STUDENT STORY
From Hotel Director to No-Code Builder
How Cristina turned life’s setbacks into a powerful digital comeback
Meet Cristina Ventura
Strategist. Caregiver. Problem-solver by nature.
Cristina Ventura, a former hotel director with a background in economics and tourism, had a thriving career opening luxury resorts in Portugal. But when life took an unexpected turn—chronic pain and her mother’s worsening dementia—Cristina stepped away from the corporate world and chose a new mission: build something meaningful, on her own terms.
"No code was one of the best things I discovered last year. Now, it's part of my daily routine, future, and work."
Cristina Ventura
Student from Descodifica-te #1, 2022
Behind the scenes
Favourite tool
Softr
Favourite mission
Building the CRM prototype
Biggest challenge
Starting from scratch with no tech background
Most valuable learning
Testing, failing, and pushing through anyway
What’s next for Cristina?
Project Highlight
In the final stage of the Cohorts, students have the opportunity to work in a real project to develop not only technical skills, but also soft skills like client management, problem-solving, prioritization, and negotiation. Always with the support of our Mentors.
In the program, Cristina was matched with a social organization - Pedalar Sem Idade - that needed a CRM tool for fundraising. It was exactly what she wanted to learn to build for her other activities. Now, Cristina is using her new-learned no-code knowledge for her own business launch, a social organization she volunteers at, and a client on the No Code Foundations course.
"It’s been a great learning experience so far—lots of testing, lots of mistakes, lots of challenges—so it feels good to see that I was successful! The training was also clear, and the support from the classes really helped me not give up and to learn how to find solutions!"
— Cristina Ventura
