🧱 No-Code

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What you'll learn: - Who’s building a no-code agency? - What are 8 examples of web3, no-code tools? - How to show your work? - How to automate tasks and save time? - Why will no-code tools lead to more million-dollar, one-person businesses? - What are 8 examples of no-code communities? - Why is no-code a gateway drug to code? - (📈 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? Unlock Trends Pro ✅ Access All Trends Pro Reports ✅ Stay Accountable with Daily Standups ✅ Meet Curious Entrepreneurs in Weekly Meetups ✅ Discuss Reports with Domain Experts ✅ Collaborate on Upcoming Reports [Become a Trends Pro Member]( No-Code]( "Software is eating software." 💎 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 📈 Unlock 22 more No-Code Tools in the [Trends Pro Report]( 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 📈 Unlock 4 more Apps in the [Trends Pro Report]( 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 📈 Unlock 18 more People to Follow in the [Trends Pro Report]( 🔮 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. 📈 Unlock 7 more Predictions in the [Trends Pro Report]( ☁️ 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](. 📈 Unlock 7 more Opportunities in the [Trends Pro Report]( 🏔️ 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. 📈 Unlock 3 more Key Lessons in the [Trends Pro Report]( 🔥 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. 📈 Unlock 2 more Hot Takes in the [Trends Pro Report]( 😠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. 📈 Unlock 7 more Links in the [Trends Pro 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? Unlock Trends Pro ✅ Access All Trends Pro Reports ✅ Stay Accountable with Daily Standups ✅ Meet Curious Entrepreneurs in Weekly Meetups ✅ Discuss Reports with Domain Experts ✅ Collaborate on Upcoming Reports [Become a Trends Pro Member]( To sign up for Trends Pro, [click here](. To get insights on Twitter, [click here](. Trends.vc 101 Marietta Street Northwest, Atlanta Georgia 30303 United States You received this email because you signed up on [our website]( to discover new markets and ideas. [Unsubscribe](