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How I Founded Two No-Code Startups

Brent Liang · Bubble Blog Free Beginner

Liang built two startups on Bubble, one to $40k monthly revenue, shipping a full v1 in six days. He is candid that the learning curve flattens after about fifty hours, so you can weigh the real time cost, not just the money. A useful reality check on how much a non-technical founder can do alone.

  • A working v1 can go live in under a week on Bubble.
  • Expect roughly fifty hours to get comfortable before it feels fast.
  • Speed of iteration, not just cost, is the real no-code advantage.
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The question it answers

  1. Is no-code cheaper than hiring a developer?

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