How Ben Tossell Made 6-Figures in Revenue Teaching People How to Build Without Code on Makerpad

Gritty Founder

Featured 5 years ago

Episode details

On today's episode of Gritty Founder, Kreig Kent talks with Ben Tossell about his journey as an entrepreneur and how he built Makerpad. Ben shares valuable advice on how to launch your idea as quickly as possible so you can learn from users and see traction.

Ben Tossell is the founder of Makerpad, teaching professionals and creators how to build tools without code via instructional videos and a collaborative community.

Some Questions Kreig asks Ben:

- Why did you decide to raise money for Makerpad? (30:07)
- What do you think is one of the most important ingredients a founder needs to launch something successfully and see traction? (32:29)
- What do you think is the biggest thing that stops people from launching an idea that they truly care about and want to launch? (33:40)
- What products can you use to build certain features for your website or app without code? (39:41)
- What advice can you give someone who is in the early stages of launching an idea? (42:11)
- Where should a founder who doesn’t have an audience go to launch and talk about what they’ve built? (43:00)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

- Ben’s journey as an entrepreneur and how he built Makerpad (4:24)
- You can build without code and iterate quickly (32:39)
- Don’t let ego, fear of failure, and the need for perfection stop you from launching (33:48)
- Build it quicker. Just get your product or idea out there so you can learn and iterate. (42:27)