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India's no-code boom is ushering in a new wave of entrepreneurs

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Grounded Indian examples of people shipping useful products without engineers, including a Glide app built in two hours during the Covid crisis. It shows the pattern that matters: a sharp problem and the nearest tool that fits, not a long tool hunt. Encouraging if you are wondering whether this route really works in India.

  • Indian founders are shipping real products with no-code
  • A Covid resource app was built in Glide in two hours
  • Speed comes from a narrow problem, not the tool
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  1. Which no-code tool should I use to build my first product?

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