The Zapier Blog

JUNE 15, 2025

Office work has changed permanently since 2020, whether you're now fully remote, hybrid, or just having to collaborate more with your coworkers on conference calls. But each digital sticky note can also house its own whiteboard, opening up a world of opportunity for big picture brainstorming and collaboration.

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Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Also, theres more opportunity, and you really feel like if youre not there one day the project doesnt move forward. Looking ahead, I hope my story is one where I continue to take on challenging opportunities, create something where nothing existed before, and build companies that truly change their markets. billion in revenue at Angi.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

Plus, it increases the risk of missed opportunities. When you step back and look at the bigger picture, you can uncover opportunities to improve how you segment, personalize, and scale your campaigns—without adding manual overhead. Every new contact is instantly added to the right drip campaign, no manual list management needed.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Stories of businesses closing and sales dropping in 2020 are common, but there are also plenty of organizations that experienced surprising growth during this unprecedented year. The post A closer look: Growth in 2020 appeared first on THE BLOG. Planit , a creative agency based in Maryland, is one such organization.

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Source Link

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Despite many small businesses closing their doors in 2020, the pandemic nevertheless brought an increase in entrepreneurial spirit. Between June and September 2020, more businesses were launched than in any other quarter in U.S. Entrepreneurship-led job creation. Then, funding—how to pay the employees.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

What are some overlooked opportunities right now? How should investors in other cities think about the overall investment climate and opportunities in your city? What are the opportunities startups may be able to tap into during these unprecedented times? Are there startups that you wish you would see in the industry but don’t?

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 1, 2020

Posted by Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative – YLAI on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Even for established entrepreneurs, this is an opportunity to learn and experiment. There are opportunities out there, but those opportunities may not look the same as you thought they might. Keep walking.”

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500

JUNE 9, 2020

Supply chains have been disrupted, businesses have had to close or operate at limited capacity for months, and even founders have had to expand their fundraising timeframes as we saw in our 2020 Female Founders Data Report. As a VC firm, we’ve had to adapt many aspects of our business as well.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 23, 2024

The lack of opportunities for those interested in STEM led Kavelle to open the door for others to get the education she wanted to have on these subjects, which is how the STEM Builders Learning Hub came to be. She concentrated on identifying her obstacles and how to overcome them.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 5, 2021

When the first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in the US in January of 2020, the situation demanded a rapid response. It was scary, but it also offered opportunities for new ways of thinking. Being in quarantine can offer opportunities for creative entrepreneurs, despite the challenges it forces upon you. Contributed to EO by B.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 20, 2021

The opportunity to meet personally (or virtually in 2020) with a group of trusted entrepreneurs who run a variety of businesses, to be able to share experiences, and to be able to learn from each other in a safe and trusted environment is second-to-none.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 18, 2021

I strongly identify with EO’s core value of Thirst for Learning and take advantage of every educational opportunity that comes my way. We ended up doing over 200 virtual events in 2020 and finished the year with US$1M in profit?which The 2021 GLC programming and virtual conference experience were top-notch.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 6, 2020

At the start of 2020, Chelle Neff is wrapping up a decade of considerable success, growth and innovation. We have five cities so far and are bringing in the Bay Area in 2020. But, I knew I’d be opening a second location the following year, so I used this opportunity to build the desk-less front desk! 5000 list twice! .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Working in wine during the financial crisis of 2008, I quickly noticed the opportunity to innovate within the alcohol logistics industry alongside my business colleague, Tim Elenteny. First, the “Alexi Cashen Podcast” series in 2020. This year, I also launched St.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

What the report reveals is that NYC has a rich and expanding ecosystem of tech skills training opportunities, including K-12 and adult education. Rebecca Kaden — Feb 7, 2020 A Social Resurgence Gillian Munson — Feb 6, 2020 2020 Analyst Recruiting is Complete! You can read it here.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Last November, we surveyed 13 of the top robotics-focused VCs to find out which areas of robotics are exciting them most going into 2020. Some of the opportunities involve machines, while an equal amount of opportunity lies in the software behind the machines. This is driven by two competing but incredibly important trends.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 9, 2020

• What’s been your biggest challenge/opportunity during COVID-19? The program began in November 2020. What is the latest book or podcast you loved, and why? What is your favorite tool or app, and why? Needs and leads: Is there a type of connection I can introduce that would be helpful? How have EO members responded?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 18, 2022

Between February 2020 and February 2022 in the US alone, the unemployment rate barely shifted from 5.7 ” This strategy will, in addition, provide a big draw to ambitious talent who will take note of the opportunities for growth within the company. million to 6.3 million, respectively. Set internal succession plans in place.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 7, 2021

We were in a growth year in 2020, with the most trips we had ever sold, excited about the new travelers we would meet. But in early March 2020, they were not yet common. On March 18, 2020 we launched our first virtual, interactive cooking class with my friend, Alain, who lives in Pistoia, Italy. Our revenue stopped.

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Source Link

JANUARY 29, 2022

They could be seizing upon an opportunity to make their business ownership dream a reality, exploring an idea that creates positive social change, or they may be acting out of necessity because of a change in circumstances such as the loss of a job.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 25, 2021

Some of the common best practices to keep in mind when building an inclusive workplace, according to Ideal , include fair treatment and equal access to opportunities; a focus on teamwork and collaboration; representation at all levels; diversity, equity and inclusion training, and education; and effective and consistent communication.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Widespread layoffs during the pandemic contributed to an initial rise in female entrepreneurship in 2020, along with the need for flexibility. By fostering early exposure and education about entrepreneurship and other career paths, Franc.World is paving the way for an inclusive landscape where everyone has equal opportunities to succeed.

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Dream It

MAY 18, 2020

With 85% quarter-on-quarter and 403% year-on-year enrollment growth in Q1 2020, Wellth plans to use this new capital to support rapid scaling to address larger and broader populations of patients. link] — Wellth (@wellthapp) May 6, 2020 ?Market Wellth graduated from Dreamit’s Healthtech program in 2016.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2022

In late 2020, a group of Stanford students banded together to create Stanford 2020, a venture fund solely to invest in their fellow classmates’ ventures. PIN wants to replicate the Stanford 2020 story for other community-based ventures. million for the debut investment vehicle — waitlist not included.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 2, 2021

And we won’t know the pandemic’s true impact on our psyches until the dust settles and we have an opportunity to reflect. In 2020, innovators and investors were forced to stand still, and witness cracks, fractures and rubble in society in a way like never before. On the diversity front, 2020 may prove a tipping point.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 30, 2020

According to Nestlé’s press release, Freshly is now shipping more than 1 million meals per week across 48 states, with forecasted sales of $430 million for 2020. If anything, this sounds even more appealing now, as so many of us are spending most of our time at home, doing our best to cook for ourselves.

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Revolution

JANUARY 19, 2021

Many industries temporarily froze in March-April 2020, paralyzed by the uncertainty that an invisible enemy unleashed. But from the back half of 2020 into 2021, we are bearing witness to accelerated adoption and transformational change in industry after industry. The Miami ecosystem, which we visited on our ROTR 8.0

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

In addition, COMEUP has introduced an online business matching program, operational year-round, to broaden investment and collaboration opportunities crucial for startup growth. This program provides a unique platform for mentorship, networking, and investment opportunities for early-stage startups from South Korea and beyond.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2020

And then came March 2020 and events globally were being cancelled. This will always be important to us, but we also see tremendous opportunity to expand our virtual community to include friends and colleagues worldwide. At Upfront, we’ve put a lot of effort into building in-person community, including our annual Upfront Summit event.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JUNE 8, 2025

An analysis of their investment patterns since 2020 doesn’t just reveal the accelerator’s strategy—it provides a map to the entire startup ecosystem’s next chapter. Similarly manufacturing startups have seized on the tariff-induced reshoring opportunity. Crypto/web3 remains around 5% of investments.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2022

The seed round follows a $620,000 angel and pre-seed round BCM raised between 2016 and 2020, bringing its total funding to over $2.9 BCM said revenue last year was 4x what the company recorded in 2020 while maintaining a CAGR of 225% over the previous four years. . “We TC Events is also a significant revenue driver for the company.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

In January 2020, the pair made the fund official, with Aboyeji as general partner and Enegesi as limited partner. Investzilla is focused on unlocking that opportunity for them.” CcHub Syndicate, on the other hand , launched in December 2020. Simultaneously , they announced that the fund had invested $1.5

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 30, 2021

But two months into 2020, the pandemic did an excellent job of lowering expectations as investment activities from local and international investors slowed down. 2021 was when African tech reached an inflection point and took center stage as companies raised over $4 billion (more than they got in 2019 and 2020 combined).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

The company — which has some 17 thousand items in its online store — saw revenues rise 101% in FY 2020 to €300 million on 750,000 customers, and it is profitable. The opportunity for a company like Rohlik is to export its model to more countries that have similar market dynamics to those it already serves.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

annually between 2015 and 2020, its market size topping $1.3B The 2020 Spencer Stuart Board Index finds that currently, in S&P 500 boards, women account for 28% of directors while minorities account for 20%. . Step 3: Identify & Contact Opportunities (1 – 12 months duration). There are two approaches to doing so.

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Dream It

APRIL 23, 2019

For example, voice-powered ecommerce reached approximately $2 billion in 2017 and Gartner predicts that about 30% of web browsing will happen via voice (and without a screen) by 2020. As smart speaker platforms have matured, more entrepreneurs are leveraging the technology to benefit healthcare.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 16, 2021

This year is no exception, presenting a huge opportunity for retailers. from 2020 results of 8.5%. Google Analytics : If you’re not already tracking your website activity and engagement, you’re missing out on opportunities to enhance your customer journey. In the U.S. After all, how can you improve if you don’t track it?

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