Explore · The library
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.
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Video · 10 min video · Starting Up
Build an App from a Google Sheet with Glide!
Glide
- A guided, hands-on project if you want structure rather than a loose video. In about two hours you build a real Glide app from... Coursera Course · 2 hour guided project · Starting Up Build a mobile app with Google Sheets on Glide and no coding Coursera Project Network
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- The fastest possible start: copy a working app instead of building from zero. The library has directories, marketplaces,... Glide Template · Browse and copy · Starting Up No-code app templates from Glide Glide
- 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
- A direct debate between a no-code evangelist (Makerpad's Ben Tossell) and a founder who built and rebuilt in code (Gumroad's... Indie Hackers Podcast (#134) Podcast · ~90 min · Starting Up Code vs No-Code with Ben Tossell and Sahil Lavingia Courtland Allen
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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Video · ~45 min · Starting Up
Fast Database: cheat code for your Bubble app performance (interview with Petter Amlie)
Zeroqode and Petter Amlie
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Video · ~15 min · Starting Up
Pagination for Repeating Groups (Bubble tutorial)
YouTube
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Video · ~20 min · Starting Up
Recursive workflows in Bubble (how to loop through a list)
YouTube
- A short, plain explanation of when to reach for a backend workflow instead of doing work on the page. If the term still feels... Planet No Code Video · ~10 min · Starting Up Why use backend workflows for your Bubble app Planet No Code
- 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)
The hubs
Starting Up
Find an idea, validate it, build, and land your first customers.
GTM
Go-to-market, from breaking in to how the best teams do it.
D2C
Building a direct-to-consumer brand, India-first.
Wealth
Paying yourself, ESOPs, secondaries, and de-risking founder wealth.
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