The Zapier Blog

JULY 24, 2025

If you'd asked me a year ago whether I could turn my barely-there coding knowledge into fully functional apps, internal tools, and custom widgets without hiring a developer, I would've smiled politely and quietly choked on my LaCroix. I'm not a developer by any stretch of the imagination. I built this with Cursor.

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NZ Entrepreneur

APRIL 2, 2025

If your business isnt yet claiming tax credits for your Research and Development (R&D) expenses, 2025 might be the year you take up the opportunity. Record-keeping is essential throughout the year, so youll need detailed documentation of your R&D activities and associated costs to support the claim.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2010

Some CTO’s swear that it is a huge improvement in development timeframes and doesn’t cause performance issues. They often aren’t great at planning development work. They don’t love documentation. They should be setting the standards for how code is developed. Most often they are not. But barely.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 7, 2019

Starting as a project manager with a background in engineering, Ashna launched YHS to develop and implement community projects supporting the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals through youth empowerment using robotics and innovation. Do you think your mindset has anything to do with your success? Absolutely! And undoubtedly.”

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2010

As your company develops multiple offices, hires a larger number of sales people or increases product complexity over time this kind of tacit knowledge doesn’t scale. Tags: Sales & Marketing Advice Startup Advice. PR – Some companies are excellent at PR and others don’t put much effort into it at all.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2015

I have attention deficit disorder, it is a real condition , I have been diagnosed including having radioactive isotopes through my brain to map my development and yet I’m a leader, I have accomplished much, I did well in school and went on to earn a master’s degree and I can actually concentrate when I want to.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

As with any movement, there comes a day when grand visions need to either remain that, or be executed on so that they may evolve to the next stage of development and maturation. What advice the initiators have for other ecosystems looking to hire a professional ecosystem builder. What success looks like in this three-year pilot.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

I think his advice is this op-ed is bananas. I have even had to get physical security advice from some of the crazy. It was a sufficient barrier and we developed social graces. Finally, if I answered every email I’d never have time to point out how mindless Adam’s advice was. No, it’s not fun. Why does this happen?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice. This ended up developing into Visual Basic for Applications , the strategy for programmability in Microsoft Office. Do you see product managers as a hindrance to software development? 15 minutes.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 5, 2022

Want to tap in to the best startup advice from entrepreneurs who are out there doing it? My best piece of advice for founders is to keep in mind that they can’t do it alone. “ One piece of advice I would give to others starting their entrepreneurial journey is just start! Matt Miller – Founder. BrakeAce. “My

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Y Combinator

JULY 20, 2022

Outside of the YC community, little has been documented on best practices to be an effective CEO. The product development strategy is broken down into focus areas that each get assigned to a team. What's your advice to other founders on how to hire executives? Advice you would give to future leaders?

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

This program provides $1,000 in AWS Cloud credits, $350 in Developer Support credits, and other guidance. The GitHub Student Developer Pack offers more than $200k in developer tools/training for student entrepreneurs or any students. LawCloud offers free legal documents through the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Zurich tends to take the lion’s share, as the city’s embrace of startups has jump-started development, although Geneva and Lausanne are also hotspots. This has meant smaller exits, and thus less development for the ecosystem. What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now?

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 3, 2024

Identify the challenges or underperforming areas where outside professional advice is under consideration. They seek “free advice” on issues that are much too complex to be addressed in that manner. Twelve Steps to Hiring a Business Consultant 1.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2021

Advice for non-technical founders for finding a serious CTO for your startup Finding a co-founder is hard work. Granted if you are developing a new cancer treatment then you will likely need to be quite technical with biology! Enlist help from a developer Perhaps you have a developer friend that can help you get started with the MVP?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies. Any advice or insights on how to present a strong case for an O-1A or EB-1A? The information provided in “Dear Sophie” is general information and not legal advice. Ask it here.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott, in conversation with a16z’s Bob Swan, explains how AI copilots are keeping developers longer in a flow state and why AI copilots more broadly could be the start of an industrial revolution for knowledge work. [00:59] What’s your advice for how we get the most out of tools like Copilot?

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 19, 2020

This time, I connected with 15 startup and SME leaders from my network to discover how they are tackling the current crisis, and what advice they had to offer to others in the same boat. Nick Quain , VP, venture development, Invest Ottawa . “Go Here are some tips and insights on getting through COVID-19 as a business owner.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Edda reels in data from publicly-available sources including Crunchbase and Pitchbook, while it also packs a feature that automatically pulls in additional data from emails, documents, and files stored in cloud-based repositories such as Dropbox. “Investment decisions are increasingly driven by multiple data points, so you.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

CubeWorks’ CubiSens technology was developed on the Ann Arbor North Campus research block that is home to many innovative robotics and autonomous research facilities. FreightRoll claims that its app-based, paperless trade documents can save shipping companies up to 30% of freight overhead costs. RightBrain Networks. PassiveBolt.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 29, 2024

We also sought the advice of several software providers who work with fintech borrowers to get their best approaches to managing one or more debt facilities. Vaas Based in Colombia and Mexico, Vaas is focused on building a developing platform for the operations of asset-based facilities in Latin America.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 9, 2022

Over the years, the program has supported startups and businesses from multiple fields like Artificial Intelligence, fintech, logistics, biotechnology, robotics, game development, IoT, e-commerce, etc. It uses cutting-edge NLP and OCR technologies to find all the relevant fields and values inside the document. ” Srun said.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 13, 2022

It sounds pedantic, but the names for different rounds are short-hand for how much you are raising and what rough point of development you’ve achieved. Generally, these work in three ways: The accelerator takes a percentage of equity and, in return, ‘pays’ you via the operational support, resources, advice etc.,

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2022

Waymo, along with every other autonomous vehicle developer that wants to test and deploy in California, must receive a permit from the California DMV. Problems arose after a person made public record request to the DMV to disclose the documents that the company had sent. Here’s the gist of the lawsuit. certification process.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 2, 2022

In July 2021, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) upgraded Korea’s status to a developed economy. South Korea is now at a critical stage of development. Practicing my speech for the IR, how to make a good document, and so on,” said Chea Srun, CEO of XQuant.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

As a subject matter expert, you’re expected to stay on top of recent developments in your field of knowledge. DirectWomen seeks to “ increase the representation of women lawyers on corporate boards” by “[ developing] and [positioning] women attorney leaders for board service. Observe compliance restrictions tightly.

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StartupNation

APRIL 7, 2021

It seemed audacious to young Sale at the time, but she took his advice—and was offered another $2,500. “It is well documented , and driven in part by housing segregation and systemic racism. The organization is currently developing about $57 million worth of real estate in the Northeastern U.S.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Dylan Field, founder and CEO of Figma, looks at the relationship between designers, developers, and AI, in conversation with a16z’s David George. [00:36] Here it says different ways we could implement AI features in the Figma roadmap.The first one is to develop an AI-power design assistant. Will AI take all the design jobs?

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Y Combinator

OCTOBER 25, 2022

I used these meetings to get advice, but more importantly I was always giving them updates on our progress, vision, fundraising, and product releases. We were intentional about this from day one and documented it in our engineering handbook. Make it part of the product development process. Behavior changes unexpectedly.

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Reforge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The team was ultimately acqui-hired by imeem for the impressive tech we had developed, but our dreams of building an independent web music player were over. As well as share an alternative approach I developed that can serve as a better guide for new product innovation called The Deliberate Startup.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 3, 2019

That Google document provides cut and pasteable text I can share with other investors, based on their stage, focus, and appetite. . This provides us more time to develop meaningful relationships with prospects and customers. Tribe Capital has developed A Quantitative Approach to Product Market Fit. . 3) Raise capital.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 4, 2019

That Google document provides cut and pasteable text I can share with other investors, based on their stage, focus, and appetite. . This provides us more time to develop meaningful relationships with prospects and customers. Tribe Capital has developed A Quantitative Approach to Product Market Fit. 3) Raise capital.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 4, 2022

Companies are often so focused on developing a concept, fundraising and trying to get their business off the ground that they overlook this area of business regulation – an oversight that can prove terribly costly and ultimately may deter investors. Each of these documents must contain all of the information required under the law.

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 24, 2021

And as Travis mentioned, we’ve had lots of great recent guests, Hollie Wegman, CMO at Segment, Adam, the head of developer relations at HashiCorp, G.C. My advice would be actually, start something and then keep drafting it. Tomasz Tunguz: That’s a living document. Claire Hughes Johnson : It’s a living document.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 25, 2022

I’ve listened to hundreds of podcasts, read project documentation, studied the economics, written crypto profiles, and spent way too much time on Twitter. Here’s the advice I wish someone told me when I started. Do Kwon ( @stablekwon ): Terra Money co-founder and a core developer at Terra Form Labs. But we are headed west.”

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The 30 Most Important Lessons Learned About Developing New Business In this article, we delve into the wisdom of thirty seasoned professionals, including Founders and CEOs, who share their most important lessons learned in developing a new business. But so can men. No one is perfect.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 9, 2013

We developed this at our first company and called it PUCCKA – the overall methodology is described here. Startup Advice' This is final part of a series that describes a sales methodology for technology companies or frankly many other types of companies, too. Unique Selling Proposition. Compelling Event.

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