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Date Published
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Vivienne Chen
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1403
Language
English
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Summary

Jonathan Timianko, the founder of Piershare, a no-code platform similar to Airbnb but for private dock spaces and mooring buoys, created his company in 2016 using Bubble's no-code platform without needing to write a single line of code. He was motivated by his desire to start his own business after growing up watching entrepreneurs like his father, who had built a carpeting and flooring business from scratch. The idea for Piershare came when Jonathan's parents bought a house with an empty boat dock in Miami, Florida, which sparked the realization that there was a platform like Airbnb for boat docks. Jonathan is now teaching no-code expertise to others through Bubble's Bootcamps program, sharing his knowledge and experience to help entrepreneurs chart their own paths. He advises that the Bubble platform is powerful but not a substitute for interacting with early users, and that building something that meets their needs is crucial for success.