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9 tips for non-tech founders to build the right MVP today

8 points by igorkrasnik 4y ago

obblekk 4y ago
This is a great list of suggestions. I found the list of no-code tools particularly helpful. Is there a broader list somewhere? Particularly looking for logged-in dashboard tools to enable users to do basic crud stuff.
- igorkrasnik 4y ago
  Thank you! Not sure if I got it right, but if you want to build a simple backend I'd go with Supabase/Firebase for auth and Airtable for data/API. As for admin functionality — Retool seems to be the most powerful app (but can require some coding). Also check out Memberstack — it allows to hide pages under paywall/authorization. Here's a broader list of tools that we use. No-code tools: • Notion — documents (both internal project docs and public docs) • Super.so, Tilda, Webflow, yep.so — landing pages and websites (also want to try popsy.so) • Tally — forms • Airtable — visual DB and API • Figma, Canva — designs, prototypes, images, pitches • Splitbee, Hotjar, Amplitude — analytics • Crisp.chat, Intercom — customer support & analytics • Make (Integromat), Zapier — automations • MailerLite, SendGrid — transactional emails and newsletter • Memberstack — membership/payments Tech/low-code tools: • Svelte — the simplest frontend framework to build (if you non-tech go with more popular React) • Supabase, Firebase — auth+DB for prototypes • Retool, Internal, UIBakery — back-office, admin functionality • Render, DigitalOcean apps, Vercel — simplest hosting • Napkin — simplest lambdas (eg. for simple backends with secret keys) • GitHub Codespaces — coding without local env
  - pbteja1998 4y ago
    For adding a blog, you can try and use https://feather.so https://feather.so This uses Notion as the CMS for your blog.
    - igorkrasnik 4y ago
      I saw that product about a year ago but never tried it. Looks solid now, will try it out. Thank you!
      - pbteja1998 4y ago
        Are you sure you saw Feather 1 year ago? Maybe you saw an older version of Feather. Feather is only 6 months old.

8 points by igorkrasnik 4y ago

This is a great list of suggestions. I found the list of no-code tools particularly helpful. Is there a broader list somewhere? Particularly looking for logged-in dashboard tools to enable users to do basic crud stuff.

igorkrasnik 4y ago
Thank you! Not sure if I got it right, but if you want to build a simple backend I'd go with Supabase/Firebase for auth and Airtable for data/API. As for admin functionality — Retool seems to be the most powerful app (but can require some coding). Also check out Memberstack — it allows to hide pages under paywall/authorization. Here's a broader list of tools that we use. No-code tools: • Notion — documents (both internal project docs and public docs) • Super.so, Tilda, Webflow, yep.so — landing pages and websites (also want to try popsy.so) • Tally — forms • Airtable — visual DB and API • Figma, Canva — designs, prototypes, images, pitches • Splitbee, Hotjar, Amplitude — analytics • Crisp.chat, Intercom — customer support & analytics • Make (Integromat), Zapier — automations • MailerLite, SendGrid — transactional emails and newsletter • Memberstack — membership/payments Tech/low-code tools: • Svelte — the simplest frontend framework to build (if you non-tech go with more popular React) • Supabase, Firebase — auth+DB for prototypes • Retool, Internal, UIBakery — back-office, admin functionality • Render, DigitalOcean apps, Vercel — simplest hosting • Napkin — simplest lambdas (eg. for simple backends with secret keys) • GitHub Codespaces — coding without local env
- pbteja1998 4y ago
  For adding a blog, you can try and use https://feather.so https://feather.so This uses Notion as the CMS for your blog.
  - igorkrasnik 4y ago
    I saw that product about a year ago but never tried it. Looks solid now, will try it out. Thank you!
    - pbteja1998 4y ago
      Are you sure you saw Feather 1 year ago? Maybe you saw an older version of Feather. Feather is only 6 months old.