bentossell

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by bentossell 1y ago
maybe a new language is due - like a revamp of applescript
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by bentossell 3y ago
Good point, will add!
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Ask HN: What coding tasks should everyone know how to do with ChatGPT?
1 points by bentossell 3y ago|0 comments
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by bentossell 4y ago
I dont really like using WP. Lots of alternatives out there that do great stuff.
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by bentossell 4y ago
Yeh never great with logos so just used an ‘m’ - haven’t had any issues yet…
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by bentossell 4y ago
The first idea on the list: “ Create an auto-updating website from a Google Doc or Sheet” can be done pretty easily already, without writing code. (I’m the founder of a company, Makerpad[*], that teaches people no-code) Glide[1] - lets you
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by bentossell 5y ago
I'm the founder of Makerpad[0] which is built solely with no-code tools, teaching others how to build with no-code tools. I was full-time on it with a small team for 18 months when we were acquired by Zapier in March this year. Our rev
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by bentossell 6y ago
appreciate you summarising it like this! yeah we had a 50/50 split agreement and applied to YC on that basis too.
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by bentossell 6y ago
Mubs helped me as a side project because he's a friend, I offered to pay him but he didn't want anything. He works on a ton of side-projects for fun. Think the interview piece in this section definitely came across badly.
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by bentossell 6y ago
I'm the guy in the interview...Mubs was helping me as a side project for fun. We've done a bunch of things together over the years. I offered to pay him but he didn't want anything, I gifted him stuff that he wanted instead.
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by bentossell 7y ago
My thoughts: Earnest invested in my company[1] in September 2019. Through the lens of the company receiving the investment, this has been far from underwhelming. I've been able to hire a few folks to join the company, ship features fas
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Show HN: Building a Meetup alternative without code(makerpad.co)
3 points by bentossell 7y ago|0 comments
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by bentossell 7y ago
I've been seeing what cool things people have been doing with different tools (without code). Josh Miller shared his chrome browser history tool. Avg. 126 sites/day. 45% of sessions start w/ a Google Search. Visited Twitter 4
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How a VC analysed his Chrome browser history(makerpad.co)
10 points by bentossell 7y ago|1 comments
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The Passion Economy and the Future of Work(a16z.com)
128 points by bentossell 7y ago|88 comments
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by bentossell 7y ago
I think no-code is attractive for a number of reasons. When you're non-technical (can't code) then you're told to learn to code or find a technical co-founder if you want to build something. It's not that reassuring for
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by bentossell 7y ago
thanks for posting! (founder of Makerpad)
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Building the Superhuman Product/Market Fit Engine (Tutorial)(makerpad.co)
13 points by bentossell 7y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: What companies could be started on Zapier?
3 points by bentossell 7y ago|0 comments
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by bentossell 7y ago
Honestly I’m expecting small payments for a fix (less than $50) but there’s been projects for 10k submitted (although these are more complete solutions)
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by bentossell 7y ago
Sure! Like everything there are levels of experience... - you could be setting up an Airtable to run online courses but you want someone to help you level it up - you may need some help on an advanced automation using Zapier - you may have
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Show HN: Marketplace to hire no-code experts(makerpad.co)
16 points by bentossell 7y ago|7 comments
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by bentossell 7y ago
no of course not. But many are built in the same way. The only reason these tutorials are built as 'clones' is to show the features for others to tweak for their own.
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by bentossell 7y ago
I disagree with codeless software being doomed to fail. I’ve built lots of applications without code (and teach others how @ https://www.makerpad.co/ ) one being a mini Netflix ‘clone', Airbnb ‘clone’ and Fiverr ‘clone’
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How to be a startup founder (phrase edition)(makerpad.co)
9 points by bentossell 7y ago|1 comments
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by bentossell 7y ago
spot on!
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by bentossell 7y ago
Crazy that he lied...but is that a lie to cover it up? He received offers about turning it into a movie (apparently)...does the lie make it a better movie?
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I Lied. I Made the Whole Thing Up. Now I’m in Trouble(medium.com)
2 points by bentossell 7y ago|5 comments
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The State of Makers: No-Code Is About to Take Makers by Storm(usefyi.com)
2 points by bentossell 7y ago|0 comments
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by bentossell 7y ago
yeah I do it with pocket (mentioned in another comment) - makes it super simple!

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