Last week, we hosted Sharath Kuruganty to talk about no-code tools, building in public, creator economy, and more. Sharath is a no-code enthusiast and the founder of Shoutout, a platform for creators and startups to showcase their social proof. More: - According to Sharath, the creator space has grown multifold in the past 2 to 3 years.
- The quality of products built with no-code tools has improved mainly because of tools such as Glide, Bubble, Webflow, Adalo, and learning cohorts like Makerpad.
- Sharath recommends people venturing into no-code to start building curation projects like a tweet aggregator for specific purposes using simple tools such as Carrd, Softr, Glide, MailerLite, Figma, etc.
- To build an effective community, a creator has to focus on bringing people together and finding ways to engage them and talk to each other.
- The full interview is available here.
| |
On the eve of National No-Code Day— March 11, which Zapier declared a few weeks ago, the automation platform released a report on the rise of no-code and its impact on U.S businesses. Zapier also launched its No-Code Innovation Contest, for which entries are accepted till April 13. Takeaways from the report: - The use of no-code tools started to increase in 2020, with 82% of no-code users venturing into the space in the last two years.
- Employers trained 31% of users on using no-code tools, 44% taught themselves through trial and error or by watching free online videos, and 23% paid for an online course.
- Reduced time to create tasks, automating tasks, increased flexibility, and reduced time to deliver new products and features are the driving factors for users to continue using no-code tools.
- Only a mere 12% of users are from non-technical backgrounds. The rest have some experience with coding.
- 85% of users plan to increase the usage of no-code tools in the next year.
| |
 A message from KINTONE How much are your spreadsheets costing you? Between the endless file variations buried in several email chains to clunky reports you have to constantly recompile, spreadsheets are taking more of your time than they’re worth. But what’s the alternative? Kintone. Kintone’s customizable database apps give you the flexibility of a spreadsheet with the power you need from a database to track and collaborate on your data exactly the way you want. Best of all, Kintone’s team will even help build a free custom app from your spreadsheet to get you started. Benefits of migrating to Kintone: - Customizability: you can organize, share, and track your data with custom apps and workflows
- Visibility: Kintone lets you and your team manage it all from one central, cloud-based platform
- Personalization: get the support you need with a Kintone specialist every step of the way
Sign up here for a free app build
| |
Softr announced the next set of updates to its platform for March. New additions include the beta of the Calendar block, payment options, etc. More: - The Calendar block will allow users to display events in daily, weekly, or monthly format by implying connecting data from Airtable. Calendar block also offers integrated search and filtering capabilities.
- Embedding a PDF into the page interface just got easier, and users will have to select PDF as the type in the List Details block.
- Other updates include more payment options, including Apple Pay, Klarna, iDeal, etc., and the UI revamp of the Forms block.
- Users can expect table pagination, organizational block, my billing block, and table CSV export to be part of the next set of updates.
| |
Two weeks ago, I had written about a few no-code tools for creating XR experiences: GMetriXR, ScopeAR, and PlugXR. Today, we explore a few more similar tools. Xperi.nz: - Xperi.nz is a platform to build 3D/AR experiences for consumer goods.
- Creating 3D/AR experiences involves three simple steps: uploading product images, writing a brief description, and finally exporting the experience.
- The tool generates 3D models with six side images and product dimensions.
Styly: - Styly is a platform for XR creatives that can be used by experienced developers and those new to building digital products.
- Its no-code offering requires a user to upload images or audio to create an XR experience using its GUI.
- Every month, Styly Sessions are conducted where users showcase their latest work, and the basic version of the tool is completely free.
BUNDLAR: - BUNDLAR is a web-based platform that provides a drag-drop interface for creating, editing, and accessing AR experiences.
- Its features include an easy-to-use CMS, proprietary API, data analytics reporting, and a mobile application.
| |
Conversational interaction platform Typeform raised a $135M Series C round. The funding round was led by Sofina and saw participation from Top Tier Capital Partners, GP Bullhound, Teamworthy Ventures, Trium Venture Partners, and existing investors General Atlantic, Index Ventures, Point Nine Capital, and Connect Ventures. More: - The Barcelona-based startup reached $70M ARR in 2021, tripling its tally from 2018, and the workforce has doubled in the past year.
- Typeform claims its platform is used by more than 125,000 businesses worldwide, creating more than 500 million interactions per year to grow and engage with their audience.
- The new capital will accelerate product development, nurture emerging technologies, build a world-class team, and deepen strategic partnerships.
- The Series C raise comes 4.5 years after a $35M Series B round. The startup has raised $187M to date.
| |
Quick Hits: - Discover the world's only community-owned car club.*
- Flutterflow released a new visual action builder to easily view and update action logic, create conditional actions, and use variables to trigger events.
- Process mapping and workflow automation platform Flowingly raised a $4.5M pre-Series A funding round. The funding round was led by GD1 and saw participation from Icehouse Ventures.
- Budibase launched its public API to enable users to build apps with the backend API instead of its GUI, extend an app's functionalities, and connect data in and out of its platform.
*This is a sponsored listing.
| |
Tweet of the Day: Adalo's Component Marketplace 2.0 is now live. The new marketplace includes capabilities to filter and identify free or premium products, support for third-party developers, and the ability to demo components before buying them. 
| |
Upcoming Events: - March 17 - Learn must-have elements for real-time data ingestion to enable modern analytics using Change Data Capture in Databricks with Arcion (Register Here) *
- March 17 - Understanding Million Dollar Virtual Real Estate with Neil Mandt (Metaverse Rights) (Register Here)
- March 22 - Venturing in VC - Episode 12: Elizabeth Yin (Hustle Fund) (Register Here)
- March 23 - Need to Know NoCoder: Nichole Bestman (Bubble) (Register Here)
- March 24 - From requirement to ROI: how data controls accelerate business agility. (Register Here) *
- March 31 - How To Build In Web 3.0 (Register Here)
- April 04 - Blockchain and the Law (Register Here)
- April 06 - Entertainment in the Metaverse (Register Here)
- April 07 - Road to Autonomy: Sidewalk Robots with Ali Kashani (Serve Robotics) (Register Here)
- April 14 - Shopping In The Metaverse (Register Here)
- April 28 - Alternative Investments 2: Crypto Safety Standards (Register Here)
- May 19 - Understanding Fractionalization (Register Here)
- June 01 - Selling Consumer Goods in Web3 (Register Here)
*This is a sponsored listing. DID YOU KNOW WE'RE HIRING?
| |
 |  | Sudarshan lives in Toronto, Canada, and is an engineering graduate. He is passionate about business, tech, entrepreneurship, and politics. FUN FACT: Sudarshan worked for the election campaign teams of two heads of state in India. When he is not busy with work, he enjoys hiking, playing cricket, and cooking. | | | | Editor | Aaron Crutchfield is based in the high desert of California. Over the last two decades, he has spent time writing and editing at various local newspapers and defense contractors in California. When he's not working, he can often be found looking at the latest memes with his kids or working on his 1962 Ford. | |
Kintone’s customizable platform lets you manage your data, workflows, and communication in one place. | |
Comments
Post a Comment