3 No-Code Startups Making Over $1,000,000 In Revenue

One of the most common things I hear when non-technical entrepreneurs are trying to build their startups is that they need to hire programmers to build that app or website.

This way of thinking used to be right in the old world, after all, these days every opportunity requires some kind of software. However, in this article, I wanted to show you how a new generation of entrepreneurs are generating millions of dollars in revenue by building their startups with no-code.

Now before I jump into three examples, what is no-code?

No-Code is an innovative new way to build apps, SAAS platforms, and websites without learning how to code or understanding coding language. It’s also called visual programming and it’s a way to build software with drag-and-drop builders. Think of it like Wix, Squarespace or Shopify, but more powerful and fully flexible. You can build marketplaces, messaging apps, social networks, and more with no prior experience.

So it comes as no surprise that these tools are revolutionizing the way that entrepreneurs build businesses. Ok, now let’s get to the meat of the story. No-Code Startup Examples:

# 1 Comet

The first startup I want to talk about is Comet.

• Founders: Charles Thomas, Joseph, and Valentin
• Website: comet.co
• Tool used: Bubble.io
• Prominent clients: Société Générale Renault, LVMH, BNP, and Allianz
• Funds raised: €14 million raised in Series A in 2018

Comet is a marketplace for programmers and data science freelancers looking for remote jobs.

Charles didn’t have technical skills when he decided to start the company back in 2017. He discovered a platform called Bubble that at the time was very early in its development. Charles leveraged this drag-and-drop builder to build the first version of his platform.

Their competitive advantage was that all the freelancers on the platform were highly vetted by his team, meaning that the quality of talent was very high, providing a competitive edge over more generalized freelance platforms like Upwork or freelancers.com.

His early success allowed him to convince European investors including Kima Ventures and OTM ventures to put $2 million into his startup.

After successfully proving the concept they started offering organizations the ability to recruit full teams. Since 2017 his team has fulfilled over 300 projects for more than 150 different companies.

No-Code allowed Charles to not only build the platform but also scale his revenue to more than $800,000 in monthly recurring revenue. In 2018, he was approached and raised an additional round of funding for $12.8 million from other venture capital firms from all over the world.

A great win for Comet and the No-Code Community.

#2 Teal

The second no-code startup I wanted to feature is called Teal.

• Founder: David Fano
• Website: tealhq.com
• Tool used: Bubble.io, Webflow, Airtable, Zapier, HubSpot.
• Funds raised: $11 million from City Light Capital, Flybridge Capital, Oceans, Human Ventures, and many more.

David Fano, the founder and CEO, was trying to find a good way for people to find jobs. After a lot of testing, he realized that the process of finding a job was difficult.

So he built Teal, a platform that helps people organize their search, track different jobs, and learn tips and tricks to improve their resumes for specific positions.

In the early days, David had to do a lot of pivoting, trying to figure out what his customers wanted. They had assumptions but needed to pivot several times before finding product-market-fit. David says that this early iteration was only possible because of the power of no-code tools.

He built the platform in Bubble and his website with a tool called Webflow. He also used software like Typeform to create powerful forms and built a CRM system with HubSpot that he connect to the app using the Bubbles API connector. In addition, he used Airtable for additional database management and Zapier to send data from one place to another.

None of that would have been possible without no-code tools.

When David was asked about no-code and the importance that it played within his company, he said that design mockups are great, but these days you can build a fully functional product with these tools. The other awesome benefit that he talked about was that he was able to get his small team of only 12 people to participate in building out the product.

Teal has now raised 5 million from investors.

#3 Scribbly.io

This is the story of Dani Bell, a British copywriter who quit her job with no plan B. Like most people trying to build startups, Dani had a big roadblock, she didn’t know how to code.

After a couple of months of freelancing as a copywriter, she realized that a lot of her time was being spent in meetings and she wasn’t able to take on the increasing demand that she was getting for her services.

That’s when she decided to build scribbly.io, a content marketing platform to productize her services. So instead of selling her time for money as a freelancer, she wanted to find a way to automate that, and serve more customers through a SaaS platform.

With no programming experience, she learned a no-code tool called Webflow and built a website for client onboarding. She then used Airtable as a database to centralize the details of every single job, and used Zapier to send information to different team members.

It took her eight weeks to build the platform from scratch and only cost her $200 to get things off the ground. She was then able to convert seven of her paying freelance customers.

Over the next 12 months, she scale the platform up to $30,000 in monthly recurring revenue. Here is what she said when it comes to no-code.

“I can’t overstate how excited I am. These things used to be closed off and now they’re becoming democratized. I’m super excited about how quickly and inexpensively you can build by leveraging these tools.”

So yes, entrepreneurship is changing. No-code tools now allow non-technical entrepreneurs to take advantage of the opportunities of the digital economy. And in a world where everything is digital, it is empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs globally.

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