bentossell
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Comment · 1 year ago
maybe a new language is due - like a revamp of applescript
Comment · 3 years ago
Good point, will add!
Comment · 4 years ago
I dont really like using WP. Lots of alternatives out there that do great stuff.
Comment · 4 years ago
Yeh never great with logos so just used an ‘m’ - haven’t had any issues yet…
Comment · 4 years ago
The first idea on the list: “ Create an auto-updating website from a Google Doc or Sheet” can be done pretty easily already, without writing code.
(I’m the founder of a company, Makerpad[*], that teaches people no-code)
Glide[1] - lets you create apps from a google sheet. Set up the template connected to your data and as it updates, your app will too.
Stacker[2] - build web-apps without code. Supports Airtable and most recently, Sheets.
Softr[3] - similar for websites but using Airtable as the data source. I think Sheets support will come soon.
Sheets2Site [4] - website builder with google sheets.
For GoogleDocs you can use parameters in the doc that change using something like Zapier (disclaimer: they acquired my company last year). I haven’t explored it the other way around eg. Data into a google doc updating something elsewhere.
[0] https://www.makerpad.co/ [1] https://www.glideapps.com/ [2] https://www.stackerhq.com/ [3] https://www.softr.io/ [4] https://www.sheet2site.com/
Comment · 5 years ago
I'm the founder of Makerpad[0] which is built solely with no-code tools, teaching others how to build with no-code tools.
I was full-time on it with a small team for 18 months when we were acquired by Zapier in March this year.
Our revenue was public in 2019/2020-ish and pulled in around $420k/year
Comment · 6 years ago
appreciate you summarising it like this!
yeah we had a 50/50 split agreement and applied to YC on that basis too.
Comment · 6 years ago
Mubs helped me as a side project because he's a friend, I offered to pay him but he didn't want anything. He works on a ton of side-projects for fun. Think the interview piece in this section definitely came across badly.
Comment · 6 years ago
I'm the guy in the interview...Mubs was helping me as a side project for fun. We've done a bunch of things together over the years. I offered to pay him but he didn't want anything, I gifted him stuff that he wanted instead.
Comment · 6 years ago
My thoughts: Earnest invested in my company[1] in September 2019. Through the lens of the company receiving the investment, this has been far from underwhelming.
I've been able to hire a few folks to join the company, ship features faster, increase revenue to new heights and are always there as my first point of call as a solo-founder. It's a tough job but the support has been super helpful. From other founders in the same position as me as well as from the mentor network.
From the inside, the other founders are growing each month and bringing in more and more revenue - so based on the way they invest it looks like everything is going in the right direction.
I'd recommend it as a current Earnest-backed founder for sure. Happy for others to reach out if they're considering it too.
Comment · 7 years ago
I've been seeing what cool things people have been doing with different tools (without code).
Josh Miller shared his chrome browser history tool. Avg. 126 sites/day. 45% of sessions start w/ a Google Search. Visited Twitter 4.7K times in the last 6 months!!