No-Code, No Problem: The Field Guide to No-Code Applications With Lola Ojabowale [Ep. 92]

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For many years, an inability to code has held aspiring SaaS founders back from success. Now, no-code and low-code tools are lowering the barriers to entry for entrepreneurs looking to enter the software and tech industries. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But what exactly are no-code and low-code solutions?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Lola Ojabowale gives us a thorough overview of this exciting technology. Lola is the founder of Lunch Pail Labs, a full-service digital product studio that helps clients research, build, and maintain platforms and apps using no or low-code solutions. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lola provides a definition of what no-code and low-code actually refer to, and outlines the skills and experience entrepreneurs will need in order to use no-code tools. We discuss the various projects no-code can be used for and the limitations and downsides of choosing no-code over traditional coding solutions. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lola also explains why she is so passionate about economic equity, and how no-code applications help to further the pursuit of this goal. According to Lola,</span></p> <blockquote> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">“What’s so interesting about no-code and low-code is this “permissionlessness” that it enables. Even as a non-technical founder, you don’t have to have anybody’s say-so or permission. And that enables more folks to empower themselves and build solutions that are authentic to themselves.”</span></em></p> </blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you want to dive deeper into the world of no-code, listen carefully to this conversation as Lola shares a long list of tools, educational platforms, and communities that you can use to further your no-code journey.</span></p> <h3>Topics Discussed in This Episode:</h3> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lola shares insights into how she became involved with no-code platforms (03:58)