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Building No-Code Tools
and Applications From
Spreadsheets
Al Chen
@bigal123

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Al Chen
Solutions Architect @ Coda
al@coda.io
@bigal123

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Al Chen
Solutions Architect @ Coda
al@coda.io
@bigal123
● 5+ years as a financial
analyst

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Al Chen
Solutions Architect @ Coda
al@coda.io
@bigal123
● 5+ years as a financial
analyst
● 5+ years indiehacking,
consulting, teaching Excel

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Al Chen
Solutions Architect @ Coda
al@coda.io
@bigal123
● 5+ years as a financial
analyst
● 5+ years indiehacking,
consulting, teaching Excel
● Building tools and apps at
Coda

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@bigal123

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@bigal123

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@bigal123
Themes
1. Challenge your beliefs about building apps and tools

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@bigal123
Themes
1. Challenge your beliefs about building apps and tools
2. Tech behind no-code platforms is not revolutionary

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@bigal123
Themes
1. Challenge your beliefs about building apps and tools
2. Tech behind no-code platforms is not revolutionary
3. Community > Platform

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@bigal123

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@bigal123

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@bigal123
Database

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@bigal123
User Input

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@bigal123
Calculations/
Display

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@bigal123

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@bigal123tiny.cc/cbvlf

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@bigal123
Database

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@bigal123
User Input

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@bigal123
Calculation
s/Display

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@bigal123

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@bigal123

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@bigal123

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@bigal123

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@bigal123

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@bigal123
Just because you can,
doesn’t mean you should.

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@bigal123

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@bigal123
Challenge your beliefs
about building apps and
tools

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Spreadsheets
● Filtering and Aggregating Data
● Lookups
● Macros
● Charts
No-code platforms abstracting the spreadsheet

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Spreadsheets
● Filtering and Aggregating Data
● Lookups
● Macros
● Charts
No-code platforms abstracting the spreadsheet
No-Code Platforms
● “Databases”
● Buttons and Dropdowns
● IFTTT and Zapier
● User interface

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@bigal123
Tech behind no-code
platforms is not
revolutionary

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Grids

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@bigal123

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@bigal123
tiny.cc/9jvnfz

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@bigal123
tiny.cc/iampfz

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@bigal123
Community > Platform

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Community > Platform

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@bigal123
Themes
1. Challenge your beliefs about building apps and tools
2. Tech behind no-code platforms is not revolutionary
3. Community > Platform

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Al Chen
Solutions Architect @ Coda
al@coda.io
bigal@123
Wanna build an app or tool?
Contact me.