Episode
#33 - Pioneering The No-Code Movement
1:00:16
Published: Wed Jan 08 2020
Description
We're back with Season 3, brought you by Microsoft: The latest episode of My First Million, Shaan sits down with Vlad Magdalin (@callmevlad), Co-Founder & CEO of Webflow: a visual tool to build web apps. Vlad shares the several attempts in 6 years to get his no-code brainchild going. Persistence paid off as it quickly got to $20MM in revenue and raised a monster $72M Series A round led by Accel. He talks about the emotional rollercoaster of getting into Y-Combinator, the video that made him quit his high paying job immediately, kickstarter kicking him off their platform and the trick to get investors interested without changing anything. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Chapters
Webflow is disrupting the website builder space, with its advanced features and tools that allow users to automate tasks, keep track of contacts and deals in one place, and access data more easily.
00:00 - 02:13 (02:13)
Summary
Webflow is disrupting the website builder space, with its advanced features and tools that allow users to automate tasks, keep track of contacts and deals in one place, and access data more easily.
Episode#33 - Pioneering The No-Code Movement
PodcastMy First Million
The founder of Webflow, Vlad Magdalin, shares his journey of building a long-term successful company and how they recently raised a series A investment of 72 million dollars, which is 10 times more than the typical series A round.
02:13 - 05:46 (03:33)
Summary
The founder of Webflow, Vlad Magdalin, shares his journey of building a long-term successful company and how they recently raised a series A investment of 72 million dollars, which is 10 times more than the typical series A round.
Episode#33 - Pioneering The No-Code Movement
PodcastMy First Million
A founder reminisces about the heyday of startups in the Web 2.0 era and how he believed Weebly was winning even back then, despite the competition from Squarespace and others.
05:46 - 12:29 (06:42)
Summary
A founder reminisces about the heyday of startups in the Web 2.0 era and how he believed Weebly was winning even back then, despite the competition from Squarespace and others. He shares the story of how he was deeply in debt due to his investment in a domain but was determined to make it work.
Episode#33 - Pioneering The No-Code Movement
PodcastMy First Million
The concept of direct manipulation in designing interfaces questions why we do the work we do and leads to a shift in how we approach our work, as exemplified by the author's decision to leave their job in response.
12:29 - 15:53 (03:24)
Summary
The concept of direct manipulation in designing interfaces questions why we do the work we do and leads to a shift in how we approach our work, as exemplified by the author's decision to leave their job in response.
Episode#33 - Pioneering The No-Code Movement
PodcastMy First Million
The speaker reflects on their decision to start an entrepreneurial venture and their struggle with focusing on important tasks.
15:53 - 22:24 (06:30)
Summary
The speaker reflects on their decision to start an entrepreneurial venture and their struggle with focusing on important tasks. They eventually reach out to their brother for help with design and begin preparing to apply for funding from Kickstarter and Y Combinator.
Episode#33 - Pioneering The No-Code Movement
PodcastMy First Million
The speaker discusses financial struggles with debt and categorizing expenses, as well as recounting a nervous interview experience.
22:24 - 28:26 (06:02)
Summary
The speaker discusses financial struggles with debt and categorizing expenses, as well as recounting a nervous interview experience.
Episode#33 - Pioneering The No-Code Movement
PodcastMy First Million
The speaker expresses the anxiety and stress that comes with trying to raise funds and how they reached out to Paul Graham for help.
28:26 - 32:53 (04:26)
Summary
The speaker expresses the anxiety and stress that comes with trying to raise funds and how they reached out to Paul Graham for help. They also mention that they have to wait for a huge market on the website use case to lead to the app case.
Episode#33 - Pioneering The No-Code Movement
PodcastMy First Million
The speaker talks about how the demand for their product pulled them into market fit while building something amazing.
32:53 - 38:14 (05:20)
Summary
The speaker talks about how the demand for their product pulled them into market fit while building something amazing. They went from graduation past their initially limited platform to creating a CMS that eventually led to breaking even.
Episode#33 - Pioneering The No-Code Movement
PodcastMy First Million
The co-founder of Webflow discusses the pressure to ship a product and charge for it quickly in order to succeed in Y Combinator, and how taking a more measured pace and building a long-lasting legacy company is important for maintaining the company's culture, mission, and values.
38:14 - 43:27 (05:13)
Summary
The co-founder of Webflow discusses the pressure to ship a product and charge for it quickly in order to succeed in Y Combinator, and how taking a more measured pace and building a long-lasting legacy company is important for maintaining the company's culture, mission, and values.
Episode#33 - Pioneering The No-Code Movement
PodcastMy First Million
The founder of Webflow has shifted his priorities to focus on tasks with a 10x impact on his work, family or personal life, and has learned to say no to other things.
43:27 - 46:51 (03:23)
Summary
The founder of Webflow has shifted his priorities to focus on tasks with a 10x impact on his work, family or personal life, and has learned to say no to other things. He also discusses finding balance between high-adrenaline activities and being risk averse, especially with children.
Episode#33 - Pioneering The No-Code Movement
PodcastMy First Million
No code and visual software development is becoming more popular, with real products being built and companies created without the need for engineers.
46:51 - 53:19 (06:28)
Summary
No code and visual software development is becoming more popular, with real products being built and companies created without the need for engineers. A growing number of tools such as Zapier and IntegraMAT are allowing more people to build for the internet without barriers.
Episode#33 - Pioneering The No-Code Movement
PodcastMy First Million
The speaker shares how visual software development can help businesses better understand their customers and create solutions, while minimizing the need for technical backend knowledge.
53:19 - 58:58 (05:39)
Summary
The speaker shares how visual software development can help businesses better understand their customers and create solutions, while minimizing the need for technical backend knowledge. They also highlight examples of successful implementation of visual software development.
Episode#33 - Pioneering The No-Code Movement
PodcastMy First Million
The removal of barriers and abstraction of complex processes through technology can lead to magical outcomes in creative projects, much like how the evolution of the food industry has led to the convenience of on-demand meals.
58:58 - 1:00:05 (01:06)
Summary
The removal of barriers and abstraction of complex processes through technology can lead to magical outcomes in creative projects, much like how the evolution of the food industry has led to the convenience of on-demand meals.