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Launch Your Startup Without Code – Build an App in 1 Day (Udemy.com)

Build an app and launch your online business in no time using Figma, Adalo, Zapier, and Airtable

4.4
161 reviews

Created by: Sebastian Hoffmann

Last updated December 2021

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This is a short tour of no-code tools for getting a startup idea in front of real users. Sebastian Hoffmann, a product leader who has founded online businesses, walks through validating an idea, sketching in Figma, building in Adalo, taking payments with Stripe and wiring things together with Zapier. It runs 2.1 hours across 47 lectures, and the build section is the biggest chunk at about an hour. The audience list is wide, but it really suits non-technical founders and product people who want a first working version.

Reviewers like the pace. They call it straight to the point, practical and easy to follow, and one non-technical founder says it let them build an MVP for a fraction of the cost of hiring someone. The complaints are specific, though. One reviewer says some sections are light, pointing at a Mailchimp lecture that only shows how to sign up. Another wanted reference material for details like app logo size. A 2025 one-star review calls the course old and says it needs an update.

The last update was December 2021, and that 2025 reviewer wants the course removed for being out of date, so check that the tools still look the way the lectures show them. Still, 137 of 161 ratings are four or five stars. Treat it as a quick overview that helps with picking tools and getting a prototype going, not a full build course. If you want depth, plan on each tool's own documentation next.

Best forNon-technical founders who want a quick, practical map of no-code tools for building and testing an MVP.
Skip it ifYou want up-to-date screens or real depth on any single tool, not a fast first pass across many.

Pros

  • Short enough to finish in an evening, at 2.1 hours over 47 lectures
  • Reviewers call it practical and straight to the point, like following a recipe
  • Covers the whole chain: validation, Figma design, Adalo build, Stripe payments, Zapier automation
  • One non-technical founder says they built an MVP for far less than hiring a developer

Cons

  • Last updated December 2021, and a 2025 reviewer calls it outdated
  • Some lectures are thin, such as a Mailchimp one that only covers signing up
  • Reviewers want reference material and concrete examples for publishing to the app stores
Brilliant course. Straight to the point and very practical. As a non-technical founder, I have been able to build an MVP for a fraction of the cost of hiring or outsourcing....couldn't have asked for anything better.
Njabulo Skhosana, a student

Beginner level with no prerequisites, so it fits non-coders, though the course was last updated in 2021.

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What you will learn

  • Quickly validate your business or product idea by building an MVP
  • Build and launch a website and mobile apps for iOS and Android with Adalo
  • Design mockups and clickable prototypes with Figma
  • Gather customer feedback before and after your launch to inform your product strategy
  • Build beautiful landing pages in 1 hour using Carrd
  • Set up automated email marketing campaigns with Zapier, Mailchimp and Gmail
  • Get paid by integrating payments into your app with Stripe
  • Set up a lightweight CRM system with Airtable
  • Learn how to use the latest no code tools

Course content

7 sections · 47 lectures · 2.1 hours of video 7 articles

  1. 1Introduction 3 free previews3 lectures · 6 min
  2. 2Bringing Your Idea to Life 1 free preview3 lectures · 6 min
  3. 3Testing Your Idea With Potential Customers 1 free preview7 lectures · 15 min
  4. 4Designing Your App 2 free previews8 lectures · 17 min
  5. 5Building Your App 1 free preview15 lectures · 57 min
  6. 6Connecting & Automating Workflows 1 free preview6 lectures · 16 min
  7. 7Launching Your App 1 free preview5 lectures · 8 min

Who it is for

The instructor says it suits

  • Anyone who wants to quickly test ideas with an MVP
  • Entrepreneurs who want to launch an online business
  • Small business owner who want to create a mobile and web app for their business
  • UX designers, researchers and marketers who want to validate ideas with real users
  • Product Managers who want to spin up something quickly without waiting for UX or engineering
  • Anyone in an organization who wants to share an idea and get stakeholders onboard
  • Students who want to build something as an assignment
  • Engineers who don't want to spend too much development effort upfront

What you need before you start

  • Anyone with an internet connection can get started right away

How it compares

Against the other 149 rated Udemy courses in Mobile Development on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.4 out of 5higher than 42% of them
  • Reviews161#76 of 150 by number of reviews
  • Length2.1 hoursshorter than 90% of them
  • Last updatedDecember 2021earlier than 73% of them

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Course Description

In this hands-on course, you will learn everything you need to know to launch your startup and build a mobile and web app without writing any code.

Go from idea to App Store launch for iOS or Android within just 2 hours.

You don't have to be a software engineer or spend a lot of money hiring one to create your MVP within 1 day to validate your startup or feature idea with real users. This will enable you to learn, iterate, and improve your product quickly, following a lean startup best practice.

You will earn all the essential steps to start your product-based business:

  • Validating ideas and opportunities

  • Building your website and visuals with Canva & Carrd

  • Setting up your CRM for email marketing with Airtable, Mailchimp & Gmail

  • UX / UI design, wireframing and prototyping with Figma

  • Building your mobile app with Adalo

  • Enabling payments with Stripe

  • Integrating analytics to understand your user behavior with Mixpanel

  • Automating workflows and connecting with other apps with Zapier

You will be introduced to the latest and most popular no-code tools out there that enable you to build something quickly on your own. At the end of the course, you will be able to launch your own app on the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store.

Get practical tips and first-hand insights from your instructor Sebastian, who has launched several online businesses himself.

You will also get access to our community of makers, where you can share your work and get valuable feedback.


Your instructor

Sebastian Hoffmann is a Product Management Leader at DAZN and a former strategy consultant at PwC. Throughout the past nine years, he gained experience in various positions at startups, scale-ups, and corporates. He founded multiple online businesses and is a featured expert in publications such as Wired, NASDAQ, or Hackernoon.


Who this course is for

  • Aspiring entrepreneurs

  • Small business owners

  • Startups

  • Indie Makers

  • Product Managers

  • Marketers

  • Designers

  • UX researchers

  • Corporate Innovators & Intrapreneurs

  • Students

  • And even developers!
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Instructor Details

Sebastian Hoffmann

Seb is a product lead, entrepreneur, and advisor with an extensive background in the tech industry.

He co-founded an investment platform and most recently a sustainable food business. Through his experience, he's learned a lot about starting and growing a business.

He's passionate about helping entrepreneurs and small business owners achieve success by providing the tools and actionable knowledge you need to get started and grow your business.

Earlier in his career, Sebastian helped leading companies develop strategies to succeed in the digital age as a management consultant at PwC before he joined DAZN and led growth initiatives that led to $80M in annual revenue.

Seb is a featured expert in publications such as Wired, NASDAQ or Hackernoon and runs the startup growth blog GrowthLead and has a background in software engineering and business having studied at the University of Cambridge and the University of Amsterdam.

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4.4

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By Kristina Urena Hernandez on 4/10/2025

A great glance over no-code tools to consider while setting up a startup with not-funding yet!... It is going to help me a lot.. thanks

By Vestemean Radu Vasile on 6/13/2024

go there...learn that. after...you can go there and learn that...THIS IS NOT OK. NEVER EVER HAVE I BOUGHT A COURSE TELLING ME NOTHING...

By Kayed Shammari on 12/5/2021

Superb. This course shows the way without making you bored. He makes it like working on an agenda or performing a recipe. Congrat, Seb, & Thanks!

By Alberico Moro on 6/13/2021

Do you think is difficult to creat an app? In this course a step by step process to create your app without coding.

By Sean Slavik on 5/26/2021

Pretty good intro to no-code with Adalo. Some of the sections feel a little light -- "Intro to Mailchimp for Audience Building" isn't really helpful, for instance; it literally teaches you how to sign up for mailchimp. All in all, good but brief.

By Njabulo Skhosana on 12/11/2020

Brilliant course. Straight to the point and very practical. As a non-technical founder, I have been able to build an MVP for a fraction of the cost of hiring or outsourcing....couldn't have asked for anything better.

By Manoj on 5/21/2020

Can you show a example where instead of country you use Cabin Number. I want the user to enter his cabin number while registering.

By Kevin Ooi on 5/13/2020

Easy to follow and well paced but some of the features could have been explored in more detail. Best to have an idea of what to work on so that you can dive straight in while exploring the features of the various resources available. Audio could be clearer.

By Luca Di Santo on 3/19/2020

This is super helpful for my current job as a product manager. Rapid prototyping allows me to validate hypotheses with our customers in no time. Really enjoyed this hands-on course

By Eyan Chan on 3/18/2020

This course is awesome! It covers all the relevant steps to create my own app. As I'm exploring new ways to sell my products, building my own app was my goal but I couldn't afford the development. Now I can do it myself! Very informative and great value for money. Thanks, Sebastian :)

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  • Updated: icon December 2021
  • Level: Beginner Beginner
  • Language: icon English
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  • Lectures:47 in 7 sections
  • Students:1,026
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