The Zapier Blog

JULY 17, 2025

When your team is juggling requests, approvals, onboarding workflows, and compliance tasks, it's easy for critical details to get lost in the shuffle. That's where Zapier Interfaces shines, not just as a form builder, but as a flexible platform to build custom tools that power your unique business workflows.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

No, this apparatus isn't gone yet, but it will likely join the fax, floppy disk, and Rolodex in the business graveyard within the next decade. Today you can make calls using FaceTime, Messenger, WhatsApp, or dozens of other call apps, and virtual phone systems do the same for your office number. Select your phone number(s).

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 28, 2025

Quotas shift, targets creep up, and the playbook that worked last quarter now falls flat. Even when the team's putting in the effort, results can be unpredictable and momentum hard to maintain. Sales performance measures the overall success of your sales team. Sales performance is the big-picture result.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 31, 2025

By prioritizing your readers' needs and satisfaction instead of just trying to game rankings, you actually improve your chances of hitting the number one spot on Google or showing up in an AI result. I work for an SEO content agency, so I've seen this play out time and time again.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2022

A best-selling author, his newest book is Returning to the Office and Leading Hybrid and Remote Teams. We asked Dr. Tsipursky how leaders can address proximity bias in the new normal of hybrid work culture. Differences in work styles and schedules can understandably lead to resentment around flexibility and job performance.

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The Zapier Blog

AUGUST 4, 2025

For each one you bat out of your inbox, two others take its place. You finally pass the info on to your co-worker, only to drown in a jet of newsletters. Wouldn't it be great if AI could be your personal email Hercules? Email is a digital hydra. Since I wrote this article for the first time, a lot has changed in AI email.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 16, 2022

The reasons for the mismatch between labor offering and demand are multifold: People are increasingly handing in their notice because they want a better work-life balance , greater benefits, and a more flexible approach to their work. Let’s find out how you can keep your fingers on the pulse of the needs of the current workforce.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

This is especially true if you’re working in tech industries that have roots in Michigan, such as mobility, advanced manufacturing, life sciences, and software. This was a year like no other for Ann Arbor startups, so we’ve spent lots of time keeping up with all the news from Ann Arbor tech companies. After raising $10.3

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2021

If you’re not growing your business online in the current climate, you will likely leave a lot of money on the table. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, everything from working to socializing to ordering and shopping online has become the norm. Look beyond what you sell and tap into your brand’s higher purpose.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 7, 2024

Many companies have struggled to develop their flexible work policies, but what you may not realize is that many investors are watching — and judging them. Indeed, a number of investors have explicitly and publicly integrated work-from-home (WFH) policies into evaluations of prospective investment targets. The results?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

This week, a majority of the members of the United Nations reiterated its demand that Russia “immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine and called for a cessation of hostilities”. And more than half continue their operations exclusively from Ukraine. It has raised $14.7

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2022

After more than two years of remote work, many employees have no interest in returning to the office — at least not without good reason. Employers have responded in kind, more or less, with tech companies in particular offering generous work from home and hybrid work options. Image Credits: Kumospace.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 5, 2021

What can we learn from the best 40 venture capital investments of all time? We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.” -based founders, 35 were white* American; four were white immigrant/first generation, from France, Ukraine, Russia and Iran; and four were Indian immigrant/first generation.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2022

To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. Future, Andreessen Horowitz’s formal foray into tech media, is shutting down less than two years after first launching, according to Business Insider. And third, perhaps most importantly of them all, your important, well-packaged content needs to find an audience that trusts it.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 31, 2022

One way we can truly diversify is to pursue opportunities both at home and abroad. Foreign investments (such as companies, commercial loans, or opening foreign offices) encourage globalization and mitigate risk for businesses. Expanding a business locally can save time and money while simply growing the team you already have.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Broaden your view of ‘best’ to make smarter, more inclusive investments. What can we learn from the best 40 venture capital investments of all time? based founders, 35 were white American; four were white immigrant/first generation, from France, Ukraine, Russia and Iran; and four were Indian immigrant/first generation.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 30, 2023

If you received this in your inbox, thank you for signing up and your vote of confidence. This will include everything from funding rounds to trends to an analysis of a particular space to hot takes on a particular company or phenomenon. billion shows a boost of confidence from investors, and dare we say a comeback?

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 4, 2019

But in business, you want a lot of partners. However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. 2) Market .

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Startup Blogpost

MARCH 22, 2024

How to Leverage SEO to Drive Traffic to Your Startup’s Website In the ever-evolving landscape of digital marketing, leveraging SEO is crucial for driving traffic to a startup’s website. Dive into the collective wisdom of these professionals to boost your startup’s online presence.

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Jason Malki

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Inspiring True Beauty from the Inside Out: A Conversation with Founder Priscilla Broward on Why Ultimate Beauty is Health I had the pleasure of interviewing Priscilla A. From there, she went on to The J.M. Smucker Company, where she developed a new strategic business area within the specialty and natural foods market.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 5, 2021

What can we learn from the best 40 venture capital investments of all time? We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.” -based founders, 35 were white* American; four were white immigrant/first generation, from France, Ukraine, Russia and Iran; and four were Indian immigrant/first generation.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JULY 24, 2019

Once you stick your head up, the world is going to respond. Some people will buy into your idea. Others will be quick to tell you why it cannot work. And if your concept is really good, be assured better established market participants with deep, deep pockets will be watching and waiting, ready to pounce.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 2, 2021

For this morning’s column , Alex Wilhelm looked back on the last few months, “a busy season for technology exits” that followed a hot Q4 2020. As Alex observed, “choosing which option is best from a buffet’s worth of possibilities is an interesting task.” Knowing when your startup should go all-in on business development.

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Jason Malki

JULY 18, 2024

Broward, Founder & Managing Director of Ultimate Beauty Health , which provides high-quality nutricosmetics for general health and beauty for professional and consumer markets. and from there, went on to The J.M. and from there, went on to The J.M. What motivated you to launch your startup?

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OurCrowd

AUGUST 22, 2021

IXDen secures the critical infrastructure across 3,000 sites for Mekorot, Israel’s water utility, which recently decided to expand the IXDen partnership to its water quality and electricity departments, from which the company expects a high ROI. OurCrowd is proud to manage 28 funds. Israel, Azerbaijan and global entrepreneurship.

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Paul G. Silva

JUNE 14, 2023

From 2003-2022 the River Valley Investors operated as a traditional angel group, investing in nearly 100 startups. provides aquatic data collection services and aquatic drones that work in pods of 1- 20 to collect data at unprecedented scale at orders of magnitude less cost. management. Jaia Robotics Inc. Jaia Robotics Inc.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Across the globe, companies have swiftly adopted remote work. While many had already been considering the switch (by implementing schedule flexibility or experimenting with work-from-home days), the current push toward remote work is unprecedented. Start by reviewing your current operations. And fear not!

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OurCrowd

JULY 11, 2021

TytoCare: Helping children’s healthcare from Leeds to Mexico. Cisco’s acquisition of Kenna enhances hybrid work security. Ro Health acquires at-home testing startup Kit. Foretellix is expanding its Series B investment round from $25M to $31M due to significant oversubscription. TetaVi selected for Microsoft for Startups.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

Some people are more excited by emerging areas like artificial intelligence, which has been a focus of the country’s military for years, and like cybersecurity is now producing many fresh teams of founders. The investors: Boaz Dinte , managing general partner, Qumra Capital. What’s your latest, most exciting investment?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2021

While London, Paris, Berlin and Stockholm feature regularly in tech coverage, the rest of Europe has been busy. Pipedrive is an EU-based CRM company with offices in eight countries, but it has a Czech co-founder in VP of Product Martin Henk, one of several founders to emerge from the ecosystem. We surveyed: Petra Kon? Lukáš Kone?ný

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

Our ongoing series of EC-1s offers entrepreneurs real insight into growing and scaling successful companies, but they’re also extremely useful for consumers who want to understand how the internet really works. Part 1: How Klaviyo transformed from a lifestyle business into a $4.15B email titan. Walter Thompson.

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Startup Blogpost

JANUARY 11, 2024

16 Social Media Marketing Tactics That Have Generated Buzz for Startups Discover how startups are creating social media buzz as we dive into successful tactics from Chief Marketing Officers and Marketing Directors. This approach is all about engaging directly with your audience. In our case, it often comes from our employees.

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OurCrowd

MARCH 6, 2021

Volvo unit teams with Israel’s Foretellix on autonomous safety. ” Memic’s strong management team is led by Chairman Maurice R. In 2004, Musk was way ahead of the curve in foreseeing the transformation of energy from fossil fuels to renewables. Moderated by Richard Norman, Managing Director, OurCrowd.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Normally, I would use this space to spotlight an article we published in the last few days, but our content management system runneth over. Thanks very much for reading, and congratulations to the entire TechCrunch team for a job very well done! Peter Beck says Rocket Lab actively prepared for interplanetary missions ‘from day one’.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

The country makes far too much money from oil, giving it one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds and a large system of socialized support. Green shoots of recovery are coming from portfolio revenue growth, exits and IPOs. ” Here’s who responded to our survey: Sean Percival , managing partner, Spring Capital. .”

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Finance teams worldwide emerged as strategic leaders for startups with the onset of the pandemic by recognizing ways to efficiently manage remote teams, their finances, company operations and associated cost-cutting mechanisms. What challenges do remote finance teams face? 4 ways to empower remote finance teams.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 13, 2021

If you’re a business owner, you may be wondering what steps to take to ensure the long-term prosperity of your enterprise post-pandemic. Now is the perfect time to regroup and see how you can grow your business in the new normal. Did your business barely stay afloat during the pandemic?

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