December 2022 Summaries

The ambitious Founders in Residence of Bubble Immerse Cohort 5 comprises innovators who tackle widely felt challenges, improving lives globally. These underrepresented founders are motivated by lived experiences and have guided their entrepreneurial journeys with unique observations. The cohort includes women making up 45% of the group and NYC-based individuals, but their ventures impact communities worldwide. Founders like Adjoa Opoku, Antonia Hyman, Ariana Abramson, Dante Richardson, Raul Cepin, Jonathan Muruako, Obianozo Chukwuma, Peter Pearson, Shaun Andrews, Terrence Hibbert, and Tracey Hobbs are driving change with solutions to issues such as nutrition guidance, hair care, mental health support, and more. They share a passion for using their experiences to create impactful businesses that cater to diverse needs, often leveraging technology to drive positive change.

No-code platforms provide an alternative solution to traditional coding, allowing individuals with limited programming knowledge to build powerful software solutions. The no-code movement has democratized software development, enabling anyone with an idea and access to a no-code app builder to bring their vision to life without hiring a team of developers. No-code tools have evolved from visual programming and WYSIWYG editors to low-code solutions, which offer more visual, modular components for developers. The benefits of no-code include faster development times, cost savings, increased collaboration between teams, and higher efficiency for engineers. Despite common misconceptions that no-code eliminates the need for programming or is limited, no-code tools are expanding the limits of citizen development, giving people without specific technical knowledge to create apps, and making life easier for both non-technical and technical individuals alike.

In order to get started with Bubble, a new onboarding course is available that covers the key concepts needed to build an app. The course includes step-by-step instructions for creating a project management app where teams can collaborate and includes installing a template to build along. By completing the course, users will have their own fully functional project management app by the end of it. The video is broken down into chapters that cover various aspects such as building a landing page, setting up login and password reset forms, creating workflows, testing the app, and deploying it. Users will learn how to design an app, create workflows, test their app out, and deploy it successfully.

Sparklite is a new plugin for Bubble that allows non-technical founders to build fast and dynamic calculations into their web apps using no-code APIs, leveraging existing Excel skills. It offers flexibility in how the app behaves and can be integrated with Bubble without coding skills, providing 14 free days on its Professional Plan. Sparklite has built example applications, such as a Solar Power Calculator and Fitness Calorie Tracker, to demonstrate its capabilities and is available for use by anyone, regardless of their plan tier after a 14-day trial period.