Ben Tossell, Makerpad // No Code + Paid Learning Communities

Creator Lab - interviews with entrepreneurs and startup founders

Ben Tossell is the founder of Makerpad, the leading online community for No Code.

His company was recently acquired by Zapier, a $5bil+ tech company. Ben is also an educator + investor in the no code space.

In this conversation you'll learn about:

• what it was like to get acquired by Zapier
• developing the maker muscle by starting + launching projects
• what it takes to build a paid learning community + knowing when to monetize
• 80/20 of learning no code
• evolution of learning + membership models

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Timestamps:

• 0:00:00 - Snippet + What We Cover
• 0:01:12 - Sponsor Break
• 0:02:00 - Ben Intro + Time In China
• 0:06:21 - Getting Acquired By Zapier
• 0:13:06 - Before Makerpad - 50+ Projects
• 0:17:11 - Knowing When To Move On From Projects
• 0:21:26 - Role Of Fear
• 0:25:02 - Motivation, Parents + Buying A Yacht
• 0:29:20 - Zapier - Expectation vs Reality
• 0:33:02 - Working With Someone Who Built A $5bil Company (Wade)
• 0:36:00 - No Code + Paid Learning Communities
• 0:39:57 - Size Of Makerpad + 10k Community Success Stories
• 0:46:12 - Reforge + Membership Models
• 0:48:21 - Evolution Of Learning
• 0:50:44 - Shishir (Coda) + Unbundling
• 0:51:58 - Masterclass, Edutainment + Netflix
• 0:54:03 - Paid Products - Make You Money Or Save You Time
• 1:02:36 - Knowing When To Charge
• 1:04:16 - Other Projects Ben Considered
• 1:07:16 - Types of entrepreneurs
• 1:16:09 - 80/20 of growing Makerpad
• 1:19:06 - Paid Acquisition
• 1:19:44 - Hiring Good People
• 1:22:17 - Working In vs On The Business
• 1:25:09 - Starting In 2021 - What Would You Do Differently
• 1:26:05 - “Hope No Code Isn’t A Thing In 5yrs”
• 1:30:15 - 80/20 of learning no code
• 1:33:31 - What’s Missing In No Code

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