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by kodjima 2009 days ago
Hi HN,

I’m Nik. I built a site where you can hire a no-code developer to build an MVP for your startup at 1/10th of the cost.

The idea came from my work with outsourcing companies four years ago. I’ve tried ordering a few projects but they were always taking way more time and money than I could have ever imagined. Probably because incentives were screwed up and agencies make more money for sucking up to my project for longer.

At that time, no-code tools like Airtable, Webflow, and Bubble started showing up. I’ve played around with them but couldn't build anything sufficient because both tools and the community were weak. People were just making fun of us.

But earlier this year I’ve built a few projects for a friend of mine on Bubble and learned two things. First, there’s no need to build a fully-functioning product to validate a startup idea - a simple web app, marketplace, or mobile app with Glide is often enough (obvious, I know). And second, the tools got much better and now everybody is excited about no-code.

I put two and two together and fixed up a site where you can hire a no-code engineer for a flat monthly fee. I assume this will fix the agency problem and help people not waste months building stuff nobody wants.

Would love to hear what you guys think about the site.

P.s. Merry Christmas everyone!

Nik