Why Softr?

When starting with LetterHunt, Akhil was already familiar with the no-code landscape from his experience of working on Adsets. Therefore, he narrowed his search down to two options: Softr and Pory. He tried both the tools to build a prototype, and Softr proved its mettle. Akhil felt that the Softr platform was more intuitive, and there were a lot of customization options to explore (on top of everything, a ready-made resource guide template was available too). Moreover, Softr's free plan offered a lot to play with, which eventually turned Akhil into a paying customer.

He also emphasizes the support that the Softr team provided during the project and even after the launch. His product getting featured in Softr’s newsletter was a big win for Akhil.

So, when asked to sum up the key benefits of Softr, Akhil listed the following aspects:

Product community;
Support team;
Intuitive interface;
Decent design customization;
Easy to use with Airtable;
A really quick way to build anything from simple landing pages to actual products.

Voila! Akhil and Madan were able to build and launch the website along with a sample newsletter directory, newsletter submission form, and other components within a really short period of time and offer their unique Airtable collection of newsletters through Gumroad.

"For someone who does not code, finding a technical co-founder is a huge challenge. With Softr, we realized soon that we had found a reliable tech co-founder, who could give us an MVP in 15 min!"

Madan Rawtani, Creator of LetterHunt

Thus, it’s always a smart move to choose the right tool from the very beginning, which allows you to spend more time on product discovery (including idea validation), customer development, and other important aspects.

So, using just these three no-code tools – Softr, Airtable, and Gumroad – Akhil and Madan managed to build, launch, and successfully monetize their side project in just a few weeks. That’s the power of no-code!