>>> ALL RIGHT. WE'RE BACK NOW WITH A WOMAN BEHIND A GROWING TECH START-UP HELPING OTHERS TO BUILD THE APP OF THEIR DREAMS WITHOUT LEARNING CODE. YES, IT'S POSSIBLE. HOW SHE TURNED HER JOB LAYOFF INTO A CEO SUCCESS. >> MY NAME IS TARA READE. I'M THE CEO OF APPS WITHOUT CODE. BEFORE I WAS A ENTREPRENEUR AT ALL, I WAS WORKING A 9:00 TO 25K JOB AND RUNNING INTO FEELING STUCK. AND SO REALLY I WAS LOOKING TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS WAY TO KIND OF DESIGN MY LIFE IN DIFFERENT KIND OF WAY. TO REALLY PUT MY IDEAS OUT INTO THE WORLD. SO IN 2014, I GOT LAID OFF FROM MY JOB. AND I HAD AN IDEA FOR AN APP THAT I WANTED TO BUILD BUT I WAS RUNNING INTO SOME ISSUES AND SOME ROADBLOCKS. I DIDN'T HAVE $20,000 TO HIRE SOMEONE TO BUILD AN APP FOR ME. AND THE OTHER ISSUE I HAD IS I DIDN'T HAVE ONE TO TWO YEARS TO STOP EVERYTHING I WAS DOING AND LEARN TO CODE IN ORDER TO BUILD AND BRING MY IDEA TO LIFE. SO I STUMBLED ON THIS PROCESS OF BUILDING APPS WITHOUT CODE. I GOT INVITED TO DO A TALK ON BUILDING APPS WITHOUT CODE. I HAVE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE E-MAILING ME SAYING OH, MY GOSH, CAN YOU TEACH ME HOW TO DO THE SAME? FINDING APPS WITHOUT CODE IS LIKE I CAN ACTUALLY BOOTSTRAP A TECH BUSINESS. I CAN GO TO TECH SCHOOL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO IT WAS A HUGE LEARNING CURVE. BUT I JUST CHIPPED AWAY AT IT. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT DONE. THAT IS REALLY EXCITING. THE. >> I ENDED UP JOINING APPS WITHOUT CODE IN OCTOBER -- SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER OF 2019. I WAS ABOUT MAYBE A MONTH OR SO POST PART EM. I WAS ACTUALY ATTENDING A LOT OF CLASSES WHILE BREAST-FEEDING. I GOT THROUGH IT. I LAUNCHED MY APP ABOUT TEN MONTHS LATER. >> I HAVE TWO MAIN TIPS FOR ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE GETTING STARTED AND WANT TO LAUNCH AN APP IDEA. THE FIRST TIP THAT I HAVE IS TO START WITH SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT. THE SECOND TIP THAT I HAVE IS DON'T CHARGE 99 CENTS FOR YOUR APP IDEA. THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF INTERESTING WAYS TO CHARGE PREMIUM PRICE POINTS SO YOU DON'T NEED A MILLION CUSTOMERS TO REALLY PAY YOURSELF WELL. >> I THINK ANYONE CAN DO THIS. SO PROVIDED THAT YOU HAVE LIKE THE KINDS OF SKILLS TO CHECK YOUR E-MAIL, YOU CAN DO THIS. THE YOU CAN DRAG, DROP, POINT, CLICK, AND THEN TELL THE APP WHAT TO DO. >> IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT. >> IT'S LAUNCHING A BUSINESS WAS EASY, EVERYBODY AND THEIR MOTHER WOULD HAVE A MILLION DOLLAR BUSINESSES. SO THE MAIN THING THAT ENTREPRENEURSHIP REQUIRES IS YOU TO DO IT SCARED. AND DO IT SCARED ANYWAY AND REALLY GET A PRACTICE OF DOING THE SCARY THINGS. >> YOU KNOW WHAT? SHE PROVED WHEN ONE DOOR CLOSES ANOTHER ONE OPENS. EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO OPEN IT YOURSELF. >> SO NOW WE JUST NEED A MILLION DOLLAR IDEA. >> THAT'S THE PROBLEM. NOT AT ALL. >> YOU NO HE WHAT IS INTERESTING. THEY'RE TEACHING KIDS IN SCHOOL AS YOUNG AS FIRST GRADE HOW TO COAT. MY SON AND DAUGHTER STARTED