Built the app in 2 weeks 👉 Raised $3m

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Here’s what we got for you today:

• How this YouTuber built and launched his startup in under 2 weeks with No-code and got a $3m funding

• Biggest news in No-code this week: Bubble’s game changing new update

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How Airrack (14m+ subscribers) launched his new startup with No-code in under 2 weeks!

Get ready for an amazing founder story that'll leave you inspired and craving more.

Today, we're diving headfirst into Airrack's incredible journey of launching his startup with the power of no-code.

Ready?

Let’s get straight into it!

Now, if you're not familiar with Airrack, let me fill you in. Eric Decker, better known as "Airrack," is one of YouTube's fastest-growing personalities. With a whopping 14 million subscribers, he's captivated audiences with his unique and engaging videos. But guess what? Airrack had a clever startup idea. He wanted to spread his passion and inspire like-minded individuals.

In 2021, Airrack's manager reached out to a no-code development firm with an ambitious request: build a web app that could unite the creator community and fast-track growth.

The catch?

Airrack wanted it done in just two weeks. Talk about a challenge!

With countless hours of designing, prototyping, and iterating, Creator Now was born. This no-code gem is a cohort-based creator accelerator that guides, educates, and motivates like-minded creators to thrive in their online communities. Picture a platform that partners with the top creators in the world, dishing out world-class learning experiences to help you skyrocket your growth.

The features?

Dashboard:

The main dashboard allows creators to get a full view of their upcoming challenges, their stats, and their team. Users have the power to create content that drives coins, badges, and recognition all from one central dashboard.

Leaderboard & Stats:

Gamification and recognition are central to the Creator Now platform. The leaderboard shows a high level view of the creators stats to encourage them to make great content and grow their channels fast.

Weekly challenges:

Weekly challenges push content creators to create great content with the potential to go viral. Users are given a task and limited timeline to create different captivating videos each week, allowing them to grow and learn each week.

The Creator Now product, built with no-code, is an engaging platform with impressive features and a very unique design (it’s so good).

The no-code arsenal they might’ve used

Webflow was used to craft the sleek landing page and UI elements.

Bubble to create a dynamic interface for stats and challenges.

Softr to integrate with Airtable for real time data display for the leaderboard.

Typeform &  Zapier to orchestrate the weekly challenges.

Post-launch

Since launching their product, Creator Now has established itself in niche communities in over 50 countries. It hosts some of the world's biggest creators and continues to build up new creators. Creator Now went on to raise a venture round of funding and is thriving with a growing team and community.

From building their MVP in 2 weeks to raising $3m+ in venture capital.

All thanks to the power of no-code.

The biggest news in No-code this week:

Big news for Bubble users!

Bubble is set to revolutionize the way we build software. With a promise of sleeker, faster, and more scalable apps, the future looks incredibly bright.

Here's what's rolling out:

• Performance: Ongoing improvements for faster database and page loads, enabling greater app speed and scalability.

• Backend Development: A shift to a more modular backend workflow, simplifying development and reducing project timelines.

• AI Design Tool: An AI tool arriving in early 2024 to instantly generate layouts from text prompts, streamlining design processes.

• Native Mobile App Capability: Starting mid-2024, Bubble will support the creation of native mobile apps for both iOS and Android platforms.

Tldr; We can build even better software, even faster, even better looking, and will have the option of your App being in the Apple App store and on Google Play from next year.

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