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Every resource founders actually use, in one library.

The essays, videos, podcasts, books and tools behind every answer across eChai's hubs, from starting up to go-to-market, D2C, founder money and AI, each with a note on why it is here.

What founders use most, ranked by how many answers lean on it.

  1. A hands-on lesson that walks you through actually building your first Airtable base, not just explaining the concept. It is the... NoCode.tech Article · Starting Up No-Code Lesson: How to Create a Database with Airtable NoCode.tech
  2. A survey of the main builders so you choose the right tool before you sink time into one. It is candid that Bubble suits full... Bubble Blog Article · Starting Up 9 Best No-Code App Builders (Web and Native Mobile) Bubble
  3. A direct comparison of the two most common starting points, one flexible and one opinionated. Softr removes blank-canvas... Bubble Blog Article · Starting Up Bubble vs Softr: Which Is the Best No-Code Platform? Bubble
  4. A plain walkthrough of turning a spreadsheet into an app, including the part most tutorials skip: cleaning your data first. It... Glide Blog Article · 10 min read · Starting Up How to make a Google Sheets app with no code Glide
  5. A real build diary from a non-technical maker who shipped a public app (a hiking-trail directory) on top of a multi-tab Google... benlcollins.com Article · 15 min read · Starting Up How I built a Glide app and turned my Google Sheet into a no-code app Alexis Grant
  6. Walks through the client-portal pattern specifically: sign-in pages, gated data, and per-client visibility on top of an... Softr Article · 8 min read · Starting Up Build an Airtable client portal without code Softr
  7. Helps you choose between the tools instead of just accepting the first one. It lays out when Glide fits (mobile, spreadsheet... No Code MBA Article · 12 min read · Starting Up The 3 best no-code app builders for beginners No Code MBA
  8. Proof that a non-technical maker can build something people pay for entirely inside Airtable. Olive, a web designer, shipped a... Indie Hackers Article · 10 min read · Starting Up An app with 52 paying users made with Airtable Indie Hackers
  9. A step up in ambition: a recurring-revenue business running on the Airtable ecosystem. It shows how far the... Indie Hackers Article · 10 min read · Starting Up This founder built an $8,600 MRR business on Airtable Indie Hackers
  10. A concrete build of an internal ops app on top of a Google Sheet with Glide, walking through the data, user roles, and... boldtech.dev Article · 20 min read · Starting Up Glide Basics: Build an app to manage your Google Sheets data boldtech.dev
  11. A quick read on where this category is heading, so your tool choice ages well. It covers Softr moving past Airtable to more... TechCrunch Article · 6 min read · Starting Up No-code app builder Softr expands beyond Airtable databases TechCrunch
  12. An India-focused primer on assembling an MVP from no-code parts, with the spreadsheet as the data layer. It connects the pieces... Startup Bricks Article · 12 min read · Starting Up How to build an MVP without writing a single line of code Startup Bricks
  13. Liang built two startups on Bubble, one to $40k monthly revenue, shipping a full v1 in six days. He is candid that the learning... Bubble Blog Article · Starting Up How I Founded Two No-Code Startups Brent Liang
  14. A product coach lays out three honest paths (no-code, some code, more code) and when each fits. It gives you a simple test:... Founders Factory Article · Starting Up To Code or not to Code: Advice on building your MVP Valenice Balace
  15. A sharp, contrarian read that keeps you honest about what a landing page test can and cannot prove. Hillman argues a fake... Stacking the Bricks Essay · ~12 min read · Starting Up Validation is backwards Alex Hillman
  16. This is the single most complete reference on why Bubble apps slow down and how to fix it, written by the person most founders... Amlie Solutions Book · book · Starting Up The Ultimate Guide to Bubble Performance Petter Amlie
  17. Anything batch like, bulk updates, recalculations, imports, belongs on the server, not in a page the user is staring at. This... Bubble Docs Article · 12 min read · Starting Up Optimizing backend workflows Bubble
  18. Slowness and cost come from the same root: work your app does that it did not need to. This explains how Bubble measures that... Bubble Docs Article · 10 min read · Starting Up The workload calculation Bubble
  19. A free, focused shortlist of the highest leverage fixes from the author of the definitive performance book. If you cannot buy... Amlie Solutions Article · 15 min read · Starting Up 6 useful tips to improve performance in Bubble Petter Amlie
  20. Repeating groups are where most Bubble apps quietly go wrong, especially when each cell runs its own search. This walks through... Amlie Solutions Article · 20 min read · Starting Up How to use Repeating Groups in Bubble Petter Amlie
  21. A clear, example driven intro to what backend workflows are and the jobs they are built for, from bulk edits to scheduled... Amlie Solutions Article · 15 min read · Starting Up 5 ways to use Backend Workflows in Bubble Petter Amlie
  22. Airdev is one of the largest Bubble agencies, and this is their production checklist for keeping apps fast. It reads like a... Airdev Article · 15 min read · Starting Up Optimize for speed (Bubble Development Best Practices) Airdev
  23. Workload and speed problems share a cause: work your app repeats needlessly. This lays out the cache once and reuse pattern (do... Minimum Code Article · 15 min read · Starting Up How to optimize Workload Units in your Bubble app Tom (Minimum Code)
  24. A hands on walkthrough of the query mistakes that slow Bubble down, from client side filtering to nested searches, with the... RapidDev Article · 15 min read · Starting Up Optimize Database Queries in Bubble RapidDev

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