The Zapier Blog

APRIL 24, 2023

If you've been wanting to learn a new skill or even strengthen existing ones, here are the seven tried-and-trued strategies I used to boost my expertise—and how you can, too. Now that we're on the same page, let's dive into the seven strategies you can use to learn a new skill or enhance the ones you already have.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2021

“Most of the technical content published misses the mark with developers. I think we can all do a better job,” author and developer marketing expert Adam DuVander says. DuVander was recommended to us by Karl Hughes, the CEO of Draft.dev, which specializes in content production for developer-focused companies.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 13, 2019

That’s not a bad strategy—particularly considering how much money it takes to get a business off the ground. We were also able to generate predictable recurring revenue by referring current and prospective clients to HubSpot’s platform. Consider development opportunities. Anything else will just dilute your startup brand.

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StartupNation

JUNE 7, 2021

It may seem counterintuitive to think of your exit strategy in the early stages of starting and running your business, as there is much to do as a young company — product development, go-to market strategy, hiring, etc. Your exit strategy is one of the first things a potential equity investor will ask about.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 30, 2016

When we were rebuilding our LP base one of the single most helpful person to me as a friend, sparring partner and reference was Dana Settle of Greycroft. I believe this strategy has paid off in spades. So of course it was natural that we would invite other VC firms.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2022

This cultural best practice is based on guidance I helped develop for leaders at 17 major organizations in implementing effective strategies for a work culture fit for the future of work. It refers to the tendency to disregard other more appropriate alternatives when we have a particular perception of proper practices.

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TechCrunch

JULY 11, 2022

How to evolve your DTC startup’s data strategy and identify critical metrics. Developing or revising a pricing model is a complex, multi-dimensional problem. Here’s a closer look at the questions we ask to begin laying the foundation for a pricing strategy. 5 key questions in our pricing strategy framework.

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2021

Developers can be a tough crowd. Coming up with relevant content that developers find interesting takes specific know-how, and this is where Draft.dev comes in. One of the survey respondents noted that developers are underrated as a target audience: It may be niche, but it is a large one. What inspired you to create Draft.dev?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2023

In a comprehensive article that weighs development costs and technical debt against time to market , Chopra encourages readers to consider factors like product defensibility and risk before deciding whether to build or buy. Now, bootstrapping founders can iterate without developers to keep costs down and extend their runway.

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Revolution

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

A few strategies I’m bullish on below. New mothers, pet parents, gamers, developers — these are all groups of people that naturally unite around a shared interest/goal. These customers are highly engaged in the problem you’re solving for, and, in turn, constantly referring products and sharing information with their communities.

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Dream It

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Recently, Mel served as the SVP of Product Development at Securonix and Director of Product Management at RSA NetWitness. Mel knows firsthand how crucial strategy is to develop products that customers love. GTM strategy is critical since it drives product strategy.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Register A delegation consisting of officials from the Inter-American Development Bank of Uruguay and the Ministry of Strategy and Finance visited the startup campus operated by Gyeonggi Business & Science Accelerator (President Kang Sung-cheon, hereinafter referred to as GBSA) on October 20.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

For the unacquainted, web3 refers to a decentralized web based on the blockchain. Alchemy’s goal is to be the starting place for developers considering building a product on top of a blockchain or mainstream blockchain applications. companies are pivoting their strategies to include web3 on Alchemy. Image Credits: Alchemy.

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2022

A developer can, on a whim, change their mind and do whatever they want with their open source code that, most of the time, anyway comes “as is” without any warranty. Developer Azer Koçulu ran into a trademark dispute with messaging app Kik because his npm package was called “kik.”

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Register EdgeCortix , a Japan-based fabless semiconductor development and design company specializing in edge artificial intelligence (AI), announced the successful conclusion of its $20 million funding round. The company plans to channel these resources into the development and launch of the next generation of SAKURA hardware products.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JUNE 15, 2021

But frugality a winning strategy in any of those spaces? The company that develops the greatest of customer relationships in the first few years is often the winner. New categories form at unpredictable rates because each market has distinct nuances. In this fundraising environment, I’ll argue probably not.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Create target customer personas to develop successful growth strategies. It defines and frames your brand, making it the central organizing structure of your brand’s messaging and strategy. There’s an order of operations in developing your brand, and developing your target personas comes before positioning.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 18, 2021

I feel fortunate to have attended three high-level learning opportunities through EO: I attended EO with Harvard Business School Executive Education : Inspiring Entrepreneurial Strategy, with 95 other members from around the globe to develop groundbreaking strategies and skills in analyzing industry evolution that helped our businesses grow.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 24, 2023

Frissia has worked closely with the Inter-American Development Bank and other organizations across Latin America to raise awareness of female empowerment. One asked why we weren’t thinking about including men in our strategy. This is where the idea was born, and now we work together as a team to empower women.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 15, 2021

That refers to our tendency to look for and interpret information in ways that conform to our prior beliefs, intuitions, feelings, desires and preferences, as opposed to the facts. You can use decision-aid strategies to address cognitive biases to defend your organization from misinformation. Again, cognitive fluency deserves blame.

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Dream It

MARCH 6, 2020

Casey Berman was President of Operations for one of the Washington DC area’s largest privately held real estate development and management companies. The lab is made up of Camber Creek LPs, property managers, developers, and other key players from the real estate world. That’s a fool’s errand.”

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

Get your game on : Unity and ironSource confirmed that they are merging of “two powerhouses” in interactive development and app monetization, Ingrid writes. We also loved the most recent episode of our Equity podcast, where the team discusses how Roe v. Wade’s reversal will change how startups need to be built.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

We had no money, strategy, or office. In our small team, there was a clear division of roles: marketing, sales, and development. It was a standard proposal with a message: “We are a young ambitious company, carrying out web development services, we can help you with projects based on Joomla…” and so on. What about strategy?

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Dream It

APRIL 3, 2020

His strategy for selling in 2009 is relevant to any economic downturn. Luckily, the strategy can be broken down into 3 steps. Develop a unique point of view on the problem Your team must prove that they have a unique and valuable view on this problem. Provocation-based selling turns these challenges into opportunities.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2022

The search for solutions to the challenge has given rise to startups like Doppler, which offers a service that developers can use to manage and secure secrets — specifically app secrets — “at scale” in enterprise environments. And it automates secret syncing, requiring developers to update secrets only once.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 4, 2019

This combination of poor promotion practices and lack of training stem largely from a dangerous judgment error known as the curse of knowledge , referring to the fact that when we learn something, we face great difficulty in relating to someone who doesn’t know it. Leadership Development Training.

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Apple’s “Do Not Track” policy threw a major wrench into traditional digital advertising strategies on which almost every e-commerce company relied and, in turn, strengthened marketplaces (aka Amazon) that offered a one-stop-shop for purchases. Advertising changes. Inventory missteps. Away from most headless commerce.

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Startup Blogpost

DECEMBER 8, 2023

How to Build a Strong Brand for Your Startup In search of the most effective strategies for startup branding, we’ve gathered fourteen diverse insights from CEOs, Founders, and Marketing Managers. Therefore, if one part is missing, your entire branding go-to-market strategy is highly likely to fail. Leveraging every outlet is key.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

And yet, our economic policies espoused by governments and traditional economic development approaches continue to focus on attracting big businesses. It’s time for a radical rethink in how we do economic development. Daniel Isenberg is an early thought leader in the entrepreneurial ecosystem approach to economic development.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 18, 2022

These tips range from defining the competitive space to defining and executing the right sales strategy and will help you decide the key actions to take, regardless of your product. And if you choose to go after them, it will probably benefit your company’s development enormously thanks to the first-mover advantage, if done right.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The answer is a growth strategy that takes both inorganic and organic growth into account, never relying on one more than the other. For our purposes, organic growth refers to internal efforts to increase revenue, like speeding up output, expanding product offerings, building infrastructure and customers, and hiring staff.

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Feedough

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

150Birds can be referred to as Uber for freelance marketing services. 150Birds help startups and small businesses to: Get guidance to develop suitable marketing strategies, Get professional marketing services on-demand on a simple fixed monthly price, and Pay expert’s charges only when experts work. The Concept. The Offering.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Culture refers to the social and emotional glue that bonds employees together into a community of belonging, motivates employees and protects against burnout. This activity provides an excellent foundation for developing relationships, rebuilding trust and accommodating differences. Why corporate culture suffered during the pandemic.

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Y Combinator

JULY 20, 2022

Much of my time is spent setting the vision and strategy for Faire and driving the execution of that strategy. As a thousand-person company, the number of products and features we can build has greatly increased, and we have to map out our strategy for the next 6-12 months to keep teams aligned. What is Faire’s culture?

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Startup Blogpost

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

From optimizing employee benefits for tax advantages to setting aside funds for year-end tax liabilities, we’ve compiled the top thirteen strategies shared by seasoned professionals. The initial investment that you make in your company is referred to as your “basis,” although many individuals are unaware of this fact.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 23, 2020

The key to success, however, lies in a tactful execution of strategy. For example, if you need a web developer to build the backend of your eCommerce platform, your candidate will need more advanced education and training than a social media intern. The education level required for the job will depend on the role you’re hiring for.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 21, 2024

It’s time to launch your trust-building sales campaign: Develop a referral strategy to leverage opportunities from existing customers. Deepen your networks of businesses who are happy to refer business to you. Get into the habit of asking for client testimonials and Google reviews.

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