This is a not a celebration list. Neither is it a list of recognition. The Women In NoCode Movement is growing into a world-wide phenomenon, with new makers and entrepreneurs joining each day.
The makers and leaders in this blog are changing the world of No Code with their work. They're doing it with grit, discipline, empathy, community and building products consistently.
We’re following them all, to get inspired and learn from their work.
Here’s a compilation of these leaders’ works, their publications and learnings we’ve found recently, to help your no code journey.
- Madhuri
A No Code maker, Podcaster and the Co-founder of Xperian & Nocolo.co
She's currently building internal & external systems for Xperian, with a vision to make product experiences valuable. She's already shipped 30+ No Code projects since 2018.
Her Learnings: Boosting the speed of learning No Code, by standing on the shoulders of giants.
What is the one idea that changed the way you learn?
— Madhuri 🔮 (@Iruhdam24) June 14, 2020
Here is mine:
1/ Stand on the shoulders of the giants and leverage the work of others to learn more about it.
I would spend my nights learning about nocode apps through tutorials, blogs and more. {this is my partial list😅} pic.twitter.com/skT7LYcQM7
Check out the integrations she's curated for no code website builders like Webflow and Carrd - here.
2. Janel
One of the most inspirational makers and marketers out there. She is a master of hunting out potentially profitable business ideas, making them into products fast, and building in public.
If you've just begun your no code journey, she's built something that'll help you - https://pheedback.co/ - you can get expert feedback on your project under 15 minutes, live.
Her Learnings: How to generate product ideas and learn while building them
1/ All the good ideas in the world aren't taken
— Janel (@JanelSGM) October 21, 2020
If you have the limiting belief that all the useful things in the world are already built, it's time to change that.
There's plenty of stuff that people want to use, and will pay for, if you help them solve a problem.
Here's Janel's latest hit product – Newsletter OS – a notion dashboard that helps you curate, write and grow your newsletter.
3. Sara
She's a designer and a writer who hosts multiple podcasts that bring humor and learnings to the listeners.
She's built a video-based hiring platform – Helping Creatives – that focuses on people-centric hiring.
Her learnings: How to build your website, in 10 easy steps
1) Research! Who are your customers and what do they need from the site. Yes even if it's "only a portfolio". This should and will take quite a bit of work.
— Sara (@saranosocks) August 13, 2020
You can find some of the most actionable knowledge on her blog too - here.
4. Lacey Kesler
The legendary founder of Women in No-Code. She has co-founded Visual Dev Co. and makes no code tutorials for beginners and intermediate no coders.
She's building a community of no code makers and is a thought-leader who collaborates with other no code communities on a regular basis.
What's more? She hosts the Visual Developers Podcast.
Her Learnings: Zapier integration tricks you can use for your no code project
2/ Thankfully Zapier knows this could happen and gives you a filter option. 🙌🏻
— Lacey (@LaceyKesler) October 21, 2020
You select exactly what you want to be passed through based on the filters you set. pic.twitter.com/GmezAF031Y
5. Sara Du
One of the rising stars in API-based integrations, she's the founder of Alloy Automations – a no code tool for making automated workflows.
This Harvard alumna dabbles in VC at Dorm Room Fund & Sway Ventures. She is an entrepreneur with a keen eye for investment opportunities, design and building high-impact no-code products.
Her Learnings: Which platforms can no code creators leverage for growth
there's a huge creator ecosystem around shopify (devs, designers, agencies)
— Sara Du (@saraduit) September 23, 2020
the next generation of hot platforms to be a creator on will include:
- figma community
- airtable scripts
- webflow templates
6. Sisa Lleses
A design-thinker and a no-code maker who makes Social Impact-focused products. She leads the team at Design Off The Boat - a crew for all women founders which innovates using no code.
She creates content that enables no code makers and designers to ship products fast and build social impact. Her no code workshops are knowledge goldmines for early no code learners.
Her learnings: How to go about designing no code products with design-thinking
👀What are the blind spots in you design process?
— Sisa Lleses (@stickysisa) September 27, 2020
🗺️Here's how our UX/UI team is using @MiroHQ and @zapier to create a heat map of design needs on our @NeedsList4Good UX flow.
➕ How to sharpen #designthinking skills in your teamhttps://t.co/AS0n6Bb3dJ
7. Lesley Sim
She is a bootstrapped co-founder, no-code maker, and a writer. One of the wittiest personalities to learn from.
She is currently building The Newsletter Glue - a WordPress plug-in to send posts to email subscribers from inside WordPress.
Check out her newsletter Failing Forward to learn from her experiences that she documents into actionable lessons.
Her Learnings: How to understand customer support and its uses
Failing Forward #41
— Lesley (@lesley_pizza) October 19, 2020
This week, I talk about learning to do customer support.
I almost gave up writing this post, as I thought it was really boring. Luckily I kept going, because I've already received some great comments about it! pic.twitter.com/hhJfPzvN4B
8. Tara Reed
The CEO of Apps Without Code, she is a pro no-code app maker. She also spreads inspirational lessons through her workshops. She's taken the tech world head-on, while working at Google and Microsoft. And now she's creating more opportunities for women in the no code space.
Her Learnings: What to keep in mind while starting your startup
2/I spent my first 4 years of entrepreneurship imerssed in this mindset
— Tara Reed (@TaraReed_) September 17, 2020
But in 2018 things changed. I
✅ Read “Profit First” by Mike Michalowicz
✅ Turned down investors
✅ Stopped taking speaking engagements
... & got serious about @appswithoutcode’s financial independence https://t.co/Y3BPeOo02s
9. Kara Skrip
She's making no code learning faster for women. A change maker, equity activist and a feminist, Kara gives personalized lessons that anyone can take to start their journey in no code.
Even if you don't identify as a tech person, Kara's teachings can give you the fundamentals to build no code skills. Check out her lessons here.
Her learnings: How to approach no code to learn faster
#NoCode Pro: There are loads of solutions to a problem.#NoCode Con: There are loads of solutions to a problem.
— Kara Skrip (@KaraSkrip) September 21, 2020
The fun part is figuring out which is best:
🏆 What should it do really well?
🕸 How complex should it be?
🤺 Can it adapt easily?
🌻 Is it delightful?
What else? 🤓
You'll soon get to meet them in person and learn from them, as many of these leaders will be doing live meetups with HelloMeets!
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