Organic Growth Loops, Customer-Led Product Development, Raising a $13.5M Series A, and the No-Code Landscape, with Mariam Hakobyan of Softr

<p>Justin Gordon (<a href="https://twitter.com/justingordon212">@justingordon212</a>) talks with Mariam Hakobyan (<a href="https://twitter.com/mariam_hakobyan">@mariam_hakobyan</a>), Co-Founder and CEO of Softr, the easiest no-code platform for building custom apps and portals, in minutes. With Softr, you can build client portals, internal tools, marketplaces, online communities, resource directories, websites and more. They believe the world is missing out on some of the most creative minds, ideas and innovation (99.7% to be exact), and have set out to change that with Softr by democratizing software building so anyone can build businesses without tech skills.</p><p>Softr grew from 0 to 50K+ users in &lt;1 year, with $0 marketing, all driven by WOM, virality and a passionate community. In January 2022, they closed their $13.5M Series A to build the largest ecosystem of no-code apps.</p><p>Mariam is an engineer turned entrepreneur, mother of two, and lover of all things technology, product &amp; design. She built and led products &amp; engineering teams for more than a decade, and is now making tech accessible to everyone by building the future of no-code.</p><p>Website: <a href="https://www.softr.io/">Softr</a></p><p>Slack: <a href="https://softr-community.slack.com/">Softr Community</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariamhakobyan/">linkedin.com/in/mariamhakobyan/</a></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/mariam_hakobyan">@mariam_hakobyan</a></p><p><br>Show Notes:</p><ul> <li>What is Softr?</li> <li>Softr’s origin story, their MVP, and how they’ve evolved</li> <li>Deciding to price Softr higher than other website builders from the beginning</li> <li>The timeline from idea generation to launching MVP</li> <li>The journey to full-time for each Softr founder</li> <li>Softr’s Product Hunt launch and getting their first paying customers</li> <li>Finding and leveraging a community of Twitter no-code enthusiasts</li> <li>How they’ve maintained growth momentum post- Product Hunt</l