No-code has been the single most transformational skill that I have learnt in my life.
๐งต How learning to no-code turned me from the ultimate non-techie ideas guy to a *BUILDER*...
Today marks Day 1 of the
#100DaysOfAI
Challenge!
Over the next 100 days, 11k+ folks around the ๐ will learn practical AI skills in less than 30 mins every day.
Say hi ๐ if you're taking part and share 1 goal you have for the challenge๐
Today marks Day 1 of the
#100DaysOfAI
Challenge!
Over the next 100 days, 3k+ folks around the ๐ will learn practical AI skills in less than 30 mins every day.
Say hi ๐ if you're taking part and share 1 goal you have for the challenge ๐
Just over a year ago I started
#100DaysOfNoCode
as a fun side project.
Recently, I've decided to go full time on it.
It's a scary (and potentially stupid) decision but here are 5 reasons why I've taken this leap of faith ๐
๐จ I messed up.
For the past 2 months I've been drowning in the AI news cycle, without anything to show for it.
No new skills, projects, insights...
Just a growing sense of FOMO + anxiety.
Today Iโm breaking that cycle by starting
#100DaysOfAI
Here's why you should join me๐
Today I'm shooting my shot and applying for the O'Shaughnessy Ventures Fellowship in *public*.
1 year. $100k. To build your life's work.
I'm applying to build the 100 School; the most accessible and impactful pathway for anyone to learn tech skills.
3 reasons why I'm applying:โฆ
๐ I'm launching pre-order for the No-Code Beginner's Course!
I got off to a shaky start in
#nocode
1yr ago...
and have since helped ๐ฏ's of newbies via
@100daysnocode
.
So I'm now sharing all the insights I've picked up along the way into one course!
๐ Buzzing to share that
@100daysnocode
has been backed by
@innovateuk
to empower social impact organisations with no-code skills.
Why are we doing this and what does that actually mean ๐
Seeing as it's Wimbledon, thought I'd share a fun fact.
In my past career, I used to shield tennis players from the sun with a big umbrella.
I wasn't quite cut out for it though...hence my natural transition into no-code ๐
The results are in!
WHAT A DAY ๐คฏ
1K+ folks have signed up to start their
#100DaysOfNoCode
journey on the 1st Jan.
I can't stop thinking about the impact this next batch of creators will have on the world with no-code.
Thankyou to everyone for your unreal support ๐ค
Feels surreal to have released my first online course this week ๐
Blood, sweat and tears certainly played a part but learning, joy and excitement also did.
Thanks to everyone who supported and got me over the line ๐
Sooo I've been working from Bali for the last two weeks and it's definitely given me some new perspectives on how to approach work (and life).
Here are some lessons in case useful ๐
Today marks Day 1 of the
#100DaysOfNoCode
Challenge!
Over the next 100 days, 3k+ folks around the ๐ will learn to no-code by building mini-projects in less than 30 mins every day.
Say hi ๐ if you're taking part and share 1 goal you have for the challenge ๐
When I started
@100daysnocode
, everytime a new competitor entered the space, it hit me hard.
I was super externally focused on things I couldn't control. This made my decision making reactive and my anxiety high.
But the longer I've been in this game, the more I realise theโฆ
OK...so yesterday was a pretty big milestone for
@nocodeforkids
.
Me and Glenn (
@TheFlowAgency
) finalised the curriculum for our first course to teach young people no-code!!
We'll be delivering this to our first partner school in Feb 2022 ๐
Time to get building!
๐ฅณ
@100DaysNoCode
Membership is now live on
@gumroad
Take your
#nocode
game to new heights with...
๐ฆพAccountability
๐งโโ๏ธPersonalised 1-1 support
๐งฑReal world projects
๐บCurated + created content
๐ธNo-code tool deals/perks
โMore
Any Q's, let me know ๐
Some personal news.
Iโm pivoting / evolving into no-code AND ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅโฆ
โก๏ธ AI โก๏ธ
Ok thatโs probably not a surprise.
But what do I actually mean by that?
For the past 3 years Iโve been translating what technology (namely no-code!) means into plain English so that non-techiesโฆ
I sometimes think, what the heck am I doing running a community as an introvert.
But actually, I think it's an advantage, because ultimately community building isn't about you, it's about the community.
Over the last 9 months I have developed an intricate understanding of every pain point a
#nocode
beginner has and how to help them get started.
That's why I'm productizing this knowledge into THE resource, playbook and course for
#nocode
beginners.
๐งต
๐จ WE'RE LIVE on Product Hunt!
They say *Show, Don't Tell*.
So today I'm launching No-Code Examples; a curated collection of 200+ products built with no-code.
WOW! Incredible to wake up this morning and see the British press amplifying our app!! ๐คฏ
We've seen hundreds of UK homeowners list their space and on average, refugees using our platform are registering their interest in at least 9 host listings.
Today marks Day 1 of the
#100DaysOfNoCode
Challenge!
Over the next 100 days, 1k+ folks around the ๐ will learn the fundamentals of no-code by building mini-projects in less than 30 mins every day.
Say hi ๐ if you're taking part and share 1 goal you have for the challenge ๐
A little late but I wanted to share 7-ish lessons I learnt growing
@100daysnocode
in 2023...
Firstly, some headline stats:
- taught 10K students no-code / AI skills
- nearly doubled our revenue
- hit 22k newsletter subs
So what did I learn from this:
1๏ธโฃ Compounding is real,โฆ
I've hosted nearly 50
@100daysnocode
workshops over the past year with world class practitioners on topics ranging from web app building to UX design to distribution strategy.
Here are 10 that you should checkout ๐
#100DaysOfNoCode
As a community builder, I have a love hate relationship with masterminds.
They're golden, but hard to manage as you grow.
That's why I'm excited to launch the waitlist for Hive; a tool to help communities run masterminds on autopilot at scale ๐
๐จ Launch Alert!
I'm excited to share that applications are now open for the 1st
@100daysnocode
cohort!
โก Learn the fundamentals of no-code
โก Launch your MVP / Side-Project
โก Meet lifelong friends / collaborators
All in 6 weeks.
Me & Glenn
@TheFlowAgency
have partnered up to teach kids how to NoCode!
It's something we're both incredibly passionate about as we believe that kids who can NoCode will have a huge impact on the ๐
We're calling it ๐ฅ...
NoCode Kids (
@nocodeforkids
)!
๐Today Iโm excited to be launching the
#100DaysOfNoCode
challenge
This is aimed at turbocharging
#NoCode
learning across the
#maker
community
Me and
@sharath
are first to commit - JOIN US |
@100daysnocode
Any Qโs you have about the challenge drop๐
I would have๐, if you'd told me at the start of 2020 that I'd be running a
#nocode
community.
Why?
๐I hadn't used one
#nocode
tool
๐I didn't know what community building was
That's why
@100daysnocode
demo day's are crazy inspiring (and terrifying) for me, at least.
๐งต
๐จ I have some BIG news.
Let's just say I've never been this excited about a project.
Why? It's because I've been building something for the last two months that I genuinely believe can help companies unlock superhuman levels of productivity and impact.
How? Imagine equippingโฆ
No-code is only one piece in the puzzle to building great products.
Don't forget about customer discovery, user research, distribution, product design, UX + UI and everything in between.
We should sooner start building things for dentists, lawyers and teachers etc... than we should be serving other no-coders.
The point is that we can use no-code to solve problems for people and industries far beyond the tech that enables us to do so in the first place.
I've received 6 job offers since starting
@100daysnocode
(without applying for any of them).
This isn't a flex (I promise ๐ )...
It's just to say that starting your own thing is the best job application you can possibly make.
I've just written at the top of my to-do list...
"Today is salvageable".
One thing I learnt working as a solo-entrepreneur is don't let a bad start ruin the rest of the day.
If you're in a rut, get some fresh air or do something else, and come back with a new mindset.
๐ซ Some exciting news...
Today I'm launching something that will help you learn what is *probably* the most important skill of 2024.
AI.
Yep you probs saw that coming, so let me be a little more specific...
Practical AI skills that you can apply to your work or life.
Thinkโฆ
1600 people are now registered to start the
#100DaysOfNoCode
challenge tomorrow ๐ฌ๐
Each day, I'll be sending a bitesized no-code lesson + task.
I also want to surface inspiring creators, their stories + resources to fuel everyone's journey.
Drop them ๐
To my surprise the
@100daysnocode
bootcamp has been selected as a top 50 course on Maven ๐ฒ
It's weird to scroll through all the other courses, read in awe about each instructor and then realise "huh, I'm one of them". My brain did not compute ๐
I have to say, building aโฆ
I launched pre-order for the No-Code Beginner's course last week. Here's the lowdown...
๐ธ $1260 sales
๐ง 46 customers
๐ 21K+ launch tweet impressions
And since I've rec'd video's on...
๐งฑ Fundamentals of UX, UI, database design
A few lessons ๐
Product Hunt results are in ๐
After a 3hr false start, we scraped our way back into top 5 ๐ฅณ
And had...
๐ 900 signups
โ๏ธ 3.5 X coffees
๐ด 8hrs of sleep (remarkably)
Huge thanks to everyone who got behind it and spread the word!
Big up the no-code community ๐
Next Wednesday, I'll be hosting my first Twitter spaces!
It kinda scares me. All the more reason to give it a whirl.
Plus, it's the perfect opp to clear up any Q's people have on the
@100daysnocode
bootcamp before applications close ๐
Looking for a content creator to join the
@100daysnocode
/
@100daysai
team to make educational material around all things no-code and ai!
Perfect for someone that loves playing with + learning tools and distilling knowledge into accessible guides.
Hoping to start a paid trialโฆ
๐ Exciting news!
Today I can finally announce the rockstar cast of 1๏ธโฃ4๏ธโฃ experts who'll be helping me deliver the 1st
@100daysnocode
cohort.
From automation pros to serial venture builders, we have pretty much every base covered!
Read ๐ to see what they'll be teaching...
๐ฅณExcited to announce that
@100daysnocode
has been accepted onto the
@yearhere
incubator, which I'll be pitching at next Thursday's Crowdbacker!
I'd love to see some friendly faces from the
#nocode
community in support, as I take my 1st steps into social entrepreneurship ๐
๐
On Thursday 16th July, our 2019/20 Fellows will unveil the social enterprises they've been testing and building for the last two months. โ
Back our latest crop of fledgling social startups and join us in thinking big about how we rebuild.โ
6 weeks ago I decided to create my 1st online course. Since, I've felt ...
Excited "I'm finally productising
@100daysnocode
!"
Anxious "Will this add value to anyone?"
Overwhelmed "I need to CREATE and SELL it"
For 1st time creators, ๐ is some wisdom that's helped me move ๐
๐จย Launch alert
Itโs official. The No-Code MVP Bootcamp is BACK. For a 3rd time!!
In 30 days, you'll...
- Learn to no-code
- Validate your idea(s)
- Build + launch your MVP
Applications are now OPEN ๐
Voice is slept on in the no-code space (as I keep saying ๐ ).
If you're still not sure how or why you should use it, here are 5 crazy cool examples for voice apps that you can build without code (right now).
๐งต
And we're LIVE ๐๐๐
So great to *officially* kickoff the 3rd No-Code MVP Bootcamp.
Always have to pinch myself in these moments because it really is a privilege to get to meet and teach so many wonderful people a life-changing skill.
Now time to sleep ๐
#100DaysOfNoCode
When teaching no-code, the N.o 1 thing I focus on is time to 'aha' moment.
Once they perform their first digital magic trick, they ain't going back because well, it's...
Magic.
So I'm basically on a personal mission to make digital magic accessible to everyone ๐คทโโ๏ธ
I thought I was invincible.
Since starting 100 days, Iโve had the ability to work relentlessly hard. friends / fam will attest ๐
In a way, itโs been my superpower. Consistency and being locked-in. And also my โcomfort-zoneโ.
It finally caught up with me at the start of thisโฆ
1400 people are starting their no-code journey on Oct 1st with the
#100DaysOfNoCode
challenge.
It's totally free. 100+ days worth of bitesized lessons.
I know MRR is the go-to stat, but the n.o of people I can impact with no-code is my northstar metric.
Let's go โก
A year ago today, I was nervously preparing to launch
@100daysnocode
by ticking off this checklist ๐
I remember thinking, if I can just get one person to join, I'll be thrilled.
So it's kinda wild that a year to the day, I'll be hosting the 3rd
@100daysnocode
demo day๐คฏ
I was told early by many people to scrap 100DaysOfNoCode as the brand name.
I nearly did.
But the longer I left it, the more I realised how important it was to lean into what made me authentic, not run away from it.
Lesson: Don't nullify your uniqueness, amplify it.
๐ Buzzing to announce a brand NEW
@100daysnocode
challenge in partnership with
@AdaloHQ
!
โฒ๏ธ12th Oct 20 - 20th Jan 21
Thread...
๐Why
๐Who's it for
๐Rules
๐Perks
๐Prizes
๐Register
๐งต
#100DaysOfNoCode
#NoCode
๐บ
@100daysnocode
is 3yrs old today!
I started it as a Twitter hashtag to learn a cool skill during lockdown.
So it's a bit wild to think 12K+ folks worldwide have been through our programs and learnt no-code since.
The day to day can be a grind but reflecting on where we've
๐ I'm beyond excited to be kicking off the 1st
@100daysnocode
Cohort tonight!!
After 100+ applications and 60 interviews, I couldn't be happier to present this rockstar cast of creators who'll be building their MVP's with no-code over the next 6 weeks ๐
#100DaysOfNoCode
โก Big News!
Being able to build things without writing any code has changed my life.
But learning to no-code isn't easy.
I had to start my own
#100DaysOfNoCode
challenge just to get started.
To make things easier, I'm building a 6 week cohort based course!
Details in ๐งต
The not so fun reality of building your own business.
I'm not proud to admit it but the last two new years eves I've been working through midnight.
The last two weeks of this yr look brutal too.
I'm more excited about
@100daysnocode
than ever before, but this isn't cool.
It'sโฆ
From a digital diary for chronic pain sufferers to an upskilling tool for non-profits, I'm in awe of what the 1st
@100daysnocode
cohort have built.
I want to help more people go from idea to impact with no-code.
๐ So we're launching a 2nd *bootcamp*!
I want to make the most accessible onramp into the world of no-code.
And I want it to feel like a game more than a textbook.
Every iteration of the
#100DaysOfNoCode
challenge, inches closer.
So I'm pumped to share that our next round is starting April 1st.
More info ๐
Before
#nocode
, my ideas would stay in notebooks.
Since
#nocode
, they start in notebooks and end up in the ๐
Start bringing your ideas to life.
The power to create is at our fingertips.
Use it.
The single most *obvious* thing I've started doing in the last yr that has had the biggest impact on me and the biz...
Building systems, hiring great people, marketing the right channels?
Nope.
You'll never be able to *see* it on the balance sheet.
But it fundamentallyโฆ
For months, I've had this feeling of writers block on Twitter. Literally no idea what to say.
I've felt like I need to say something. To keep the likes, the comments, the algorithm happy.
And that right there says it all. Why I haven't tweeted much nor wanted to.โฆ
WTH!! I woke up to a random package this morn on the doorstep and it's a stack of 100 day calendars ๐ฒ
Honestly, MADE my week ๐
No note was left, so pls mysterious kind person do come forward so I can thankyou ๐!!
p.s i have my suspicions lol!
I delivered a not-so-great workshop today.
Felt awful about it and stilll do.
But instead of sulking about it (it's not like I can moan to anyone anyway, because I'm a solo-founder๐ )...
I'm going take my learnings to 10X the impact of my next opportunity to teach.
This was the article that got me into
#nocode
.
Since, I have built a whole no-code community at
@100daysnocode
.
Thankyou
@rrhoover
for planting the seed that has since changed my life ๐
I just woke up to 10K newsletter subs ๐ฒ
This has been built super slowly over the past 2 years and it's a combo of two things...
1๏ธโฃ Consistency: I've never missed sending the
@100daysnocode
weekly newsletter.
2๏ธโฃ Launching repeatedly: 7 mini to big launches in this time
#Day
๐ฏof
#100DaysOfNoCode
!!!
I did it ๐ฅณ
To celebrate, I'm giving away 1
@100daysnocode
PRO membership
and...
10 PRO memberships at 50% off
DM me if you want in๐fastest finger first๐จ
#NoCode
I love this framing of build in public...
It's like fixing your car with the garage door up. For your community, and passers by to SEE, help and learn from you.
In our case, we're building a business and sharing openly the lessons we learn along the way, warts and all.
Yesterday I got rejected from the OโShaughnessy Fellowship (
@osventuresllc
)
1 year. $100k. To build your life's work.
I canโt lie, this would of been epic.
Iโm also weirdly happy about collecing this โnoโ (along with my many others ๐ ).
It tells me two things:
1๏ธโฃย I know deepโฆ
Sooo Iโve had an unintentional break or detox from posting on socials for the past month-ish (or more).
In that time, Iโve had some existential founder moments but also some cool updates to share which you may find interesting.
Here goesโฆ
Jason Chin (
@heyeaslo
) is a 21 y.o entrepreneur from Singapore who made $500,349.48 selling Notion templates!
0 employee.
No paid ads.
Over 95% margin.
Hereโs his story + the gameplan for you to start making money online:
What the heck!?
Just received this parcel with 5 slabs of
@100daysnocode
chocolate ๐ ๐
But I don't have a clue who sent it.
This has already made my week, so thankyou mysterious person ๐
#100DaysOfNoCode
There are 300+ no-code / low code tools. With new ones coming out everyweek.
To cut through the noise, here are 5 beginner friendly tools that you can build 90% of your ideas with.
Basically, START with these (and you won't regret it)...
๐งต
Feeling that nervous excitement before launch day.
To be honest, just launching on Product Hunt will already be a win for me.
I've ran out of excuses at this point, so it's *time*.
Plus, I've already learnt a ton from the process just getting to this point.
๐Today Iโm excited to be launching the
#100DaysOfNoCode
challenge
This is aimed at turbocharging
#NoCode
learning across the
#maker
community
Me and
@sharath
are first to commit - JOIN US |
@100daysnocode
Any Qโs you have about the challenge drop๐
I last touched the
@bubble
editor on May 24th 2020.
After two months of slogging it out as part of
#100DaysOfNoCode
, I gave up.
Top 3 mistakes I made...
1โฃ tried to run before I could walk
2โฃ didn't ask for help
3โฃ was an impatient learner
Take two starts today.
Let's go.
Twitter DM's are SO powerful when used right.
Here's what I learnt from my 1st to
@thisiskp_
in Jan 2020.
Communicate...
๐ How they've impacted you already
๐ How they can help and why you need it
๐ How grateful you are for their time
So, how did he reply? ๐
I heard a quote yesterday from
@myfirstmilpod
that hit me like a ton of bricks.
"One year of obsession can change your life"
As
@thesamparr
says, it's beautiful.
And it got me thinking, what's going to be my 2024 obsession?
Reflecting on:
- what's on my mind the most
-โฆ