the team thinks about the future.
Guest Twitter: @truedrewco | Web: bildr.com
Other Links: nocodelist.co | yesterdaysweather.com | www.reallysimplestore.com
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--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mynocodestory/messageToday's episode is a must-listen if you don't have your first 100 customers yet. But it's also recommended for anyone interested in entrepreneurship. We talk about why building a portfolio of products is better than going all in on a single idea, what building in public really means, and even a thought experiment on how to build this podcast to the first hundred listeners. There's so much more we discussed including health and wellbeing tips that make this episode very, very unique. Our guest today is Jelmer Pe. Jelmer is a co-founder at Venturism.io where he helps new no-code founders get to their First Hundred Customers.
Guest Twitter: @JelmerPe | Web: venturism.io
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Carlos is a fellow NoCoder with a laptop and a dream. He shares his insights on Bubble expertise, intentional hindsight and multiple stories from his last venture related to the European Soccer Leagues. Carlos has several valuable insights for anyone getting started on their NoCode side-hustle journey!
Guest Twitter: @NoCodeCarlos
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Today we focus on freelancers. We talk about mistakes to avoid, how you can growth your business, and how Natalie sold her first product before she even fully built it out. Natalie is a no-code maker, HubSpot growth marketing consultant, founder of Freelance Notion and NIAM Digital Marketing Agency. Natalie shares several tips from her years growing up in the midst of doers!
Guest Twitter: @Natalie_Furn | Web: www.freelancenotion.com
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--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mynocodestory/messageOur guest on the show today is Art - founder of NoCodeDevs.com. Art is a serial entrepreneur who uses NoCode tools to up-level his day job. We discuss building audiences on Twitter, common misconceptions about NoCode and Art provides several specific workflows and tips. Don't miss this one!
Guest Twitter: @nocodedevs | Web: nocodedevs.com
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--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mynocodestory/messageToday we have a very special guest and we discuss something that literally nobody out there is talking about. And it's shocking. Today, we're talking Enterprise #NoCode. This is where the big bucks and the big schmucks meet. And founder dreams find new life or go to die.
Our guest on the show is Arvil - Group Product Manager at Okta. We get into why the Enterprise NoCode space is set to explode in the next few years and how founders can create value (and get sold) in this space, among many other things!
Guest Twitter: @ArvilMIT
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--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mynocodestory/messageGreg Zen is Founder and CEO at StartupHeroics.com where he helps new startup founders find the right path to success and clear hurdles with ease! Greg is a Navy Veteran and has been a serial entrepreneur since the 90s. In this episode, we discuss the art and music scene, Biohacking, NFTs, the state of "No Code", and how our guest reacted when he was told he had days to live.
--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mynocodestory/messageLuc is a software engineer turned NoCode developer who enjoys collecting things - notably NoCode tools! We discuss how he discovered the world of No Code and his (growing) collection of over 1000 NoCode tools! Among other things, we talk about automation as a superpower for freelancers and some up and coming solutions that everyone should be using!
Guest Twitter: @NoCodeLuc
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--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mynocodestory/messageThis story is all about Vensy Krishna. Vensy is a newly minted Candidate Operations Lead at On Deck, a lawyer by training and brings a uniquely fresh perspective to No Code tech. She is also fellow of the First On Deck NoCode Fellowship and has some compelling advice for people just starting on their No Code journey. She also shares a list of Women in NoCode that everyone should follow to learn even more!
Guest Twitter: @VensyKrishna | Web: Vensy.me
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A little bit about the show and a little bit about your host. A lot more about the Stories that Inspire Us!
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