Podcast Episodes

Building Better Legal with NoCode Podcast

 

Summary

Chad, the founder of Better Legal, shares his journey from traditional development to no-code and the success of his online SaaS legal company. He started with no-code tools like Webmerge, Typeform, Asana, and Zapier to build a business formation company. As the business grew, he transitioned to custom development and eventually discovered Bubble, which allowed him to replicate his custom code in a fraction of the time. Today, Better Legal has over 17,000 users, forms over 16,000 businesses, and generates over $2 million in revenue. Chad's advice to non-technical founders is to find a problem that frustrates them and leverage no-code and AI tools to build a solution.

 

Takeaways

 

• No-code tools like Bubble can be a game-changer for non-technical founders, allowing them to build and scale software businesses without extensive coding knowledge.
• Identify a problem that frustrates you personally and use that as the motivation to build a solution.
  • • Leverage the power of AI to automate and streamline processes, such as converting videos to written content or creating chatbots for customer support.
  • • Transparency and sharing knowledge within the no-code community can be incredibly valuable and inspiring for others.


Chapters


00:00
Introduction and Background

07:03
Transitioning from Traditional Development to No-Code

14:55
The Power of Bubble: Replicating Custom Code

Companies:


  • Dell Computers

  • Chad’s first job out of college, where he worked in sales.

    Better Legal

  • Chad’s company that provides online legal services, which transitioned from traditional development to NoCode solutions.

    Squarespace

  • Mentioned as an example of a website builder Chad initially tried to emulate.

    Uber Eats

  • Chad developed a similar service for food trucks before focusing on Better Legal.

    NewEgg.com
    Where Chad purchased parts for his server setup in the early days of his business.

    Salesforce

  • Used by Better Legal for customer management before transitioning to Bubble.io.

    Bubble.io

  • NoCode platform used by Chad to rebuild Better Legal’s infrastructure.

    Facebook group

  • For initial connection

    Twilio

  • Mentioned in the context of early work experience


 

 

Frameworks and Strategies Summary

 

NoCode Development
Description: Utilizing platforms and tools that allow the creation of applications without needing to write traditional code. NoCode solutions were pivotal for Chad in developing and scaling Better Legal.
Resources: Bubble.io,  Zapier,  Webmerge

Iterative Development and Scaling
Description: Building initial versions with available tools and iteratively improving them based on feedback and needs. Chad discussed starting with basic NoCode tools and scaling up as requirements grew.
Resources: Bubble.io

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Description: Managing interactions with current and potential customers using data-driven strategies. Better Legal initially used Salesforce for CRM before moving to a NoCode solution.
Resources: Salesforce

Project Management Tools
Description: Tools like Asana and later Salesforce were used by Better Legal to manage projects and workflows before integrating custom solutions.
Resources: Asana

Third-Party Integrations
Description: Using services like Twilio for communications and Stripe for payments, integrated into Better Legal’s NoCode infrastructure.
Resources:  Twilio, Stripe

Transition from Traditional Development to NoCode
Description: Chad’s journey from traditional software development (including physical servers and custom code) to leveraging NoCode platforms for greater efficiency and scalability.
Resources:  AWS (traditional hosting), Heroku (platform-as-a-service)

Leveraging AI for Efficiency
Description: Using AI to automate processes and improve efficiency, such as generating written content from video instructions.
Resources: OpenAI