Episode 642 | The Pros and Cons of Building a No-Code MVP
In episode 642, Rob Walling chats with Tara Reed, who is the founder of Apps Without Code. We talk about her journey getting into no-code, bootstrapping Apps Without Code to $5M ARR, and the decision she made last year to throttle growth to become more profitable. In our conversation, we also cover some of the pros and cons of no-code tools, along with some entrepreneurial mindset shifts that new entrepreneurs need to make. Topics we cover: 1:46 - How Tara came up with the idea for Apps Without Code 3:56 - Why Tara deliberately scaled the business back from $5M to $3M in ARR 5:35 - Tara’s approach to building the Apps Without Code Team 6:04 - Two ways that Apps Without Code makes money 10:50 - The biggest no-code limitations today 16:29 - Using no-code tools to build MVPs and internal apps 19:07 - Tara’s preferred no-code platform 20:24 - The biggest positives of building with no-code tools 22:40 - The biggest drawbacks of building with no-code tools 26:56 - 3 entrepreneurial mindset shifts that new founders need to make Links from the Show: Tara Reed (@tarareed_) I Twitter Apps without Code MicroConf 2023 Accountability Challenge MicroConf Connect State of Independent SaaS Report Glide Episode 14 I Overcoming Fear If you have questions about starting or scaling a software business that you’d like for us to cover, please submit your question for an upcoming episode. We’d love to hear from you. Subscribe & Review: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher
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Show Notes
In episode 642, Rob Walling chats with Tara Reed, who is the founder of Apps Without Code. We talk about her journey getting into no-code, bootstrapping Apps Without Code to $5M ARR, and the decision she made last year to throttle growth to become more profitable. In our conversation, we also cover some of the pros and cons of no-code tools, along with some entrepreneurial mindset shifts that new entrepreneurs need to make.
Topics we cover:
- 1:46 - How Tara came up with the idea for Apps Without Code
- 3:56 - Why Tara deliberately scaled the business back from $5M to $3M in ARR
- 5:35 - Tara’s approach to building the Apps Without Code Team
- 6:04 - Two ways that Apps Without Code makes money
- 10:50 - The biggest no-code limitations today
- 16:29 - Using no-code tools to build MVPs and internal apps
- 19:07 - Tara’s preferred no-code platform
- 20:24 - The biggest positives of building with no-code tools
- 22:40 - The biggest drawbacks of building with no-code tools
- 26:56 - 3 entrepreneurial mindset shifts that new founders need to make
Links from the Show:
- Tara Reed (@tarareed_) I Twitter
- Apps without Code
- MicroConf 2023 Accountability Challenge
- MicroConf Connect
- State of Independent SaaS Report
- Glide
- Episode 14 I Overcoming Fear
If you have questions about starting or scaling a software business that you’d like for us to cover, please submit your question for an upcoming episode. We’d love to hear from you.