The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

Machine learning and deep learning Machine learning (ML) is a core type of AI that allows systems to learn directly from data, spotting patterns, making predictions, and improving their performance over time without being explicitly programmed for every variation. Do more with ChatGPT Discover more ways to add AI to your workflows.

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Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

TL;DR) Klaviyo alternatives at a glance Tool Best For Key Advantage Starting Price Rating Campaign Monitor by Marigold Visual design & ease of use Intuitive drag-and-drop editor with mobile-ready templates, prebuilt automated journeys, and high delivery rates. Let’s dive into the best Brevo alternatives on the market today. (TL;DR)

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Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

We’ve tested 16 alternatives that offer better value, more intuitive designs, and powerful automation capabilities to help your email marketing truly shine. For agencies, Campaign Monitor offers a range of features to simplify client management, including client dashboards, multi-account access, and custom user roles.

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StartupNation

JULY 22, 2025

A significant part of this reinvention has been about challenging ingrained patterns and mindsets. By embracing the idea that predictable patterns can and should be automated by AI, and by using AI to augment capabilities, one can achieve efficiency levels that were previously impossible. I have to get curious.”

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 17, 2025

Unlike simple rule-based automation , AI automation manages repetitive workflows by learning patterns and optimizing processes over time. Within AI orchestration, AI management often includes: Real-time monitoring tracks performance, data flow, and workflow status to identify issues proactively. In practice, you often need both.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 17, 2025

At some point, I realized I wasn't just managing a team—I was managing relationships. Boost your team's productivity Automate your CRM Turns out, a CRM (customer relationship management) app is like my fantasy setup, but for people with actual responsibilities. Table of contents: What is a CRM?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

Zendesk for Service and Jira Service Management are two of the most popular help desk solutions on the market. Integrating Zendesk and Jira Zendesk vs. Jira Service Management FAQ Zendesk vs. Jira at a glance Both Zendesk and Jira offer ticket management solutions, but it's not really fair to compare the two platforms apples to apples.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 9, 2025

Invoice automation software often also manages approval workflows and prepares invoices for timely payment. Rather than copying invoice details and tracking down approvals, automation manages each step, letting your team focus on exceptions and higher-value work. Improved cash flow management. How does invoice automation work?

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Connect your project management software to your other apps Make your job easier Even if the most meticulously laid plans are at the mercy of a capricious host with a skinny microphone, starting with a project plan template lays a foundation of order and direction in a world where the rules are made up and the points don't matter.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 11, 2025

AI Artificial intelligence is the broad field of building machines or software that perform functions we normally associate with human intelligence, from pattern recognition and language understanding to planning and decision-making. To create alignment, AI developers use techniques like reward design, oversight, and constitutional training.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 8, 2025

For example, your online banking system uses it to quickly pull up your transaction history, and a customer relationship management (CRM) system can filter contacts based on specific criteria because the data is neatly organized. Good for analysis: With a design for number crunching, it's well-suited for statistical analysis.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 9, 2025

Connect your project management software to your other apps Make your job easier That's what project management templates are to project managers: replicable systems of organization that keep everything efficiently structured. Table of contents: What are project management templates?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 26, 2025

But overall, I found that the speech patterns feel natural, not robotic, and environmental sounds blend well with the visuals. There are two main features designed to help maintain character appearance across multiple shots: Jump to helps create consistency around bringing a specific detail, like a character, into new videos.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. Many companies don’t reach the next phase either because their leadership doesn’t adapt as an organization or because they don’t design processes that lead to scaled outcomes.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The construction industry continues to be full of possibilities for finding better ways to work, from optimal utilization of land and urban areas driven by design solutions, to physical construction activity across the lifetime of the buildings themselves. How much time are you spending on construction robotics right now?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

The need for creativity extends well beyond product design. Yet most startups seem to constrain creativity to product design. Underpinning it all I wrote: sales, asset management, analytics & talent management. Many people are visual thinkers. Therefore to drive creativity people need to do visual brainstorming.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 16, 2016

One of the first investments I did in computer vision was Osmo, a product designed to get children off of the couch and to stop starting into an iPad and instead get them using physical objects (and other people!) (I’ll have to wait until July to tell you more about this when we announce our next computer vision investment).

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JULY 10, 2024

Second place of $4,500 went to Workforce Consolidation Solutions , founded by Ronnie Tillman-Hill and Alex Steele (Dauphin County): Providing eco-friendly employee transportation solutions, WCS optimizes routes and reduces commute times, enhancing employee experience and workforce management.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 27, 2023

By incorporating elements of unconscious bias training and breaking pattern recognition, the forums aim to educate investors and empower founders to showcase their innovative ideas and secure the necessary funding to drive growth and success.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2023

When Porsche partnered with venture studio UP.Labs , the mission was to create six startups over three years all designed to solve the German automaker’s biggest problems and be compelling enough as a standalone business it that can attract other customers.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2023

So In May 2020, he teamed up with fellow Digital Ocean co-founders Mitch Wainer and Ben Uretsky to startup Welcome Homes , a New York City-based company that offers people a way to design and build new homes online. DigitalOcean’s other two co-founders Jesse Mauro and Marc Hartman are advisors to the company).

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JULY 24, 2020

Boostpoint, located in Lancaster, PA , provides professional home service businesses, such as roofing contractors, with an efficient way to manage their own social media advertising. Epicenter-app.com. www.boostpoint.com. www.REEL-lms.com. www.reflexioninteractive.com. www.vinoshares.com.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

These companies are developing solutions to address critical issues such as renewable energy, waste management, water conservation, and more. The company’s flagship offering, the rent-to-own (RTO) solar program, is designed to make solar panel ownership hassle-free, eliminating the need for upfront costs.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Brett Lovelady, founder of design firm Astro Studios, defines these design and development assets as “creative capital,” which “can ultimately last longer and potentially become more valuable” than venture capital. “But by and large, I think the majority of people are starting to cooperate a lot more.”

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Y Combinator

OCTOBER 25, 2022

” After asking questions like these a few times, you’ll see patterns and be able to quickly identify engineers who are business-minded and customer-focused. Having another engineer review your code changes helps ensure quality, prevents mistakes, and shares good patterns. ” “Why is Faire good for retailers?”

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2022

He pointed to a Harvard Business Review survey , which revealed that 65% of senior managers felt meetings kept them from completing their own work while 64% said that they came at the expense of “deep thinking.” “There has been a slow rollout of AI features (e.g.,

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MAY 6, 2024

Out of a pool of 20 applicants, the following teams have been selected for the 2024 Spring program: Digital Evaluation Board, founded by Oren Gall (Centre County): OZG Systems’ Digital Evaluation Board (DEB) revolutionizes digital circuit design education by providing a portable, self-contained learning tool.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 18, 2023

Quilt’s design enables room-by-room control, creating precise climate zones throughout the home while eliminating the need for traditional furnaces and ductwork. Prior to Quilt, Knoll managed hardware engineering teams within Area 120 and X, the moonshot factory – another Google property.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 3, 2019

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. 1) Manage the firm . This is harder than it sounds.

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

We’re proud to share the next in PEVCtech ’s periodic series on the tech and analytics stack of investment management firms. A: They have a decent database of investors, which we reviewed, but we did not need their process management tools to run our outreach program. Can you share any patterns you have identified?

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MAY 6, 2024

Out of a pool of 20 applicants, the following teams have been selected for the 2024 Spring program: Digital Evaluation Board, founded by Oren Gall (Centre County): OZG Systems’ Digital Evaluation Board (DEB) revolutionizes digital circuit design education by providing a portable, self-contained learning tool.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MAY 6, 2024

Out of a pool of 20 applicants, the following teams have been selected for the 2024 Spring program: Digital Evaluation Board, founded by Oren Gall (Centre County): OZG Systems’ Digital Evaluation Board (DEB) revolutionizes digital circuit design education by providing a portable, self-contained learning tool.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MAY 6, 2024

Out of a pool of 20 applicants, the following teams have been selected for the 2024 Spring program: Digital Evaluation Board, founded by Oren Gall (Centre County): OZG Systems’ Digital Evaluation Board (DEB) revolutionizes digital circuit design education by providing a portable, self-contained learning tool.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

The Singapore-based company announced today that it has raised $640 million in Series E funding to expand its products, which combine computer vision and cloud-based software to help brick-and-mortar stores manage their inventory, merchandising and operations. Other participants included new investors OMERS and Sony Innovation Fund by IGV.

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Feedough

JANUARY 6, 2021

These concepts all describe our decision making patterns under different imperfect conditions. With a business degree or business education, you learn how to succeed as a manager within an existing organization. As an entrepreneur, you will be meeting investors, clients and making hiring decisions.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 4, 2019

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. 1) Manage the firm . This is harder than it sounds. 2) Market .

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JULY 10, 2024

Second place of $4,500 went to Workforce Consolidation Solutions , founded by Ronnie Tillman-Hill and Alex Steele (Dauphin County): Providing eco-friendly employee transportation solutions, WCS optimizes routes and reduces commute times, enhancing employee experience and workforce management.

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