Our new Live Interview Series, Venturing In VC, premieres next week on Jan. 4, 2022. Venturing in VC is a live interview series where our host, Landon Campbell, interviews investors about how they broke into VC, their daily routines, views on the future, and lessons learned along the way. Who’s our first guest? None other than Turner Novak, Founder of Banana Capital — a founder-focused fund that invests anywhere from Pre-Seed to Pre-IPO with an average initial check size of $150,000-$300,000. Save your free seat to learn how Turner views the world and shares lessons he’s learned along his journey. Inside.com/vivc Venturing in VC is sponsored by SeedInvest — Fundraising isn’t easy, but it just got easier. Apply to start your raise on SeedInvest, or browse highly vetted startups to invest in. | |  Sudarshan | |
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Yesterday, Inside hosted David Siegel from Glide for our second episode of Need To Know NoCoder. We discussed his professional journey, how Glide Pages is going to help non-technical developers, Glide's AI app generator, Wine & Glide culture at Glide, and the future of Glide. More: - Glide's latest product, Glide Pages, is a tool to build web apps and websites from spreadsheets. It is ideal for users like data admins who work with large data, and it shares data with Glide apps.
- Glide is working on an AI app generator that uses GPT-3 to create apps for a particular business situation without any data. The experimental app generator will be launched in Q1 of 2022.
- In 2022, Glide Pages will receive enhancements such as theming, complex layout, and components. Non-technical users will be able to build custom software by linking data sources like Salesforce, Workday, SQL, etc.
- The full interview is available here.
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No-code/Low-code 2022 predictions by experts: - Tech experts at Forbes Technology Council
- Purpose-built solutions to address specific business challenges of enterprises will empower employees to identify issues and implement solutions to solve data and process challenges.
- CLEVR
- Customer expectations will force mobile or app application developers to provide solutions with quicker time to market while maintaining superior quality.
- The developer shortage is expected to increase in 2022, and citizen developers will bridge this gap in demand and supply.
- Low-code and no-code will accelerate innovation and shorten the time taken to build proofs of concepts, products, and services.
- Business workflows will become self-learning and will not require experts with advanced training.
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No-code/Low-code 2022 predictions by experts cont.: - Techgig
- Low-code and no-code will see exponential growth in building internal tools, field force applications, online databases, automation tools, automation testing, and website builders.
- LC/NC predictions by ZD Net experts
- The labor and DevOps skills shortage will accelerate the adoption of LC/NC tools and applications.
- LC/NC will move past app development and start focusing on customer experience design and intelligent workflow automation.
- Software development methodologies such as automation, version control, and declarative languages will be added to LC/NC environments.
- LC/NC tooling will not replace pro-developer solutions like API or low-latency and high-performance web applications but instead enable businesses to enhance portfolios of commercial and in-house applications.
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Web Design Trends: - According to Squarespace
- Oversized bold typography will make a comeback in 2022 and could replace the image banner lead.
- 3D e-commerce images will enable developers to showcase product details, boost interactivity, and increase average visit duration.
- A simple one-page website will become the norm to create clear messaging and communicate clearly.
- App style websites that amplify responsive design will make users feel more aligned with the content.
- Webflow shares some trends that could make an impact in 2022
- Mini-sites will let website developers be creative and experiment with techniques and UX design.
- Responsible motion design, collage-style graphics, and abstract illustrations are becoming a standard practice for a natural and sophisticated experience.
- The split-screen aesthetic will evolve and grow to include mobile compatibility and user-friendly design.
- Gender-neutral design with inclusive content and language will become a global standard.
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UI and UX trends 2022: - The dark theme symbolizes power, luxury, sophistication, and elegance. It is increasingly used in projects where the design is limited and minimalist, when a dramatic look is desired, or when it complements the branding color scheme.
- Scrollytelling enables website creators to tell a compelling story with scroll illustration and animation, accompanied by audio. The visual storytelling medium experience will dominate many websites as users have become sick of websites with unnecessary content.
- In 2022, UI and UX designers must accommodate different screen sizes and pixels in their respective designs. Designers will have to design for mobile devices, laptops, TVs, large screens, in-car screens, and foldable phones.
- More companies will start focusing on having accessible and inclusive design components in their websites that cater to users with special needs and from a wide range of social and cultural backgrounds.
- Users engage through data representation in the form of charts, static and interactive infographics, and illustrations.
- Other UI and UX trends to look out for in 2022 include 2D/3D animations, micro-interactions, and emotive interaction design.
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No-code tools for 2022: - Appy Pie to build websites, mobile apps, chatbots, and design elements.
- Ninety Process Platform for low-code workflow automation and robot-assisted automation.
- Google’s no-code app development platform, AppSheet.
- Quickbase for businesses to connect their data and build apps.
- Ninox, a drag-drop, customizable workflow builder.
- SurveySparrow for creating different types of surveys.
- Retool to build internal applications with pre-built components such as tables, lists, charts, forms, etc.
- Osmos is a B2B data collaboration platform.
- Mixpanel is a platform for product analytics that provides customer insights.
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 |  | 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. | |
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