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24 alternatives to 2 guys -- Learned to code in 3 months and built this
4 months ago sucked. Our technical co-founder quit after 6 months and we still had no product. My co-founder and I had been 'working' on our startup for 8 months. I say 'working' because as the "business people" - there wasn't a whole lot we could do except philosophize. We had gotten really awesome intros to some of the top VCs and entrepreneurs, but had nothing to show. And now we felt stranded. Had we wasted 8 months of our lives? Identity crisis? Check. So we did what any rational person would do - we ran to the mountains. Literally. In Boone, NC - we talked about why we started Knowit,…
Knowit is a platform for learning and sharing knowledge that helps people teach themselves new skills while earning credit for what they learn. Built by two non-technical founders who taught themselves to code in three… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. 2 guys -- Learned to code in 3 months and built this launched in 2012; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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#30DayStartup▲598Learn to build and launch your startup in 30 days, for free
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- 2WB
2013 · giveit100.com · its alternatives →
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From Idea to Launch in 40 Days, without knowing how to code.
2015 · 40daystartup.com · its alternatives →
- 4WI
2012 · evemi.com · its alternatives →
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Learning Loop▲378A peer-to-peer residency for the elite tech founders
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We Learn Code▲218A free eBook on learning how to code 💻
2019 · ebook.welearncode.com · its alternatives →
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CodeUpStart▲302Learn to code by building real apps from zero to launch
2016 · codeupstart.com · its alternatives →
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2024 · postmake.io · its alternatives →
- 9FO
HN, I've been mostly lurking, semi-active on HN for over 4 years. For most of that time, I've been working on my startup, Learndot. I have always wanted to do a "Show HN" post, but I never thought it was ready. We've now finally launched web signup and using a freemium business model. I feel I can now post and offer something to the community (a new app to try out) and hopefully get good quality feedback. Here's the site: http://www.learndot.com Would appreciate any or all thoughts: From pricing/positioning, to design/performance. The app is written in Sproutcore and backed by an API written…
2013 · learndot.com · its alternatives →
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Please check it out. I spent all of 2012 learning to code to launch what would eventually become Uncover. I'm super excited to announce that we're finally live. Here's a blog post I wrote on how we got there and a little story behind the startup: http://spencerfry.com/introducing-uncover
2013 · uncover.com · its alternatives →
- 11FP
A little background. For the last 1.5 years I lost what could be considered an embarrassing amount of money hiring other people to work on a project that I thought had potential, I got some important people involved, had some great coders, but couldn't launch. The failure was depressing, rejection by YC didn't help.. I had to take a job, I didn't enjoy and I had a girlfriend who stood by me despite going into debt. But bouncing back over the last 45 days I've taught myself Rails some Jquery, and Javascript and built this www.hangout.io. It's empowering to build something myself because I'm…
2011 · its alternatives →
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How I built, marketed, and sold a side-project in 3 months
2020 · nscode.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
- 13IM
I am a non-hacker "idea guy" with zero discernible talent. Like most, the story starts with me doing things the hard way. I dreamt of a tool that would save me countless hours. Like most of my ideas, it was supposed to die in a couple of hours, but this one had some legs.... "If I needed this, surely others did too" kept looping in my head. Could I get this built? Could I build it myself? Nah...too lazy to learn how, but before I did anything, I had to promise myself one thing: No more ideas! If ideas were sit-ups, I would have a six pack instead of this tire. It was a constant mental…
2012 · readwriteweb.com · its alternatives →
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Personalised playbooks and P2P learning for founders
2023 · its alternatives →
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Enlight Cohorts▲126Learn web development in two weeks by building projects
2020 · enlight.nyc · its alternatives →
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Learn to build and launch startups with no-code
2022 · ideatomvp.softr.app · its alternatives →
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Roast (+fix) your startup idea in 3mins before wasting 3mths
2025 · dontbuildthis.com · its alternatives →
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How a developer knew 0 about business but became a success
2015 · mixergy.com · its alternatives →
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Know what to build next without all the guesswork
2016 · baremetrics.com · its alternatives →
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FoundersWall▲35I used to be just a blogger. Now I build internet products, still without code, using AI, design, and taste. I was building in public on X for last 2 months. And honestly, I got tired of how it became performative and started to feel fake. I shipped 2 products. Both failed to get any real traction. I kept sneaking into popular builders’ profiles, hoping to learn how they do it. One thing I kept seeing everywhere, product launch directories. I thought here is the scope. So I started building one. Same UI like the rest. Nothing special. Suddenly one day when it was half built, I realized…
2025 · founderswall.com · its alternatives →
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The only shortcut David's learned after 5 startups? Learning
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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