NAME OF STARTUP: Nocode Map App
FOUNDED IN (Year): 2022
FOUNDER’S NAME: Nan Zhou
THE IDEA: What is the problem being solved by your startup / business?:
A no-code builder that lets you build custom interactive maps from your data instantly. Complete design control, and fully integrated with Google Sheets, Airtable and Webflow CMS.
With No Code Map App, you can now build a fully-integrated, interactive map that blends in perfectly with your website with just a few clicks, complete with media gallery, custom map filters and calls-to-action. Easily integrate your database and connect third party apps to your map, no coding required.
THE FOUNDER’S STORY: When and how did you come up with the idea for the business?:
Interactive maps are naturally engaging. Adding a custom-built map to your website can better showcase your location data and significantly increase your visitor engagement. But building a custom interactive map can be very time consuming and expensive.
We have always felt there has to be a better way to build interactive maps with your data. So, we built No Code Map App. No Code Map App is a no-code map builder designed with the sole mission of enabling anyone to build a custom interactive map with the freedom and flexibility of complete data integration and brand styling.
WHO IS THE CUSTOMER: What is the typical profile of your target customer? Where would they be located?:
You can now create property or hotel listings with price, rating, amenities, features and more! This template is now available on our builder so you will see it the next time you log in under “1. Templates”.
This is what the template looks like – as you can see you can show your list of properties or accommodation with name, description, location, price, rating, type, amenities and whatever else you’d want to add from your data!
LESSONS TO SHARE: What 3 key lessons from your startup journey you’d like to share with aspiring entrepreneurs?:
When we launched on 31 Jan, 2022, we shipped what I like to call “a well functioning bicycle” as opposed to a crapping car. In our mind, MVP should be a functioning version of our goal product just with less features. In our case, it meant:
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A functioning 3 step no code builder (the flow and structure we wanted)
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Virtually bug free (contrary to popular opinion, we were happy to trade fewer features for a smoother user experience so people can get a better sense of what we are trying to do)
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2 general templates
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1 method data import (copy and paste from any spreadsheet)
The reception post launch was better than we had expected! Which was great but it also meant we now have so much catch up to do. Feature requests kept on rolling in and luckily almost everything was already on our to-do list. So we spent the next month rolling out the next two most requested templates and finally finished our mobile map view optmisation. Our little bicycle kinda became a tricycle.
We saw a range of interesting use cases including:
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- Global team map
- Map of restaurants in New Zealand
- Event calendar for a network of breweries in Chicago
- Event map for an African event company
- Map of scale-up/startups in Europe
- A new subscription service for finding new areas for real-estate development
- Data visualisation for non-profit organisations
HQ City: New York
Website URL: https://www.nocodemapapp.com/
Number of Employees: 1-5
Profile Submitted By: Marketing Agency
