The No-Code Startup

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