Low Code Founders: Recent Episodes
Sarah Berger
This podcast gives a view behind the scenes of founding a company with low code. We will show how to bootstrap your company and start your idea right away. You will be inspired by the success stories of proven start-ups which are built with low code technology. Additionally, we talk about different tools which can be used to develop your product without a CTO. More information can be found on www.lowcode-founders.com
This episode is especially interesting for all medium-sized companies and enterprises. We will talk about low-code for business applications and citizen developer.
Who could be a better guest for this topic than Mike Liewehr? He is the founder and CEO of the company Build.One. Build.One provides a low-code platform especially for more complex business application with a set of unique requirements. Everyone who knows Franks Thelen has heard of Build.One for sure.
Low-Code can not only accelerate software projects and digitalization initiatives. It also gives you an opportunity to involve the subject-matter experts in the process of the software development and process automation. They can become citizen developers without knowing how to code.
Learn more about Build.One: https://build.one
Learn more about citizen developer: https://www.biberei.de/en/wie-koennen-citizen-developer-bei-der-digitalisierung-helfen/
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In this episode, we are talking about two important topics. Of course, we talk about low-code and no-code, but also we talk about financial planning and starting a FinTech.
I'm happy to have Alexa with me here today. She founded a company called Uplyft which helps especially women to get their private financial planning in order. Just a couple of weeks ago, the first version of their App launched. The app was developed (of course) with the no-code platform Glide.
Even though Alexa had a very successful position in her former career, she was driven by her vision to help women to get their financial planning right.
Sign up for the beta version: https://www.uplyvt.de/
If you have feedback or ideas on which topics need to be covered at this podcast - you are more than welcome to get in touch with me.
You can find more information on www.lowcode-founders.com, or you can drop me a message at sarah@biberei.de
Enjoy and keep on building new digital products.
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In this episode, I had the chance to have a chat with Kristen and Sophie from the company Highliner Technology.
Both had the idea of developing a software product which helps their clients to stay focus and organized in a chaotic world.
Sophie had no experience with software development but started the challenge of developing their own with the Bubble low-code platform. She will explain their challenges and how an organized boot camp helped her enormously.
Make sure to sign the beta group for their app Task Inc. and support them.
https://focusinc.co.uk/
My book recommendation mentioned in this episode "Deep Work":
Amazon Deep Work
If you have feedback or ideas on which topics need to be covered at this podcast - you are more than welcome to get in touch with me.
You can find more information on www.lowcode-founders.com, or you can drop me a message at sarah@biberei.de
Enjoy and keep on building new digital products.
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In this episode, we are talking about the top myths about low-code and no-code platforms. I have the pleasure to talk with Jesus Vargas who is running the lowcode.agency. As we both are running a low-code agency we will share experiences and also myths we often hear.
Additional resources mentioned in this podcast
Glide
Bubble.io
Lowcode.agency
Bubble Agency - Biberei
If you have feedback or ideas on which topics need to be covered at this podcast - you are more than welcome to get in touch with me.
You can find more information on www.lowcode-founders.com, or you can drop me a message at sarah@biberei.de
Enjoy and keep on building new digital products.
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In this episode, we cover two very fascinating topics. We will have a look behind the curtains of starting a low code platform company. Mustafa from Code2.io shares the vision of the company as well as how he came up with the idea of funding the company. But not only that, furthermore we will take a deep dive into how mini SaaS (Software as a Service) businesses are an ideal case to be developed with low code.
Additional resources mentioned in this podcast
Code2.io - a no-code platform
Gartner Research
Blog article about mini SaaS
If you have feedback or ideas on which topics need to be covered at this podcast - you are more than welcome to get in touch with me.
You can find more information on www.lowcode-founders.com, or you can drop me a message at sarah@biberei.de
Enjoy and keep on building new digital products.
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This episode brought me a lot of joy. At this time I'm interviewing David Rosenberg who is the founder of Budget Referee. He is building the first MVP version of its application within bubble.io. As I'm a big fan of bubble and of personal finance, I was very delighted to have a chance to speak with him.
We will cover the challenges of developing a digital product with no software development background and how low-code enabled him to start his journey.
Enjoy this episode and learn not only how to develop a digital product with low code but also how to start getting the first users on board.
If you have feedback or ideas on which topics need to be covered at this podcast - you are more than welcome to get in touch with me.
You can find more information on www.lowcode-founders.com, or you can drop me a message at sarah@biberei.de
Enjoy and keep on building new digital products.
Sarah
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This episode is slightly different from the others. This time we are also talking about low code and give a concrete example of an MVP that was built with low code.
But we are also touching on an even more important topic. Low Code is only the tool for you to start your business.
What is far more important is that you keep an eye on yourself physically and mentally. Social media as an example can give us a strange view on how start-ups or entrepreneurs should be like. Mostly without sleep, proper food, time for health and a lot of caffeine.
Does it really have to be like that? Does it really have to feel that hard?
In this episode we will discuss whether they can be other ways to build a long-lasting successful business that brings you joy.
Ways to contact Johanna:https://instagram.com/johannarenoth
https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannarenoth/www.johannarenoth.com
Book recommendations:https://www.amazon.de/Bullshit-Jobs-Rise-Pointless-About/dp/0141983477/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=bullshit+jobs&qid=1633339482&sr=8-1
If you have feedback or ideas on which topics need to be covered at this podcast - you are more than welcome to get in touch with me.
You can find more information on www.lowcode-founders.com, or you can drop me a message at sarah@biberei.de
Enjoy and keep on building new digital products.
Sarah
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In this episode, we are talking with Mona und Rinu from Optimo. They are currently developing a first MVP with low code to gather customer feedback in a short amount of time.
We are talking about the possibilities of low code for your MVP development and how accelerator programs can help you.
Links mentioned in the episode:
https://tryoptimo.eu/
https://www.sibb.de/
If you have feedback or ideas on which topics need to be covered at this podcast - you are more than welcome to get in touch with me.
You can find more information on www.lowcode-founders.com, or you can drop me a message at sarah@biberei.de
Enjoy and keep on building new digital products.
Sarah
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In this episode, we are talking with Roland from SIB Visions about typical low code use cases for medium-sized companies. Roland is the founder of a low code platform, Vision X. He is in the industry for a quite a whole and used low code when no one knew this term.
We are talking about the reasons why low code is still not used in every company. On top of that, we are discussing several use cases for the Mittelstand.
Links mentioned in the shownotes:https://www.sibvisions.com/
Software is eating the world
If you have feedback or ideas on which topics need to be covered at this podcast - you are more than welcome to get in touch with me.
You can find more information on www.lowcode-founders.com, or you can drop me a message at sarah@biberei.de
Enjoy and keep on building new digital products.
Sarah
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In this episode, we are welcoming Nico. He is a product owner of a software system calling Intro.Chat. We are talking about a new way of working, the daily challenges of being a product owner, and how low code can be beneficial for product owners.
A lot of topics were covered in this episode. One thing is for sure, this wasn't the last episode about those interesting topics.
Shownotes from the episode:
Intro.chat
Episode with Sandro (also from Pirate Builders)
If you have feedback or ideas on which topics need to be covered at this podcast - you are more than welcome to get in touch with me.
You can find more information on www.lowcode-founders.com, or you can drop me a message at sarah@biberei.de
Enjoy and keep on building new digital products.
Sarah
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In this episode, we will talk with Melanie from Callstr about how to make video calls much easier. Callstr is a solution that enables you to implement your own video calls on your website or software application.
We will cover many practical experiences and handy tips on how to combine Callstr with low code.
Besides that, we are also talking about the struggles of funding a GmbH in Germany and what Melanie would do if she would be the chancellor of Germany.
This episode is full of examples and insights for everyone working in small and medium-sized companies.
Check out Callstr now and explore it yourself ;)
The accelerator program, which supports Callstr: https://www.startup-harbour.com/
If you have feedback or ideas on which topics need to be covered at this podcast - you are more than welcome to get in touch with me.
You can find more information on www.lowcode-founders.com, or you can drop me a message at sarah@biberei.de
Enjoy and keep on building new digital products.
Sarah
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In this episode, we are talking about a very important topic - renewable energy. Charlotte is the CO-Founder of variate.energy. Her start-up is developing a risk assessment service that helps companies to calculate the business risk associated with types of renewables energy based on its location.
They are two very interesting aspects about their solution. First, the service can help companies to overcome the hurdle of finding the right renewable energy resource and location. The second is that they built the service with a combination of low code and programming. It is a perfect example that your horizon is expanded once you combine low code with programming.
We also talk about how an acceleration program can start-ups getting off the ground and which acceleration programs variate.energy is attending.
If you want to know more about how to combine low code with programming, you can find multiple resources here:
https://www.biberei.de/integrate-bubble-with-aws-amplify/
https://www.biberei.de/low-code-with-aws/
https://www.biberei.de/risikoanalysen-aus-der-cloud-webanwendung-von-variate-energy/
Charlotte is using the following low code tools:
Bubble.io
Variate.energy participates in the following acceleration programs:
https://accelerator.copernicus.eu/
https://www.wista.de/gruenderwerkstatt/
One book recommendation I mentioned during the podcast:
Bill Gates - How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
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In this episode, we are talking with Sebastian about iPaas, process automation and cloud automation. Sebastian started his company, We Make Future just a couple of years ago and grow organically over the last years. With his company, he really wants to help companies to rid of manual and inefficient processes.
This episode also highlights the ups and downs of being an entrepreneur and why the German market is sometimes far behind when it comes to digitalization and automation.
Sebastian is using the following low code tools:
- Zapier
- AirTable
- Webflow
- Integromat
Links for WeMakeFuture:
https://www.wemakefuture.com/
If you have feedback or ideas on which topics need to be covered at this podcast - you are more than welcome to get in touch with me.
You can find more information on www.lowcode-founders.com, or you can drop me a message at sarah@biberei.de
Enjoy and keep on building new digital products.
Sarah
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If you think about menopause, you won't think about a young girl in their twenties starting a company with a goal to help women in menopause. This is exactly what Janna does with her company femfeel. Together with the help of many experts, the company developed an individual digital program that can help women in their menopause.
This goes far beyond just providing online courses, videos, or general tips. The uniqueness of their value proposition is that everything is individualized to the specific needs of the users.
I'm still overwhelmed by the internal motivation and power Janna has for her company. It is one thing to start a company besides your Master Studies, it's another thing to start a company about a topic that is still taboo in Germany.
Being a non-tech person, Janna used low code to start their journey and developed their own web application. They are still using it and already started a beta phase and inviting test users.
I'm pretty sure we will hear much more about feemfeel in the future.
Janna is using the following low code tools:
- Zapier
- AirTable
- Webflow
- Memberstack
Links for femfeel:
https://www.femeel.de
If you have feedback or ideas on which topics need to be covered at this podcast - you are more than welcome to get in touch with me.
You can find more information on www.lowcode-founders.com, or you can drop me a message at sarah@biberei.de
Enjoy and keep on building new digital products.
Sarah
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A digital product is a possibility to scale your solution. This episode shows that scalability is not only for the sake of revenue or profit. It also gives you the possibility to help more people in their daily life.
“No pain should be told to be accepted” - I see many start-ups and ideas, but only a few of them are solving physical pain issues. Hayv is one of them.
Marius builds data-driven technology to make neurocentric training more accessible to a wide audience in order to improve long-term performance and resilience in physical movement. Neurocentric training is the key to solve these movement limitations, and Hayv has a mission to democratize this treatment by providing options to automatically build your individual neurocentric toolkit.
Anyone has this small nudge here and there. Or some movement that is limited. Or something they want to improve on. Even professional athletes. Neurocentric Training is the key to long-term performance and resilience. However, it is only accessible to a fraction of people.
It is an exceptional story about a unique solution that can solve a problem which thousands of people have.
Marius is using the following low code tools:
- Zapier
- Integromat
- AirTable
- Webflow
Links for Hayv:
https://www.hayv.io/
If you have feedback or ideas on which topics need to be covered at this podcast - you are more than welcome to get in touch with me.
You can find more information on www.lowcode-founders.com, or you can drop me a message at sarah@biberei.de
Enjoy and keep on building new digital products.
Sarah
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In this episode, we learn from Jan how he solved an actual business problem with the help of low code. The initial problem was how to find a potential podcast guest. Being a podcast host myself I can really feel this pain as I’m always looking for new guests who should share their stories and give practical advice.
HalloPodcaster is a very good example of solving a pretty obvious problem. How to connect Podcast Hosts and interview guests efficiently?
With a very lean concept, they started to bring their concept of HalloPodcaster into life. At the beginning, there was no advanced software development - just a pure website with simple contact formulas to validate the first hypothesis. While both (Jan and Anika) already had their main business they started this journey together as a side business to see whether there is business potential.
Jan was able to build the HalloPodcaster application with low code completely by himself. Just with the help of YouTube videos and forums.
Jan is using the following low code tools:
- Zapier
- Integromat
- AirTable
- Jetboost
- Webflow
- Memberstack
Links for HalloPodcaster and Jan's Portfolio:
https://www.hallopodcaster.de/
https://www.tomorrowweb.com/
If you have feedback or ideas on which topics need to be covered at this podcast - you are more than welcome to get in touch with me.
You can find more information on www.lowcode-founders.com, or you can drop me a message at sarah@biberei.de
Enjoy and keep on building new digital products.
Sarah
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This vision of Lilith and her company VisualMakers is to enable everyone to build software. I couldn't agree more on that, as this was exactly the same vision I had in my mind when building my own company.
In this episode, we cover some very interesting aspects of low code, which are not technical. We are talking about the effects low code has on your team or organization. How does a team change if now everyone is able to develop prototypes and test their own ideas? We are talking about how low code can have positive effects on a failure culture within your organization, and how even creativity can be increased by low code.
I think Lilith and her story about funding her company is a role model and should get more public attraction. It is a perfect example that you can start a company with a CO-Founder which you don't know for a long time and is not even in your own city.
Lilith is using the following tools (her favorite ones):
- Zapier
- Integromat
Read the article on whether low code makes software developers obsolete (German only).
If you have feedback or ideas on which topics need to be covered at this podcast - you are more than welcome to get in touch with me.
You can find more information on www.lowcode-founders.com, or you can drop me a message at sarah@biberei.de
Enjoy and keep on building new digital products.
Sarah
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In this episode, I had the pleasure to talk with Matt Bourn. He is the owner of the company fivexfive. He is an absolute expert when it comes to business automation and process optimization with low code tools. In this episode, Matt gives very concrete use cases when business automation makes sense and how a company should start automating its business. In addition to that, we were talking about the required change management. When it comes to business automation, there is not only a technical perspective. The more crucial is how to involve the people affected by these changes. Matt is sharing his very helpful experiences on that.
On top of that, we talked about the fear of selling your own services and make yourself vulnerable. Especially when you just started your own company and have no selling experience in your previous career.
Matt is using the following low code tools:
- Zapier
- Airtable
- Parabola
Documint.me
He is a big fan of the company Documint.me. Maybe we will have the owner in of our episodes in the future ;)
This episode is for everyone who thinks about automating their own business processes. It is not only on a technical level, mostly on a strategical one. This episode is also interesting for everyone who started their own business and struggles with the selling processes.
If you have feedback or ideas on which topics need to be covered at this podcast - you are more than welcome to get in touch with me.
You can find more information on www.lowcode-founders.com, or you can drop me a message at sarah@biberei.de
Enjoy and keep on building new digital products.
Sarah
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In this episode, we will cover the advantages of low code for medium-sized companies. Especially in Germany, the Mittelstand companies or Hidden Champions have a very huge economical relevance.
Therefore, it is even more important to use the given technologies to further strengthen the business model. Low Code can help here in various ways. Either to improve internal processes and gain productivity. Other than that, the Mittelstand can use low code to develop new products and open up new business opportunities.
Can is using the following low code tools:
- Wordpress
- E-flow
- Bubble.io
Can is an absolute expert in this field. He just recently founded his own company, 360 digital transformation. You can find much information about his company and upcoming webinars on his page: https://360dt.de/ On top of that you can find Can on LinkedIn and Youtube.
He also recently wrote an interesting article about the future of low code.
To improve the overall entrepreneurial spirit and its failure attitude, he organizes Fuck Up nights where knowledge can be shared and learnings gathered.
This episode is highly recommended for everyone working in medium-sized companies and want to learn more about the usage of low code.
If you have feedback or ideas which topics need to be covered at this podcast - you are more than welcome to get in touch with me.
You can find more information on www.lowcode-founders.com, or you can drop me a message at sarah@biberei.de
Enjoy and keep on building new digital products.
Sarah
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When I first met Sandro, I was completely impressed by his attitude. Sandro is studying Business Administration and is working as an entrepreneur in residence. He is managing the product Start-up job list. He gets much support from the company Pirate where he got his first insights into the start-up world.
Sandro is using the following low code tools:
- Zapier
- Wordpress
- Airtable
- Fastbill
- Mailchimp
This episode is for everyone who likes to get more experience about entrepreneurship but can't afford to start a company from stretch.
We also talk a lot about the German start-up culture in general. What do we really need to change to have more of an entrepreneurial mindset? Where can universities support at the very beginning and what else can we do.
If you have feedback or ideas which topics need to be covered at this podcast - you are more than welcome to get in touch with me.
You can find more information on www.lowcode-founders.com, or you can drop me a message at sarah@biberei.de
Enjoy and keep on building new digital products.
Sarah
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Welcome to the first episode of the low code founders podcast!
This podcast is all about entrepreneurship, digital products, digital business models, and of course low code. I will give you the motivation to start your business without having a CTO.
You will learn from entrepreneurs who started their own businesses using low code technologies. Furthermore, in every episode, we will look behind the scenes of being an entrepreneur and its daily struggles.
You will hear a lot of low code examples and potential business ideas.
This first episode is about my personal story, the funding of the Biberei, and the goals of this podcast.
If you have feedback or ideas about which topics need to be covered at this podcast, you are more than welcome to touch with me.
You can find more information on www.lowcode-founders.com, or you can drop me a message at sarah@biberei.de
Enjoy and keep on building new digital products.
Sarah
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