Who am I?
My name is Philip Lakin, and my journey began like any No Code Operator -- I was asked by my manager to solve a complex operational problem with no internal developer support. The company was Gett, and the problem was onboarding New York City rideshare drivers in the field. After several experiments and iterations, I created an onboarding process and Applicant Tracking System using ProntoForms and Google Sheets. This system enabled us to grow from 3k to 30k New York City rideshare drivers in under 1.5 years! Harnessing the power of No Code opened me up to a world of new possibilities. I was astonished by how quickly I became the "go-to" for No Code deployments globally at Gett. I never looked back and began to build my entire Ops career on No Code. Today, I’m the Solutions Architect for National Operations at Compass. I use No Code tools daily to support over 2,000 employees and 15,000 real estate agents across the United States -- Everything from onboarding to ensuring COVID-19 office protocol.
What is No Code Ops?
No Code Ops = using No Code platforms, thinking, and strategy to support any operational element of your company. As these needs typically fall outside of your company's core product, they traditionally lack internal developer support. Examples include: integrating third-party applications, customizing internal workflows, and getting all of your customer data in one place that is easily accessible for any employee (with the right permission sets, of course).
When will you receive these newsletters?
Every other Thursday, starting today.
Where will this community eventually live?
Though No Code Ops is starting as a newsletter, I will be working over the next few months to build an online community for us. I won't be doing this alone though, this will be your community as much as it is mine. So I will be hosting live workshops, 1:1 conversations, and surveys with y'all to learn more about what you want. As for where that community will live, that will depend on our conversations. Could be Slack, Discord, Space, Circle, Mighty Networks, Disciple Media, Orbit, etc... Stay tuned!
Why did I create No Code Ops?
When I discovered that "No Code" was actually a thing people talked about (especially on Twitter), I was thrilled. Finally, my people! However, I quickly found that most content, newsletters, and communities were focused on serving entrepreneurs using No Code to build their core products. And, content I did find on leveraging No Code for operations was typically produced and owned by vendors. So I did what any No Coder would do, I bought the domain NoCodeOps.com before I had ANY idea what I was going to do with it. On the one year anniversary of that purchase, here we are at the very first newsletter.
How can you participate?
- Have an idea for a platform I should demo?
- Would you like to be featured in a No Code Operator Interview?
- Know of a relevant job posting I should share?
- Interested in being a founding member of our online community?
- Want to just say "Hi" and talk about our love of cats?
Awesome! Simply email me at Philip@NoCodeOps.com
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