How to turn a side project into a startup? | Bram Wiepjes | Devico Breakfast Bar #117

In this episode of Devico Breakfast Bar Podcast, Oleg Sadikov, the co-founder and CEO at Devico & DeviQA, sits down with Bram Wiepjes, founder and CEO at Baserow. Bram reveals how he turned a side project into an open-source no-code platform competing with Airtable and raised $5.16M in a Seed round.

Bram shares the early lessons of balancing freelance work with startup building, why open source became his differentiator against giants like Airtable, and how AI development is reshaping the future of no-code. 

Episode highlights: 

• Why enterprises are demanding open-source, self-hosted no-code tools.

• How to ship features on time while scaling a startup.

• The real advantages and trade-offs of IT outsourcing.

• Why AI and no-code are becoming perfectly complementary.

• What founders should know about hiring and listening to investors.

Join the Devico Breakfast Bar for compelling discussions led by a seasoned industry expert who generously shares a wealth of knowledge and firsthand experience.

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