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Founder here. Because of our first product (a "design to code" platform) [1], we've been talking to customers (mainly web agencies and small business owners) ab
by johndamaia 6y ago
Founder here. Because of our first product (a "design to code" platform) [1], we've been talking to customers (mainly web agencies and small business owners) about what would be the easiest way to build and launch websites without writing code.
Why should you have to design first in a specific design tool? Why go from "design to code" in the first place? Many startups have questioned this and built great tools to help solve the problem (e.g. Webflow, Squarespace, Wix, Weebly, etc etc).
This seems like a solved problem, right?
Well, it turns out people want something simpler... like the tool they use everyday for virtually everything [2]. This was the moment we decided to focus 100% on a new tool: a Google Docs to build and launch websites.
To be honest the product is still in an early stage. There are basic features that aren't implemented (like version history, multi-page websites or collaboration). But I thought it could help someone publish their website faster. There's always that domain we bought for that project we never used... You could try it here [3].
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20624140 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20624140
[2] We interviewed 63 customers. By the way, I was amazed and completely surprised about this conclusion.
[3] Zecoda Demo: https://zecoda.com/ https://zecoda.com/