Hello makers,

It took a very (very) long time, but Modern Makers is finally back. First of all, I hope everything is well for you and your family in these difficult times.

I published the last edition of Modern Makers in August 2021. Which feels like a crazy long time considering everything that happens in the world since then.

I decided to focus on other things such as spending money on worthless NFTs. Not the best decision I’ve made money wise but it was still worth it. No time for regrets.

Joke apart, after 53 editions of this weekly newsletter, I felt like I needed a break. I wasn’t completely sure what I wanted to do with this project. I’m still not to be honest. But I felt it’s now time to write.

I also want to take opportunity to welcome the new subscribers who joined us since the last edition. As well as some of you who kept in touch with me during this break ❤️

Moving forward, I want to use this newsletter to share with you the latest resources I discover on a weekly basis. On top of no-code, I will also start covering AI and web3. The format will also be more condensed, straight to the point.

I hope it will still provide some value and you will enjoy reading it 🙏

Let’s go!

Airtable introduced the Connected Apps Platform, a new way to build apps using your Airtable data

Paragraph is a tool to create web3 powered newsletters. Which means your readers can subscribe using their crypto wallet. They also raised a $1.7M pre-seed round. One of their investors? FTX Ventures 🥶. Ouch!

How to build a business on Stripe with no-code, a guide to help you get started

Here is iA Presenter, the new tool developed by the team behind the excellent iA Writer. A text-based interface to help you create presentations faster

Rewind.ai wants to become the search engine for your life, helping you to find anything you’ve ever seen, said, or heard. The startup also announced a $10M funding round, led by Andreessen Horowitz

Create your perfect profile picture with AI for $29 with ProfilePicture.ai. Upload at least 10 pictures and get more than hundred new profile pictures

DALL-E API is now available in public beta

SigmaOS is a new web browser that launched this week. Among other things, it includes Workspaces (organise your tabs like a to-do-list), a split screen mode and a multiplayer/collaborative approach

The Webflow Conference 2022 took place one week ago. Webflow made several announcements that have created some excitement on my Twitter feed. Here is a recap of all the announcements from this event

Notion announced Notion AI this week. Imagine it as your writing assistant that will help you write, brainstorm, edit and summarize your Notion content. You can try to get access to the Alpha by joining the waitlist. Can’t wait to get my hands on this one!

Notion recurring tasks are finally here. A long awaited feature. Basically, you can now create repeating database templates that will automatically create new entries in your database as often as you need

Want to hear stories about no-code makers? Mariam, the CEO of Softr is hosting Generation Builders. A new podcast where she is interviewing people building projects and products using no-code tools 🎙️

Bubble launched its component library. Being able to reuse on your apps components buit by others just makes building apps easier and faster

Ben Lang, the head of community @ Notion shared with us his favorite Notion products built by the community of Notion users

One quote:

“Be a maker who makes something interesting people want. Show your craft, practice your craft, and the right people will eventually find you.” - Naval Ravikant

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Have a great weekend and keep building.

Martin

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