No Code SaaS, What do you all think? Next big opportunity or the Flavour of the month?

[alexXx9]

I recently came across some videos on youtube, I have been inspired by some young entrepreneur

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySw6C0WS45I


Like this 21 years old guy who managed to sell his No Code SaaS for Over 1 Million Dollars!

It does seem Fastlane to me...

Control ...Some might argue that you don't have control if you build your own SaaS on a proprietary platform, but, with some of these platforms you can export the whole database and code and so you can own the code yourself.

Entry: At the moment the space doesn't seem SOOOO overcrowded, up until now software had a huge barrier to entry, now with Low Code or No Code Saas it's been easier, sure, maybe in 5-10 years it's gonna be as easy as building a wordpress blog, but for now, i think there's still not enough knowledge and it's still something new, a possible trend that can be exploited in the next few years...

Need: There's for sure space for new, innovative, functional services, some that comes to mind is for example a better email list software that is cheaper, a better platform to post content across multiple platforms, better tools to track data on Amazon KDP for example etc etc

Time: The fulfillment itself of a software company IS the software itself, sure, you'll probably need human resourses such as developers, customer support (even if you can use AI chatbots at least in the beginning) but it can for sure be somewhat detached from you.

Scale.... Yes, it is extremely scalable, no doubt about this and the good thing about softwares is that you are building equity and as for now, softwares have the biggest multiplier for a big liquidation event, I've seen some SaaS that were making 6k revenue per month sold for 300k $...
REVENUE, not profit

What do you guys think of this relatively new world? Is it worth it to jump in it?

I am still evaluating which kind of skills I can acquire that could help in my Fastlane process, and No Code Development could be one of this new high demand, high leverage, high demand skills, you can start freelancing, then open a No-Code dev agency and then move to build your own thing after you start to generate some cash flow and acquire some experience, what do you guys think?

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

No code tools have become incredibly powerful and there is still a significant learning curve to them. You still have know programming terms and some basics. I'm referring to no-code tools like Recode and Bubble, not Wix or Wordpress.

 

[alexXx9]

No code tools have become incredibly powerful and there is still a significant learning curve to them. You still have know programming terms and some basics. I'm referring to no-code tools like Recode and Bubble, not Wix or Wordpress.

So, you're validating my point, there's a shortage of No-Code developers on Apps such as Bubble and so if one has to start from scratch the approach No-Code developer Freelance --> 5-15K per month----> Scale to NO Code Agency---> Build your own SaaS----> Fast Lane exit is a viable way, what do you think?

 

[MJ DeMarco]

If immense value is delivered combined with good marketing, does it matter how the product was built?

 

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[MTF]

Most people on IndieHackers use some kind of no-code tools. The average person there is happy to make $1000 a month. Granted, there are people doing extremely well with it but you're mistaking the business model for the business. As @MJ DeMarco said, focus on the product, not the way it's created/delivered.

 

[Athena_]

Most people on IndieHackers use some kind of no-code tools. The average person there is happy to make $1000 a month. Granted, there are people doing extremely well with it but you're mistaking the business model for the business. As @MJ DeMarco said, focus on the product, not the way it's created/delivered.

Yes but for someone who lacks skills to go fastlane, learning no code tool like bubble can be a good option, I have bought udemy course about bubble but couldn't finish it, so there is still barrier to entry because one has to learn it properly

 

[Gordon2297]

I didn’t know anything about bubble three months ago, and anything about development / internet / business… last year, and I’m launching 2 applications I developed on Bubble this week !

I don’t know if it will work but I’m very confident in the process, so if I mess up this one, I’ll do it better next time with what I learned.

Those no code software are hidden gold, I’m sure of that!

 

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[circleme]

It's good, especially for all things frontend. I'm a ex-backend dev myself and I hate everything which has to do with frontend. Here, no-code tools got very handy, as you can create your frontend with tools like bubble and write your own backend and connect it with your frontend.

I did not use Bubble for any real life product, but I would take the bubble route if I had to develop a full-blown SaaS web application. In my case, only for the frontend, but that alone saves you a ton of time. The other option would be to figure it out yourself or using some boilerplate, which also involves a lot of work.

When those applications get better with backend-stuff, I don't see the need for basic CRUD applications written from ground up in the near future anymore.

 

[Bence Ur]

Here's a related report with insights: Software Development Services: Attracting New Clients, AI Apps, No-Code Tools - Trends.vc

Seems like there is an opportunity here, for example you could offer a service to build MVPs for your clients fast, using no-code tools.

There are no-code agencies, yes. Search on Google for "no-code agency". Seems like the target market are the startups who need an MVP quickly and cheaply.

 

[Michael Ankrah]

So what you are saying is to use the web design agency idea but with the no code agency right?

I recently came across some videos on youtube, I have been inspired by some young entrepreneur

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySw6C0WS45I


Like this 21 years old guy who managed to sell his No Code SaaS for Over 1 Million Dollars!

It does seem Fastlane to me...

Control ...Some might argue that you don't have control if you build your own SaaS on a proprietary platform, but, with some of these platforms you can export the whole database and code and so you can own the code yourself.

Entry: At the moment the space doesn't seem SOOOO overcrowded, up until now software had a huge barrier to entry, now with Low Code or No Code Saas it's been easier, sure, maybe in 5-10 years it's gonna be as easy as building a wordpress blog, but for now, i think there's still not enough knowledge and it's still something new, a possible trend that can be exploited in the next few years...

Need: There's for sure space for new, innovative, functional services, some that comes to mind is for example a better email list software that is cheaper, a better platform to post content across multiple platforms, better tools to track data on Amazon KDP for example etc etc

Time: The fulfillment itself of a software company IS the software itself, sure, you'll probably need human resourses such as developers, customer support (even if you can use AI chatbots at least in the beginning) but it can for sure be somewhat detached from you.

Scale.... Yes, it is extremely scalable, no doubt about this and the good thing about softwares is that you are building equity and as for now, softwares have the biggest multiplier for a big liquidation event, I've seen some SaaS that were making 6k revenue per month sold for 300k $...
REVENUE, not profit

What do you guys think of this relatively new world? Is it worth it to jump in it?

I am still evaluating which kind of skills I can acquire that could help in my Fastlane process, and No Code Development could be one of this new high demand, high leverage, high demand skills, you can start freelancing, then open a No-Code dev agency and then move to build your own thing after you start to generate some cash flow and acquire some experience, what do you guys think?

I recently came across some videos on youtube, I have been inspired by some young entrepreneur

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySw6C0WS45I


Like this 21 years old guy who managed to sell his No Code SaaS for Over 1 Million Dollars!

It does seem Fastlane to me...

Control ...Some might argue that you don't have control if you build your own SaaS on a proprietary platform, but, with some of these platforms you can export the whole database and code and so you can own the code yourself.

Entry: At the moment the space doesn't seem SOOOO overcrowded, up until now software had a huge barrier to entry, now with Low Code or No Code Saas it's been easier, sure, maybe in 5-10 years it's gonna be as easy as building a wordpress blog, but for now, i think there's still not enough knowledge and it's still something new, a possible trend that can be exploited in the next few years...

Need: There's for sure space for new, innovative, functional services, some that comes to mind is for example a better email list software that is cheaper, a better platform to post content across multiple platforms, better tools to track data on Amazon KDP for example etc etc

Time: The fulfillment itself of a software company IS the software itself, sure, you'll probably need human resourses such as developers, customer support (even if you can use AI chatbots at least in the beginning) but it can for sure be somewhat detached from you.

Scale.... Yes, it is extremely scalable, no doubt about this and the good thing about softwares is that you are building equity and as for now, softwares have the biggest multiplier for a big liquidation event, I've seen some SaaS that were making 6k revenue per month sold for 300k $...
REVENUE, not profit

What do you guys think of this relatively new world? Is it worth it to jump in it?

I am still evaluating which kind of skills I can acquire that could help in my Fastlane process, and No Code Development could be one of this new high demand, high leverage, high demand skills, you can start freelancing, then open a No-Code dev agency and then move to build your own thing after you start to generate some cash flow and acquire some experience, what do you guys think?

So technically what you are saying is to use the web design agency idea but as a no code agency right?

 

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