Bryant Chou: Webflow was the first no-code application
Bryant Chou · The Age Of The 40-Year-Old Solo Founder Is Here · Y Combinator · Jun 19, 2026 · at 22:32
Bryant Chou, co-founder of Webflow and Ploy, reflects on Webflow's early development during Y Combinator in 2013.
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“We created this visual interface over HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and it was sort of, you know, the first no-code application that was out there.”
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