No-Code World Radio

Hamburg is the next stop of the trip and there I'm meeting with Alex Sprogis, the second half of VisualMakers. We had a long conversation about how we went from coding to no-coding. He also shares with us the beginnings of VisualMakers and his vision for no-code.

Resources:

• Alex on Twitter : https://twitter.com/AlexSprogis
• Alex on Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-sprogis-05b948106/
• VisualMakers' website : https://www.visualmakers.de/
• VisualMakers on Twitter : https://twitter.com/visualmakers_de
• St Michael's church : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Michael%27s_Church,_Hamburg

Chapters:

00:00:00 #4: In Hamburg, Alex tells me how he went from programmer to no-coder00:00:05 Introduction and Setting the Scene in Hamburg 00:03:45 Starting in IT support and learning the basics of coding 00:06:10 Transitioning from IT support to software development 00:11:21 Transition from working in advertising agency to freelancing 00:14:06 Discovering Webflow and its possibilities 00:23:18 Starting a Podcast to Connect with the No-Code Community 00:24:20 Recognizing Different Sounds: Firetruck, Ambulance, or Police? 00:26:26 Starting the Podcast Journey Together 00:29:05 Committing Full-Time and the Power of No-Code Collaboration 00:37:53 Balancing Money Making with Content Creation 00:47:49 Hamburg's Political Identity and Resistance to Technology 00:49:27 The Michel Church: A Must-Visit View Platform in Hamburg 00:52:23 Next Stop: Berlin - Exciting People Await!

You can follow me and get in touch with me on Twitter : @alexkovax.

I finally arrive in Germany, a country comparable to France in size so I'm quite curious to see what is the local no-code scene like. On Twitter, several people pointed me towards VisualMakers.de, a company run by Lilith Brockhaus and Alexander Sprogis. I decided to head first to Cologne where Lilith is currently living so that she can tell everything about what they are doing, what led her to no-code and the local scene.

Resources:

• Lilith on Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/lilith-brockhaus/
• Lilith on Twitter : https://twitter.com/lilithbuilds
• VisualMakers' website : https://www.visualmakers.de/
• VisualMakers on Twitter : https://twitter.com/visualmakers_de
• StartPlatz coworking : https://www.startplatz.de/en/

Chapters:0:00:06 Introduction0:00:38 Introduction and Background in Tech and No-Code0:03:44 Defining No-Code as Another Programming Language0:09:50 Community, Courses, and Agency Clients0:10:25 Streamlining Stakeholder Communication and Internal Tools0:12:06 Empowering Clients through Teaching and Automation0:16:08 No-Code as a Tool for Empowering People and Understanding the Web0:18:43 The Visual Appeal and Excitement of Integromat0:21:45 Integromat vs. Zapier: The Power and Simplicity Debate0:23:44 Bannerbear: A Graphic API for Easy Product Picture Creation0:26:42 Notion: A Powerful No-Code Tool with Customizable Software-building Capability0:29:00 Levity: Empowering Non-Programmers to Use AI and Machine Learning0:30:15 Using AI to Identify Rooms in Real Estate Photos0:31:56 N8n: A Powerful Open Source Automation Tool0:38:09 Introduction to the podcast and its diverse guest lineup0:42:00 Discussion on the current state of No--Code in Germany and internationally0:45:05 Lack of a strong No-Code community in Germany, but some meetups and conferences0:48:11 Positive aspects of working in Cologne and its convenient size0:50:50 Cologne: A Great City to Travel to and Live In0:51:59 Exploring the Old City and Enjoying Local Beer Culture0:54:27 Exciting Projects and Future Plans for Germany and Paris0:55:06 Enjoying the Park and Friendly People in Cologne

You can also follow me and get in touch with me on Twitter : @alexkovax.

After Ghent, I stayed for a few days in Amsterdam. From there I did a quick day trip to Leiden, a student city closer to The Hague. I went to meet with Vincent Krouwels, co-founder of the no-code agency Tinkso, to talk about the agency business and especially with Bubble that they really master. Of course, I ask him also about his journey to no-code and some insights about the local scene.

Resources :

• Tinkso (formerly known as Ideable*) : https://ideable.co/
• OpenBuild : https://www.openbuild.io/
• Vincent on Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincent-krouwels-27aa0b11/
• Tinkso on Linkedin : https://fr.linkedin.com/company/tinkso

You can also follow me and get in touch with me on Twitter : @alexkovax.

The first interview of my trip across Belgium, Netherlands and Germany is in Ghent. I headed there to meet with Marie Martens and Filip Minev to know more about Tally.so a no-code form builder that I really like. We talked about their careers before doing Tally, their vision of no-code, the challenges of building a tool like Tally and of course, the local scene.

Resources:

• Website : https://tally.so/
• Marie on Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariemartens/
• Filip on Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/filipminev/
• Tally updates on Twitter : https://twitter.com/TallyForms
• Marie on Twitter : https://twitter.com/mariemartens
• Filip on Twitter : https://twitter.com/filipminev
• Tally blog & help center : https://blog.tally.so/
• Their travel project : https://hotspot.earth/
• Filip's previous project Delta : https://delta.app/
• Netlog that Filip mentioned : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netlog

Places to visit in Ghent:

• Amigo : https://g.page/amigosareforever?share
• Dok Noord : https://goo.gl/maps/EPY4tsjUpPvneh5y8

You can also follow me and get in touch with me on Twitter : @alexkovax.

Chapters:00:00:00 #1: In Ghent, Marie and Filip tell me everything about tally.so00:00:05 Introduction to No-Code World Radio 00:00:40 Introduction and Setting the Stage in Ghent 00:01:43 Introductions and Roles in Tally 00:02:44 The Birth of Tally: From Hotspot to Travel Influencers 00:06:05 Turning Tally into a Side Project and Finding Interest 00:08:46 Uncertainty and fear amidst the pandemic 00:18:53 Exploring the idea of a comprehensive form builder 00:21:25 Simplifying the concept and launching the form builder 00:23:47 Tally's unique approach to storytelling with answer piping 00:33:38 Opening up the API for form creation and manipulation 00:36:57 Exploring a no-code solution for API-like functionality in forms 00:38:11 Next Steps: Customization and Personalization 00:48:13 The Rise of the No-Code Community in Ghent 00:51:29 Startups and Meetups in Ghent

In this episode, I tell you everything about this podcast and what I aim to do with it.

Resources :

Chapters :

0:00:06 Introduction to No Cut World Radio and podcast goals

0:01:20 Rules of the podcast: In-person interviews and focus on NoCode

0:02:23 Background of the host - Tech industry, programming, and NoCode discovery