3 No-Code Startups Making Over $1,000,000 In Revenue
Summary
TLDRThis video showcases three no-code startup success stories, proving that technical skills aren't a prerequisite for building a profitable business. Charles Thomas Frenchman's Comet, a marketplace for remote tech talent, leveraged Bubble.io for its no-code platform, raising millions in funding. David Fano's Teal, a job search navigation tool, raised $5 million using Bubble, Zapier, and other no-code tools for a collaborative product development. Lastly, Danny Bell's Scribbly.io, a content marketing platform, scaled to $30,000 in MRR using Webflow, Airtable, and Zapier, demonstrating the power of no-code in democratizing business creation.
Takeaways
- đ Non-technical founders can build successful startups without writing code, as demonstrated by the examples provided.
- đ Charles Thomas, founder of Comet, built a marketplace for remote tech and data talent hiring using no-code tool Bubble.io in 2017.
- đ Comet differentiated itself by vetting freelancers, offering a competitive edge and eventually raising $2 million in Europe and an additional $12.8 million from global venture capital firms.
- đŒ David Fano's startup, Teal, focused on job searching difficulties and pivoted to find product-market fit, raising $5 million from Flybridge Capital.
- đ ïž No-code tools like Bubble, Zapier, Typeform, Hubspot, and Airtable were leveraged to build and manage the startups mentioned in the script.
- đĄ The importance of validating demand through action rather than just mockups was highlighted as a benefit of no-code development.
- đ„ No-code enabled a more collaborative product development experience by empowering non-technical team members to contribute.
- đ Dany Bell, a British copywriter, built Scribbly.io, a content marketing platform, using Webflow, Airtable, and Zapier, scaling it to $30,000 in MRR within a year.
- đŻ No-code does not mean no work; it is a tool to be used within the context of a bigger entrepreneurial goal.
- đ The script encourages learning how to apply no-code tools to build a business, acquire users, and convert them into paying customers.
- đ° Success in no-code startups is measured by the ability to provide a valuable solution that customers are willing to pay for, rather than the tools used.
Q & A
What is the main topic of the video?
-The video discusses how non-technical founders can build successful startups without writing a single line of code, focusing on three examples of no-code startups that have made over a million dollars in revenue.
Who is the co-founder of VR No Code mentioned in the video?
-Christian Peverelli is the co-founder of VR No Code.
What was the first startup discussed in the video?
-The first startup discussed is Comet, a marketplace for data and tech talent to be hired remotely.
What platform did Charles Thomas use to build Comet without coding?
-Charles Thomas used Bubble.io, a no-code tool, to build the first version of Comet.
What was one of the strategies Charles Thomas used to differentiate Comet from other platforms?
-Charles Thomas highly vetted every freelancer that was allowed to list on the platform, which gave Comet a competitive edge.
How much funding did Comet raise in its early stages?
-Comet raised two million dollars from investors in Europe, including Otium Ventures and Keema.
What is the second no-code startup featured in the video?
-The second no-code startup is Teal, a platform that helps navigate, organize job searches, and provides a content library for career development.
What was the initial challenge David Fano faced when building Teal?
-David Fano faced the challenge of understanding what customers wanted and finding product-market fit through several iterations and micro-pivots.
How did Teal raise funding for its platform?
-Teal raised 5 million dollars from investors, specifically Flybridge Capital.
What is the third no-code startup case study mentioned in the video?
-The third case study is Scribbly.io, a content marketing platform built by Danny Bell, a British copywriter.
What tools did Danny Bell use to build Scribbly.io?
-Danny Bell used Webflow for website and client management system, Airtable as a database, and Zapier for automation and connecting systems.
How much did it cost Danny Bell to launch Scribbly.io initially?
-It cost Danny Bell only two hundred dollars to launch Scribbly.io initially.
What was the key takeaway from the video about no-code startups?
-The key takeaway is that non-technical founders can leverage no-code tools to build and scale successful startups, focusing on solving real problems and providing value to customers.
Outlines
đŒ No-Code Success Stories for Non-Technical Founders
This paragraph introduces the concept of non-technical founders building successful startups without coding. Christian Peverelli, co-founder of Vurno and a startup studio, discusses three no-code startup examples that have generated over a million dollars in revenue. The first example is Comet, a marketplace founded by Charles Thomas (Charltoma), which connects businesses with remote tech and data freelancers. Despite not having technical skills, Charles utilized the no-code platform Bubble.io to build his platform. He differentiated his marketplace by vetting freelancers, which attracted companies and led to raising two million dollars in investments from European investors. The success of Comet highlights the potential of no-code tools for non-technical individuals to build and scale businesses.
đ Leveraging No-Code Tools for Business Growth
The second paragraph delves into the story of Teal, a no-code startup founded by David Fano. Initially, Teal aimed to simplify the job search process, which was fraught with difficulties. Through a series of iterations and micro-pivots, Teal found product-market fit and recently secured a $5 million investment from Flybridge Capital. David Fano utilized various no-code tools, including Bubble, Zapier, Typeform, Hubspot, and Airtable, to build a platform that helps users navigate and organize their job search. The paragraph emphasizes the importance of no-code in enabling small teams to participate in product development, fostering a collaborative environment and better outcomes. It also mentions Webflow as a beautiful website builder and encourages viewers to explore no-code opportunities through the provided resources.
đ No-Code Entrepreneurship: From Freelancer to SaaS Founder
The final paragraph features Danny Bell, a British copywriter who transitioned from freelancing to building Scribbly.io, a content marketing platform. Scribbly was created to productize her services and automate her work, relieving her from the time-consuming aspects of freelancing. Using Webflow for website and client management system development, Airtable for database management, and Zapier for automation, Danny was able to launch her platform in just eight weeks with an initial investment of only $200. Within a year, she scaled her platform to a $30,000 monthly recurring revenue. The paragraph highlights the democratization of entrepreneurship through no-code tools and the importance of using these tools within the context of a larger business goal. It concludes by emphasizing the need for entrepreneurs to focus on providing value to customers, with tools and techniques being secondary.
Mindmap
Keywords
đĄNo-code startups
đĄRevenue
đĄBubble.io
đĄFreelancers
đĄMarketplace
đĄZapier
đĄProduct-market fit
đĄWebflow
đĄAirtable
đĄSaaS (Software as a Service)
đĄEntrepreneur
Highlights
Non-technical founders can build successful startups without writing code, as demonstrated by examples earning over a million dollars in revenue.
Charles Thomas built a marketplace for remote hiring of data and tech talent using the no-code platform Bubble.io.
Comet's early success allowed for raising two million dollars in investments from European firms Otium Ventures and Keema.
Charles leveraged Bubble.io to scale Comet to over eight hundred thousand dollars in monthly recurring revenue.
Teal, a job search platform, was built by David Fano and raised five million dollars from Flybridge Capital.
Teal's development involved extensive use of no-code tools like Bubble, Zapier, Typeform, Hubspot, and Airtable.
Danny Bell, a British copywriter, built Scribbly.io, a content marketing platform, to productize her freelance services.
Scribbly.io was built in eight weeks with a cost of two hundred dollars, showcasing the efficiency of no-code tools.
Bell scaled Scribbly to thirty thousand dollars in monthly recurring revenue within a year.
No-code tools democratize access to building scalable businesses without prior coding knowledge.
No-code does not equate to no work; it requires strategic application within the context of a larger business goal.
The success of no-code startups hinges on solving a market problem and delivering value to customers.
No-code tools enable collaboration across teams, empowering non-technical members to contribute to product development.
Christian Peverelli's startup studio, Vurno Code, offers a program to teach no-code business building and customer acquisition.
Experimentation and market testing are encouraged for startups to validate their ideas and iterate based on feedback.
The importance of pivoting based on market realities and customer needs is highlighted for startup success.
The transcript emphasizes the potential of no-code platforms to enable rapid scaling and funding for startups.
Transcripts
one of the most common things i hear
when founders are trying to build
startups but they're non-technical is
that they absolutely have technical
skills to be able to build that app
build that website and build a business
however in this video i'm going to show
you how you can be making millions of
dollars in revenue building a startup
without writing a single line of code
i'm gonna be talking about three
examples of no code startups that have
made more than a million dollars in
revenue let's go what's up everyone
christian peverelli here co-founder of
vrno code in my startup studio and if
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so the first startup i want to talk
about is comet it was started by charles
thomas frenchman you can also call him
charltoma if you would like to say it
correctly now charles built a
marketplace for data and tech talent to
be able to get hired remotely for their
work so basically an awesome place that
we could find tech or data freelancers
you could hire them to do a job within
your company and the benefits for the
freelancers is that they would get
business through this platform now
charles didn't really have technical
skills when he kicked this off and so
back in the day in 2017 he discovered a
platform that at the time was a no code
tool that today is very developed but at
the time really wasn't that developed
called bubble.io
and it allowed you to essentially
program without having to write coding
language and so thomas leveraged this
platform to be able to build his tech
stack to be able to build a first
version of his marketplace now one of
the cool tricks that charles did early
on was that he highly vetted every
single freelancer that he allowed to
list on the platform and so he ended up
being very differentiated from other
platforms mainstream platforms like
upwork or freelancers.com and that gave
him kind of a competitive edge early on
and his company also was able to
structure a team for you if you were
looking for a larger team that required
several members so in 2017 he was able
to build this without coding at all as a
non-technical founder and he launched it
and did over 300 projects for more than
150 different companies and because he'd
seen so much awesome success early on he
was able to raise two million dollars
from investors in europe one of these
was called otium ventures and the other
one was called keema now thomas was not
only able to build the platform but he
was also able to scale his platform to
more than eight hundred thousand 000 in
monthly recurring revenue built fully on
bubble and after seeing so much traction
behind his startup idea in 2018 he was
approached and raised an additional
round of funding for 12.8
million dollars from other venture
capital firms from all over the world
now back when charles started this off
the no code space was nowhere near to
where it is today and so today there's
way more flexibility it's much easier to
go out there and scale a startup from
zero to hundreds of thousands of dollars
and so charles was one of the people who
paved the way congrats on that one great
win for the no code community now the
second no code startup i want to feature
here is called teal now david fano the
founder and ceo at the time was trying
to find a great way for people to be
able to find jobs and after several
iterations he found out that the process
of going about finding a job was what
was really difficult over even just
finding a specific position online and
so he built teal
a platform that helps to navigate
organize your search track different
jobs and also provides a content library
with tips and tricks on how to improve
your resume to be able to fit a specific
position now he's very open about the
fact that the early days was a lot of
pivoting trying to figure out what the
customer wanted they walked into this
with some assumptions about what
customers wanted but over time realized
that the product they had first
delivered didn't necessarily fill the
problem or wasn't really a solution to
the problem and through kind of micro
pivoting and figuring out really exactly
what it was that they needed to build
for this customer they were able to come
to product market fit now recently teal
actually raised 5 million dollars from
investors more specifically flybridge
capital and they've really focused
around this idea of career direction now
we all know that a lot of people are
trying to change jobs these days or
they're leaving jobs they're not
necessarily happy in so there's
obviously a growing market in this area
now his platform was built in bubble he
also used a good amount of zapier to be
able to communicate information or
transfer information from one place to
another he used software like type form
to be able to make very nice and pretty
forms he built a crm system with hubspot
and was able to connect through the api
connector the bubble has he used this
tool zapier that i'm talking about to be
able to manage and automate workflows he
also used airtable for additional
database management and they built their
amazing website leveraging webflow which
is one of the most beautiful website
builders and when he was asked about no
code and the importance that it played
within his company in the development of
it he basically said that mockups are
great but unfortunately they're very
limited right you really need to make
sure that someone is willing to take an
action that's going to prove that
there's really demand behind your
startup and so
being able to actually build these
things out without any technical skills
that's incredibly powerful thing the
other awesome benefit that he talks
about leveraging no code was that he was
able to get his small team of only 12
people he got everyone to participate in
building out the product and building
out the right thing because suddenly he
could give the power of technical skills
through no code technologies to his
entire team allowing a more
collaborative experience and of course
through that a way better outcome and by
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to build out your product launch it in
the market and get first paying
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okay now third on the list and one of
the most exciting case studies that i
love from the no code ecosystem is danny
bell
she was a british copywriter and she
quit her job with no plan b now like
most people trying to build startups
dany had a big roadblock which was that
she didn't know how to code at this
point she was trying to freelance and
after a couple months of freelancing as
a copywriter she realized that a lot of
her time was being consumed and she
wasn't really able to take on the
increasing demand that she was getting
for her product and that's the point at
which she decided to build scribbly dot
io now scribbly is a content marketing
platform but essentially it was a way
for her to be able to productize her
services so instead of selling her time
for money as a freelancer she was trying
to find ways to automate that and so she
created a sas platform or software as a
service platform that would be able to
take a weight off of her shoulders and
be able to deliver amazing results to
her clients so the first thing she did
was jump into webflow and she was able
to build a website as well as a client
management system for customers to be
able to order directly from her she was
able to leverage airtable as a database
to be able to centralize the details of
every single job and then she used some
zapier to be able to connect some of
these different things to be able to
send information from one place to the
other and also to automate certain
systems now in total she says that it
took her eight weeks to build and that
it cost two hundred dollars only to get
this thing off the ground and she quite
rapidly was able to convert seven of her
paying customers freelance customers
into the model that she had built out
with scribbly dot io so that was very
from the beginning quite obvious that
she was gonna see success to some degree
but over the next 12 months she was able
to scale this platform up to 30 000 in
monthly recurring revenue and when she
was interviewed about no code to talk
about the power of no code here's a
direct quote i can't overstate how
excited i am that all of these things
used to be closed off and now they are
becoming democratized and she is super
excited about how quickly and
inexpensively you can build leveraging
these tools now an important thing to
know is that no code does not mean no
work and you can really only leverage
the power of no code if you're using
these tools within the context of a
bigger goal so if your goal is to build
a company for example there are all
these other things that you're going to
have to learn to be able to become a
successful entrepreneur and that's one
of the big things that we teach within
our program a curated list of no code
tools but how to apply them to build a
business and how to be able to acquire
users and turn them into paying
customers and as you've seen from some
of these examples you can make a
considerable amount of money you can
raise a considerable amount of capital
and you can do it way more cost
effectively that allows you to pivot as
your company realizes what the market
realities are and that's really what
we're encouraging when we're building
startups it's going to be to go out
there to experiment to build things to
test them in the market if they work
we're going to find ways to be able to
do those better but in the end of the
day your ability to be able to put the
solution to a problem that someone's
having in their hands and for those
people to get an outcome that's
desirable and they're willing to pay for
is the number one thing you should focus
on the tools and the techniques those
are secondary to you really being able
to
give the value to the end customer hope
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