What you should know about no-code
You don’t know code? That’s no excuse
“Why don’t you come up with an idea for a no-code app?”
That was Andrew’s pitch to me for an upcoming blog post. I shifted my feet and wiped sweat off my palms beneath the video camera.
“Um, what?”
“We ask our founders to start with a prototype all the time. I think you should do that.”
In my head I was going, yeah, but I’m not a programmer like the rest of the team. I mean, c’mon, I don’t even know the difference between Java and Javascript. Except that there is a difference, maybe.
I imagined building prototypes was, you know, a coder thing.
You’re probably thinking, “Uh, that’s the whole idea behind no-code tools.” And you’re right.
But I didn’t believe it yet—not really.
Here’s the story of what happened next. Of me saying yes and building a no-code prototype as someone who knows zero code:
In it, I cover a variety of topics from a truly non-technical perspective. Things like:
The worst and best ways to find your idea
How to figure out what type of app you need
What no-code tools are at your disposal
Which ones are free
Which ones are easiest to use
Why Jürgen Klopp is the best Premier League coach (kidding, kind of)
And what you need to know to make your journey easier
Other founders on Twitter are calling it the “top write-up on doing a no-code startup project” and “an incredibly great look at the current world of no-code.”
Read it here: https://builtbykrit.com/blog/whats-it-really-like-for-a-non-technical-person-to-build-an-app-without-code
And see if you can’t start working on that idea you’ve been mulling over. Because as I found out, not knowing code is no excuse.
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