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The No-Code Startup: The complete guide to building apps without code

The No-Code Startup: The complete guide to building apps without code

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**Business Book Awards 2025 Finalist** Have you ever dreamed of developing the next big app like Airbnb or TikTok, but you don’t know your webhooks from your APIs? Do you have a software idea that could solve the world’s biggest problems but coding seems like a dark art? What was once a heavy barrier to most founders - creating a technical product - has now become simple and accessible thanks to the world of No-Code. The No-Code Startup is a play-by-play guide to launching your business by building just about any kind of app with No-Code tools. You’ll learn the basics of storing data, building automations and even implementing AI tools like GPT. By the end you will be able to test your product with real customers before continuing your journey as a true tech startup founder.

Table of Contents:
Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Preface Chapter one: Introduction The old days of tech startups The new world of no-code What is no-code/low-code? What no-code means for today’s entrepreneurs The limitations of no-code Avoid the mistakes of my own failed startup How to use this book Chapter two: Discovery and ideation Finding a problem to solve Creating your solution: Crazy 8 framework Researching your potential market How to conduct user research How to find and interview potential customers Crafting the perfect interview request email Build an automated email capture Chapter three: Planning your MVP What is an MVP? Testing our business assumptions Examples of MVPs Using the MoSCoW framework to revise your MVP From MoSCoW to flowchart Activity: Create your first flowchart Chapter four: Creating and testing visual prototypes What are low-fidelity prototypes? What are high-fidelity prototypes? Types of low-fidelity tools Activity: Creating your first low-fidelity prototype Gathering feedback: The crucial step in refining your prototype When to pivot: Making sense of mixed feedback Chapter five: Building the back-end What is the back-end of software development? Back-end in no-code development Choosing the right back-end tool What is a relational database? The world of databases explained The ascendancy of relational databases Choosing the right database for your needs Popular no-code databases on the market Activity: Map out your data Chapter six: Building the front-end What is the front-end? Choosing the right approach Types of no-code front-end tools and what they do Connecting the front-end to the back-end Digging deeper into workflows Activity: Build a user form with a photo upload field Chapter seven: Automations What are automations? A deep dive into API’s Retrieving data with a webhook Choosing between an API and a webhook Connecting your app to external data the no-code way Activity: Create your first automation Chapter eight: Let’s build Chapter nine: Launch day Extra tech you may need Chapter ten: Getting the basics of your startup right Managing the money Chapter eleven: Grow or pivot Collecting data to inform your decisions Making sense of data you’ve collected Choosing to pivot Choosing to grow Building a product roadmap The art of prioritization A guide to metrics: Measuring the right data Chapter twelve: The tech echo system Tools to help build your product Tools for raising money Tools for managing your business with no-code Accelerators Chapter thirteen: Conversations with founders Jof Walters: Million Labs and Seesy Stephen Mitchell: SQCDP Michael John Magdongon: Strabo Resources Index


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781788605786
  • Publisher: Practical Inspiration Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Practical Inspiration Publishing
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 224
  • Spine Width: 16 mm
  • Weight: 413 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1788605780
  • Publisher Date: 27 Feb 2024
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: The complete guide to building apps without code
  • Width: 140 mm


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