Trends #0006 — No Code
I've been doing weekly write ups on new markets and ideas.
Would love your feedback on the latest one. Trends #0006 — No Code
🔍 Problem
Developers are lazy and curious. Repetitive tasks annoy them.
💡 Solution
No-Code tools help you build things without writing code. Blogs, forums, mobile apps, online stores and a lot more can be built without knowing how to code.
The life of a no-code tool starts with developers solving their own problems.
Most no-code tools share this path 👇
- Developers write reusable functions to write less code
- Then they create frameworks to write even less code
- Then they deploy APIs to help others write less code
- Then they create no code tools to help others write no code
🏁 Players
No-Code Products
- RandomPizza --- by Whit Anderson
- Writers Compound --- by KP
- Qoins --- by Nate Washington and Christian Alexander
- Cuppa --- by KP
- Coffee for Closers --- by Vik Duggal
- Pastryy --- by Aj Picard
- NoCode GIFs --- by Ash
- Hey Marketers --- by Corey Haines
- Channels Stack --- by Alexander Olssen
- Pemvee --- by Arjun Mahadevan
No-Code Makers
- Sharath Kuruganty
- String Nguyen
- Helen Ryles
- Cole Derochie
- Philip Lakin
- James Eldersveld
- Matthieu Bodin
- Nico
- Quentin Villard
- Jens Lennartsson
- Anita Kirkovska
No-Code Tools
🔮 Predictions
- No-Code Developer (or some variation) will become a common job title.
- No-Code will become a gateway drug for makers to start coding.
- No-Code ➡ Low-Code ➡ Code --- New businesses will follow this path. Mature companies will have all three.
☁️ Opportunities
- Build a no-code tool to create chrome extensions
- Host a no-code virtual summit
- Host a no-code hackathon
- Join a no-code community
- Start a no-code blog or newsletter
- Start a no-code investment fund
- Build a no-code agency
- Move to the no-code capital of the world. Atlanta.
😠 Haters
"Atlanta isn't the no-code capital of the world."
Of course it is.
"You can't build a business on no-code."
I wrote Million Dollar No Code Businesses to dismiss this. It doesn't matter what we think because it has already happened.
"No-Code can't scale."
Most no-code tools can scale but it doesn't matter. Scaling isn't the hard part. Traction is. Once you validate demand, I'll come scale it for you. 💰👀
"No-Code will eliminate developer jobs."
I won't argue. DM me a falsifiable theory and your confidence level. Let's make a bet.
🔗 Links
- CodeLess --- A podcast by Edmund Amoye
- Let's clear some stuff up about 'no-code' --- A tweetstorm by Ben Tossell
- No-Code Coffee --- A newsletter by Michael Gill
- The Rise of "No Code" --- An examination of the no-code movement by Ryan Hoover
- NoCode Camp --- A mastermind by KP and Joe Brown
- MakerPad --- An education platform by Ben Tossell
- Codeless Ventures --- An investment fund by Michael Gill
- No Code List --- A list of tools by Drew Thomas
- Nocode Rumble --- A challenge by Sako and Michael Gill
- No Code Founders --- A community of makers by Joshua Tiernan
If you're interested in new markets and ideas. Check out https://druriley.com/trends/
Great resource!
Thanks for checking it out Yaro!
I would Definitely add INTEGROMAT and AIRTABLE as tools. Good ideas for no code businesses!
Agreed! Those are table stakes. Along with Mailchimp, Typeform and Shopify. Some constraints are built into these reports bc we could come up with 300 no-code tools. But airtable and integromat are critcal.
Thanks for checking it out Oriol
This is heartening. I'm working on a no code api/db tool. Its still a WIP but should be available to alpha users in May. Check it out! https://www.mega-stash.com/
Nice Jim! I love anything that helps us ship faster.
What do you think about?
https://userbase.com/ and https://statickit.com/
I like Userbase because it's super simple. StaticKit is interesting, I haven't seen that one before. I like how they connect to other common services via a form. Great for many common use cases.
Both are made for front-end devs and that's the best part about both. Many people get their start in front-end development and are intimidated by the back end. The easier you make it for them to build systems with the tools they know well, the more cool products we're going to see.
"Many people get their start in front-end development and are intimidated by the back end." Exactly.
And I think many people will continue using these services once they're comfortable with the backend.
Deployed my first app on Heroku 10 years ago and still using it. I've done server setup since then but it's just easier. "Developers are lazy." 😄
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🤣Thanks for checking it out Patrick!