The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

If it was successful in reaching its goal, it should be willing to follow the same strategy next time rather than trying something totally new. Step 4: Learn. An agentic AI system has some mechanism to learn. Similarly, if it totally failed at reaching its goal, it should try a different tack.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2013

We have previously raised funds in 1996 ($200 million), 2000 ($400 million) and 2008/9 ($200 million). At any moment in time one of Upfront’s associates are likely to be working on: a pricing strategy, a market-expansion strategy, an M&A review, or helping build a company’s first board deck template.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

What would happen if companies offered flexibility to their employees, backed by data and scalable strategies? Sparked by a pair of scissors, some pantyhose and a party where founder, Sara Blakely , wanted to look her best, Spanx officially began production in 2000 and changed women’s fashion and fit forever. Sara Blakely / Spanx.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

We found these by looking through firms’ websites, social media , blog posts, etc. We are people-first, values-driven, multi-strategy, always-accessible. We invest in future-proof businesses founded by exceptional teams, help them polish their Digital Marketing and Product strategy, and act as a reliable Talent Acquisition partner.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 6, 2020

Some of us remember the 2000 dot-com crash. The post Advice from Warren Rustand: Put Your Head Down and Walk Into the Storm appeared first on Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization. That’s unprecedented in Rustand’s life, too. You’ve probably never felt anything like this,” Rustand says.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

If you read this blog often you'll know that I'm a huge fan of First Round Capital. Infonautics went public in 1996 and Half.com was sold to eBay in 2000. Investing Strategy. Management should communicate how the board can help - strategy, markets, key hires, introductions. and Half.com.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

I asked some of the participating VCs, and they told me their attorneys had figured out a way to keep their stealth-mode companies stealthy.Yes, this strategy is not for every company. I first discovered it from Dharmesh Shah’s blog OnStartups. Invidi is based in New York and founded in 2000.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

The strategy of GigaOm and where they differentiate in the market. Diverse search results include stream updates, blog posts, news articles, photos, videos (versus Twitter/FaceBook1 only). Founded in 2000 in New Brunswick, NJ. Real-time search engine. Competitors: OneRiot , Topsy , Crowdeye , Twitter Summize. 406 Ventures.

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OkDork

JANUARY 27, 2023

Basically, to be a content remixer, you turn long-form content like YouTube videos and podcasts into blog posts, tweet threads, LinkedIn posts, Instagram Reels, and TikTok videos. Content strategy consulting: When you get good at content remixing and know which type of content performs best on which channels, you can consult creators.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 25, 2023

That was in 2000, right before the internet bubble busted. But as I started, there was no playbook, no blog posts, and only a few books on entrepreneurship. Tony Robbins I use a one-page strategy outlining my one-year goals and key initiatives, and OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) to track progress to help with this habit.

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abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Over 13 years ago, in March of 2000, I wrote a blog post titled “ The Most Powerful Internet Metric of All. ” 40 Checkout Page Strategies to Improve Conversion Rates. The key thesis was this: if an Internet company could obsess about only one metric, it should be conversion. Darwin will take care of the rest.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. After my company was acquired by Salesforce.com I was asked to stop blogging and they took over my blog as an asset in the sale of the company. My blog was wiped out.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

For example, using cryptography and the blockchain I could transmit a blog post or a picture to a third-party who could know authoritatively that this was written word-for-word by me and not doctored in any way. You think Turkey is going to be eager to allow the movement of capital it can’t track? Regulation will come. It needs to come fast.

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OkDork

MARCH 7, 2024

At AppSumo, we’ve tested hundreds of strategies. Today, I’ll be revealing the 5 strategies that made us over $10M EACH. When everyone is using the same marketing strategy, it’s hard to get a great return on your marketing budget. After the Dropbox giveaway, we realized how powerful this marketing strategy truly was.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

I recently read a blog post by Beezer Clarkson, Managing Director of Sapphire Ventures about why entrepreneurs should care about from whom their VC funds raise their capital. We capped our fund size so that we would stay true to our investment strategy in terms of size, scope and number of partners as we stood in 2014 when we raised the fund.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

In case you missed all the kerfuffle this weekend, I posted this blog post originally on TechCrunch. This is a blog post I really didn’t want to write. Still, as I’ve written in the past, what I love about blogging is the ability to have a public debate where we can all learn. The post is balanced and worth reading.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

The A round was done in February 2000 (end of the bull market) and my B round was done in April 2001 (bear market). I have a link on my blog to the angel deals I’ve done, which is here. I explain in the video what happened in my first company (e.g. on the entrepreneur side of the table) when I raised at too high of a price.

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Tomasz Tunguz

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Now that my days are spent exclusively behind a computer, I’ve been searching for the right note-taking strategy. I recognize that note-taking is like pricing strategy: you never get it entirely right, so you’re always inclined to tinker. It’s a method I still highly recommend.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 29, 2016

Shareholder value is a result, not a strategy … your main constituencies are your employees, your customers and your products.”. A Letter to Fellow Entrepreneurs appeared first on THE BLOG. Let’s play a new game. We know that we are a purpose-driven, person-focused, community-oriented company. The post Why be B?

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OurCrowd

AUGUST 14, 2019

The decline doesn’t seem to be letting up in 2019, with retailers shutting down 23% more stores than they did at the start of last year (2000+ store closings), according to Coresight Research. Sustainability is no longer a fringe endeavor for those wanting to save the planet— it is a growing part of retail strategy.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

In 2000 our industry had more than $100 billion in LP money. I’ll admit that I do know one VC firm who’s strategy is not to call their entrepreneurs and not to be involved in operations. The industry isn’t dying. It is changing. And reinventing itself. And some firms will go under. And others will emerge.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2011

There are very few truly novel ideas so talking in broad themes certainly wouldn’t give away any grand strategy. The strategy they’re employing is called “velvet rope&# as in what nightclubs do to build scarcity and interest in getting on the inside. I know because I did this in early 2000.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

I freely admit this (along with nearly everything between 1999-2000) was a mistake. I’ve said versions of it on this blog before so I hope it’s not too repetitive. I think either strategy is OK. But I thought I should do a quick post on the topic. So I developed this standard line that I used for all employees.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Marcus Merrell Contributor Share on Twitter Marcus Merrell is vice president of technology strategy at Sauce Labs. By choosing to reboot from scratch, you’re letting software developers decide your business strategy, and that approach risks losing the market. I’m indebted to Joel Spolsky for his April 2000 article on the subject.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JANUARY 28, 2020

Yes, in the 2000’s you could get away with slow page speed… but these days, you only have a few seconds to catch your potential customer. A blog is also a great way to keep people informed and interested, showcasing you as a position of authority while keeping people on your website. Website speed.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 9, 2020

.” There was the Internet stock meltdown in 2000 when the internet sector went down something like 80% over that bear market. Back in 2008, I was blogging my purchases of Apple, Amazon, and Google during that crisis. Back in 2008, I was blogging my purchases of Apple, Amazon, and Google during that crisis.

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