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Post your startup idea, I'll tell you how to build it in no code 🔥

Hey everyone! Post your idea as a comment and I'll give my best suggestion for how to build it without code!

I've done this a couple times before on IH and had a lot of fun helping people figure out the best way to get started building their startup without code.

For some background, I run No Code MBA and create lots of no-code tutorials, so I'm familiar with many of the tools out there and the best tool to use for each project.

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    I want to build a Chrome Extension to extract YouTube ads and add it to a database.

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        This comment was deleted 3 years ago.

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        I see that's a course. Will you help with building the Chrome Extension?

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          It's a step by step course on how to build Chrome Extension with Bubble and some lines of JavaScript

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            You can also join the slack group for support once purchased the bundle!

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    great initiative

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    Hi Seth, i just found this site while doing some research. I don't know if you can help me to figure out the best no code tool for yhe job. I'd like to build a mobile app/web app with release dates for entertainment like film, games, ... For electronics like consoles, hardware, smartphones, ... For events like concerts, parties, .... Each item will have its own page with a countdown timer, comment section, possibility to add updates, ....

    Whats to best tool for this job in your opinion?

    Thanks in advance.

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    Can you build karaoke app on bubble

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    Facebook and Google advertising spy tools, can it be achieved with no code?

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      Not that I know of!

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    I am working on an app that will allow users to see the drugstores, (parmacies) that are in his area and look if they have the medecine they need.

    If they do, my users should be able to order these madecine, pay for them and come to pick them up. If they want to they could put it in the cart and come pay and collect it later but if they choose to just hold them and come and pay later they will have only 1 hour before the order is canceled.

    The app should display all the drugstores that have the medecine available so that the users can choose which one they are going to order them from.

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      I'd check out Bubble for this!

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    Hey Seth! So Tell Me If Can Build MVP Mobile App For Finance On No Code Tools?

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    I want to build something like thet-shirt mockup tool of placeit.net.
    For those not aware, placeit has models, and you can upload a t-shirt design, and placeit will do its magic and have it so that the result is the model wearing your t-shirt design.

    I know its quite complicated, so I am open for not just no-code, but also low-code options as well. Hell, I think I will go even for full code solutions too if there is no other alternative.

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      You might be able to do it with Bubble, but yes this may be something that requires code!

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        Hi Seth. Thanks for taking out the time to reply. Much appreciated :)

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    Recipe cost tracking for restaurants

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    SAS which offers easily set up forwarding to a primary inbox as well as send from an alias domain. This is the project: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/sidemail

    Very much like this idea but sidemail is not working. Can this be achievable with no-code/low-code?

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      I think this can be built with Bubble

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    Want to bulid startup with service request (Job request) component something similar to upwork - One type of users can post their requirement and other type of users response with their offers. Only user posted requirement can see the responsess.

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      I think ShareTribe would be a good fit for this. Here's a tutorial I made that may help: https://www.nocode.mba/courses/build-a-fiverr-clone-in-sharetribe

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    Hey Seth, is there a no code app builder than can work with tensorflow lite and pytorch models? Not APIs, but no code + ML on the edge.

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      What is your use case? We might be able to help with Mobile Workflow if you are OK with testing this as an early stage feature.

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      Unfortunately nothing that I'm aware of, but I'm not familiar with tensorflow lite /pytorch.

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    I'm late but hoping you had a suggestion :) for building a checkout page for an ecommerce product that becomes a shipping tracker after purchasing.

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      Hey! You want to build this for your own site? Or build a SaaS to sell to others?

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        I think my failure in my earlier comment is I want to create a checkout page for my users on my site.

        So they would list products and would get paid but my platform would get x% of the transaction too (like gumroad).

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    drag and drop builder

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        can you suggest me other, it's empty.

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    Quora alternative

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    A startup repurposing article / podcast into twitter treads which are repurposed in IG carroussel. I know one app which is doing article / podcast into twitter treads and another which are doing twitter threads into ig carroussel. I want to do a mix.

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    A startup budgeting web app where users can log in, record a history of their spending/expenditure and see a dashboard of metrics like burn, runway .etc.

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      I think glideapps would be a perfect MVP for this. Another option that would be more complex but would scale further is building it in Bubble

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        Thanks Seth, I'll try out Glide!

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    Domain name marketplace. Thanks 🙂

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      I'd check out bubble and like @high_byte said the name.com API would integrate with Bubble :)

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      I'd say something like:
      WordPress + plugins (WooCommerce, Mailchimp and everything for registration, payment, etc) + name.com API with webhooks (maybe Zapier, but I'd like to know of other platforms for this)

      I'd be happy to join a project like this.

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        Hey high_byte! Hookdeck.io is your go to tool for anything webhook related. It is a highly available & reliable infrastructure for all things webhook. You should check it out

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        Thanks! I know WordPress very well but WooCommerce very little, it looks very heavy for this use, from what I know. Is it possible to use CSV sync or something like this?
        Would be happy to discuss this further!

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    AirBNB for roommate houses

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      cool idea! Depends on exactly how you want to do it, but i'd check out ShareTribe for marketplaces, and potentially Bubble for something more complex

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    A site that displays "Hello, World!"

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      Any site builder! Check out Carrd

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    Hi @sethk, thank you very much in advance.
    If I wanted to build an app like Spotify, how would you suggest I'd do it?
    Best regards,
    B

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      Thanks @ishwar_jha! That's the same suggestion I'd make!

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      While you are waiting for the response from Seth Kramer, I thought of helping you with another article from Bubble.io that I used a while ago to learn and do building Spotify app with nocode: https://bubble.io/blog/build-spotify-clone-no-code/

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      Thank you both @ishwar_jha & @sethk
      I'm already learning how to use Bubble.io

      Is it too complicated/time consuming to learn and build it @ishwar_jha?

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        I don't think it has a steep learning curve, but once you get through their tutorials and some good YouTube videos, you will be able to build many great products on your own without coding.

        Also, nocode is the future.

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    Hi Seth, thanks for doing this! How about this? A site that allows tourist guides to post their tours with video intros, sync availability with some calendar. Tourists to pick available tour dates and make purchase on site. Track tourist guides earnings and make payout.

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      Depends on exactly how you'd want to build it, but I think Glide could be done with a simpler version and you can use Calendly to book and accept payment https://calendly.com/blog/stripe-integration/

      I'd also check out ShareTribe (although you may need the low-code ShareTribe Flex version to customize it a bit)

      Also Bubble is an option to build this out

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        Thanks Seth! Will check out the tools you've suggested.

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    What about an mobile app which has computer vision able to identify labels, barcodes, patterns and shapes. It would need to identify the item, return an accurate description and then check retailers for a current price. Much like the Amazon sellers app. I’m thinking it would need to be something like teachable machine or the like, but which app maker, how would it check retailers?

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      Unfortunately, not sure of any no-code tool that can handle computer vision

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          Thanks @imwm so would it just feed the app with an api? How would the app call the cv database?

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            I haven’t used it myself, but looks like there are ways to export your trained model to use in your app: http://lobe.ai/docs/export/export

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              I think that could manage it. Not sure which app builder to wrap it in? Too early for me yet, I’m thinking this will be a big project, especially data collection.

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        Mobile Workflow provides exactly this kind of native mobile App functionality. We are building a plugin to support models from (among others) Lobe.ai

        We have been using the platform as an internal tool so the builder experience is rough around the edges, so drop me a note if you want to find out more.

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          Thanks for sharing! Looks very cool

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          Hey @LordMatty! I'm looking for a tool exactly like this. I want to build a no code ML on the edge app. Are you guys live? Do you have a usable product?

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            Yes we are live. Want to connect and I can show you how to use it? Email me (email on profile)

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    I have an app idea I've assumed isn't possible with no-code. Would love to be proved wrong. It would use iOS CMMotionActivity function or something comparable to detect when you drive and it would record the distance you go. Is that functionality available in any no-code systems?

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      Not sure of any no-code native mobile apps that can do that. I think that kind of functionality will come in the next couple of years. I'd check out Draftbit and Appgyver though

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        Hope I'm not spamming but Mobile Workflow has a plugin for Background Location which would do some of what you want. Its aimed at providing no-code interface to native App functions such as this.

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    Does a project have to be a website or platform? How about physical products?

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      probably depends on the idea :)

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    A platform to organize book clubs.. each group would have a weekly/monthly book + many events per book + admins and members, and a comment section for each event.

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      Lots of options for this, but I'd check out glideapps.com!

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    How would you build https://partyplanner.co/ with nocode that allows you to book services right from the website?

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      I'd use ShareTribe for this!

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    How would you build https://hopin.com/ using nocode tools?

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      I'd use Bubble.io for this! You should be able to integrate a video chat API to make it work with Bubble.

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    Platform to help people learn life and work skills by watching and studying movies & tv shows.

    My MVP so far: https://watchlearnwin.substack.com/p/mini-course-01-how-to-negotiate-your

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      Nice! Sounds like you could use Webflow + memberstack for a paid membership app.

      I built No Code MBA itself using these tools to create a membership site and hide/show content for members

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        Thanks for the time and help Seth!

        Love No Code MBA, signed up a couple of weeks ago and going through the 101 course, thanks for putting it all together!

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    How about a marketplace for designers?

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      Depends on exactly what type of marketplace! But I'd check out sharetribe (marketplace in a box, handles payments) OR Webflow + memberstack (doesn't handle payments, so would be more so a subscription based marketplace)

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    how about a multimedia content platform?

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      Hey! Could you provide a some more detail on what you mean by multimedia?

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        Sure! I'd like to build a platform where users can record and edit audio and then build or choose an animated avatar and background to create easy video content.

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      I'd probably start with Glide as it's backend is a Google Sheet where you can hold the data, and then users can filter on the front end.

      This tutorial shows how to add advanced filtering in Glide: https://www.nocode.mba/courses/zillow

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