A new book by Nina Kolari
The New App
Builder
Why the best person to build an app might be someone who never learned to code.
The gap between having an idea and building it has collapsed. This book is about what happens next.
Coming late 2026
The shift
Having an idea wasn't enough.
Until now.
You used to need to code, hire someone, or find a technical co-founder. AI changed that — and people who've lived the problem are shipping real apps.
Who gets to build apps has changed.
My story
I wasn't an app developer either.
Marketing, UX, CRO, business — then AI. Twelve apps shipped in a year. The skills I had before Xcode turned out to be some of the most useful ones.
Neither are most new app builders starting from zero.
App Minded
So I started asking other app builders.
Through my podcast I've been interviewing people building apps with AI — many without a traditional development background. The same questions keep coming up.
- Where do good app ideas actually come from?
- How much do you need to know before you start?
- At what point do you stop being "non-technical"?
- What separates an app that works from one that's good?
- Why does shipping feel so different from building?
- Once anyone can build, is building the easy part?
Inside the book
What I'm exploring
- The app you wish existed
- You don't arrive empty-handed
- Build before you feel ready
- You're more technical than you think
- The build is the easy part
- Nobody cares that you shipped
- The new app builder
This isn't a book about learning to code. Tools will change.
Coming late 2026
I'm writing it now.
Join the waitlist and I'll let you know when the book is ready.
The New App Builder
Why the best person to build an app might be someone who never learned to code.