#82 · Nick EXPOSES His AI Automation Copycats (+$2.8M Earned)
He has a video that explains his thoughts on NAD versus NAND. He suggests searching “make versus NAND Nick” to find a blog post and a detailed video where he goes into detail. He notes that the “make” approach is better for beginners.
The surge is because N has blown up like crazy—so many people are interested. My subscriber count exploded when I switched from just Make.com content to editing content, and the graph shows massive growth over the past year. I’ve been posting almost every day, refining thumbnails, and optimizing the channel. The platform is great and cooler than Make, but it’s also more complicated. If you’re a beginner, focus on Make first to build a system that generates ROI, then worry about everything else later.
I believe it will eventually eliminate the need to build NAD (or Make.com) workflows from scratch, though the NAD tool itself will remain. It will further lower the technical barrier so you won’t need to know data structures, inputs, outputs, or looping logic. I don’t use it myself because dragging and dropping modules is still faster for me than having AI generate something I’d never build and then have to debug and maintain. My current leverage is sufficient, but I can see this being very valuable over the next year for people lacking technical or systems experience.
Naden is more technical and low‑code, making complex builds easier if you have the technical fluency, while Make.com is truly no‑code and simpler for straightforward projects. I recommend Make.com for beginners nine times out of ten because it’s easier to use, and most users succeed faster with it. Self‑hosting Naden is not worth it for beginners due to its steep learning curve. If you want to build a personal brand, focus on outbound marketing like cold email and Upwork rather than relying solely on video content.
It makes sense. I focus on getting up and running quickly, moving fast, and breaking things—that's why I always recommend Make.com. If you're more technical, I get the appeal of NADN, but I ask myself whether I actually need that complexity to make money. The answer is no; people have been making money with simpler tools for as long as the internet has existed, so tool complexity isn't the bottleneck.