“Tools don’t matter if you don’t ship fast”
This week, I sat down with Alex
, founder of NocodeHackers, to break down how he prototypes AI products, ships workflows, and teaches no-code like a product dev stack.We riffed on early no-code days, tool overkill, agent automation, and built a YC admissions calculator live: scraping data, training a custom assistant, and deploying it in minutes.
Alex has been ahead of the curve for years, and this episode is loaded with practical stuff for founders trying to go from 0→1 fast.
What you’ll learn
Why most MVPs fail before launch (and how to shortcut that)
How to pick the right tool without getting lost in the noise
What “prompting the prompt” really means in AI workflows
Why founders should automate (a lot) before hiring
How to build a working AI app without writing a line of code, live demo
5 key takeaways
Solve the hairy problem first: Alex tackles the hard logic first (e.g. lead routing), then wires UI, most founders do this backwards.
The prompt is the product: He uses lovableprompts.app to iterate system prompts until the agent behaves like a real teammate.
Start with output, not architecture: His builds begin with the end result. Lovable + Airtable delivers working apps before any design is touched.
No-code ≠ MVP stack: His tools ship full LMSs, onboarding flows, and agents for real clients, not just prototypes.
Depth > tool hopping: He picks one stack, goes deep, and builds reps. They work because he’s mastered it, not because it’s perfect.
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