The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

Contact Sales I work at Zapier, an enterprise that not only helps other businesses automate their workflows, but relies on automation to power our own internal operations. It spans everything from automating internal team tasks to orchestrating complex, cross-functional workflows.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 13, 2025

Unless explicitly stated, we spend dozens of hours researching and testing apps, using each app as it's intended to be used and evaluating it against the criteria we set for the category. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 20, 2025

The first number in the code represents the category of the status. Internal APIs These are also known as private APIs, and they're created and used by an organization for internal purposes. They facilitate communication and data sharing between internal systems. Private APIs are used by companies internally.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 8, 2025

Whether it's the names of individuals, categories of products, or song titles, as long as the information is organized within a framework, it's structured data. Descriptive text: Think names (of people, products, companies), categories, or titles of works. Use unstructured data when you need to.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Monitor had a little internal VC group so he got some experience there. So I asked him if he’d consider coming in an an intern of sorts. I said, “This category is going to be huge. The photo in this blog (like many of mine) came from 500px. But we continued to meet over the years and swap experiences.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. Suddenly we were all creating blogs on Blogger.com, Typepad & WordPress. We started uploading images of ourselves to our blogs. But the masses didn’t want to blog. But less considered is the fact that the success of the Web 2.0

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

Who’s going to help you with improving your marketing / positioning to become a clear platform category leader like Twilio? Fred Wilson wrote an eloquent piece on his blog about “ recycling capital ,&# which every regional community should read. Are you going to do all of this? You have too much on your plate.

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

A writer who wants to blog about culture. Do these folks want to be the 100th investor chasing SaaS or do they want to define/invent new categories where they can be the thought leaders? That is, if you are someone who wishes to earn a minimum viable living being creative, what is the likelihood you’ll be able to do so?

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Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

This article originally appeared on the PixelEdge Blog. “[The They have great internal resources and a large external network to work with. Since the company wanted to reach low-hanging fruit, they weighed the feasibility category at 2. The ideas … have been very exciting to me and my team.”

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

First working on the Falcon and Dragon video systems and then the bulk of the systems actuators and controllers used in the avionics for the crewed Dragon capsule (which recently docked at the International Space Station). Initially, they’ll be unmanned, according to a blog post published by Fifty Years.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

With that background, here are 30 tips to help you make the most of Gust: Subscribe to the Gust Blog , and go back and read the past posts. There are tabs for each category of investor (ones you’ve invited, are actively engaged with, have withdrawn, been declined, etc.)

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Akshat Dixit is a senior at North Carolina State University, an intern at Versatile VC , and a past intern with the HBS Alumni Angels Association and the Innovation Quarter in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. We found these by looking through firms’ websites, social media, blog posts, etc. Akshat Dixit. Contributor.

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OurCrowd

JUNE 20, 2021

He came to Jefferies through its acquisition of Broadview International, where he was President. However, the massive capital pool controlled by high-net worth investors is only now gaining greater access to the category through a platform such as OurCrowd. The current SPAC boom is adding another dimension.

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Startup Blogpost

MARCH 22, 2024

We gathered 30 invaluable strategies from SEO Analysts, Founders, and other experts, ranging from optimizing content with targeted keywords to crafting blog posts that answer key questions. The advantage of Web Stories is that you can condense existing blog content or other content for easy sharing on various social media platforms.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

We found these by looking through firms’ websites, social media , blog posts, etc. Dr. Joel Palathinkal , CEO of Sutton Capital , observes that scouts usually fall into one of three categories: . Atomico is an international investment firm that focuses on helping disruptive technology companies scale globally.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2023

The fact that the company might raise money to pay off a tax bill raised eyebrows internally here at TechCrunch. He also dives into how Klarna has grown in different categories and which have been more successful than others. It is not clear if any discussions are ongoing, and Stripe declined to comment on the matter when asked.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 5, 2022

But I can share with you a blog post that Affirm’s Levchin published on June 3 regarding his view at least on why his company is positioned to not only survive but also thrive in a downturn. So much so that even the largest and best-known private fintech companies are suffering from embarrassing revaluations.

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FundersClub

JUNE 12, 2017

While this conversation has been edited for clarity and, in some cases, brevity, it should be noted that this was a with questions from an international audience arriving in real-time. It's like partnering with people who go on create categories or redefine them in business that move the world forward.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

We list here all of the active Flexible VCs we have identified, broken into these categories: revenue-based; compensation-based; and blended return streams. They share their learnings on Flexible VC and pioneering rural startup ecosystems on the GCVF blog. More on Reformation and their insights can be found on their Medium blog.

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OurCrowd

MAY 23, 2021

The World Economic Forum says SqUID’s technological power and its ability to climb and work within existing infrastructures puts it in a unique category of its own: an “Autonomous Climbing Robot.” The post Newsletter: Elon Musk hails “robot future” appeared first on OurCrowd Blog. Earned wage access provider DailyPay raises $500M.

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OurCrowd

DECEMBER 4, 2022

OurCrowd hosted a delegation from German Trade and Invest, a government-sponsored initiative, and Berlin Partner, which promotes international technology collaboration. It also allows managers to implement policies that automatically collect approvals or deny expenses that fall into certain categories.

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OurCrowd

JULY 1, 2022

The company’s net revenue grew in 2021 despite supply-chain disruptions during the Covid-19 pandemic, with sales growing several times faster than the industry average across all categories. The post Newsletter: Cows on vacation + Digital industrial revolution appeared first on OurCrowd Blog. L earn More.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

We list here all of the active Flexible VCs we have identified, broken into these categories: revenue-based; compensation-based; and blended return streams. They share their learnings on Flexible VC and pioneering rural startup ecosystems on the GCVF blog. More on Reformation and their insights can be found on their Medium blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Kevin’s team received the Turnaround Management Association’s global best turnaround award in the sub-$50 million revenue category for leading the hyper-turnaround of NASDAQ-listed VivoPower International. That tech talent was then deployed not only to customer-facing projects but, more importantly, to automation of internal processes.

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Y Combinator

MAY 29, 2019

19:00 – Data examples from their blog. Because your blog is basically just this, right? Michael Babineau [19:32] – Gotcha, what’s some stuff that you guys have put on the blog recently that’s your favorite? The Uber, Lyft thing is like a recurring topic and so in our blog we decided, you know what?

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OurCrowd

MARCH 6, 2021

Hear from: Claire Tomkins , PhD, founder and CEO of Future Family, startup veteran who was formerly an Investment Bank advisor and director of Richard Branson’s Carbon War Room accelerator, who will speak on the category potential and her startup’s disruptive solution. Angeline N. Senior Product Data Analyst for Bizaboo (Israel).

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

Because my wife is a superstar she published them all on a blog here along with much other wonderful type-A mom advice. He had just written another one of his way-over-the-top blog posts. I think Dave has blogging Tourettes Syndrome when he hears the word VC. We then started talking about Dave McClure.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Lower Stress in Real-Time “Your high-level thinking and reasoning are no match for the sensory network that controls your internal stress switch,” said Dr. Amy Serin (EO Arizona) , author of The Stress Switch. and more articles from the EO blog. Embrace the power of No more often to find better balance and avoid overwhelm.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. If you came here via a direct link you might want to check out the more detailed full version on my blog, which is here. Suddenly we were all creating blogs on Blogger.com, Typepad & WordPress. But the masses didn’t want to blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 10, 2024

Keep it SIMPLE I think of the flaps of a plane as six different life categories. that is the basis for this blog post. Ethan, co-founder of Zeus’ Closet and author of the international bestseller Wealth Beyond Money , is dedicated to helping others achieve comprehensive prosperity without sacrificing what truly matters.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Often times when companies raise “bridge” financing (this is money from internal investors. I first discovered it from Dharmesh Shah’s blog OnStartups. . - When you see a big round that is announced, does it mean that they really raised all this money? Short answer: no. They also avoid Reg D.

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Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Many thanks to David Rose , Ilana Grossman , Justin Stanwix , and the whole Gust team for making the Gust Blog such a valuable platform and resource for entrepreneurs and angel investors. How much is it worth investing in international IP protection, if at all? Is there anything we can do about it? trade secret).

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

“When we first started, we were livestreaming, we had some blogs and study guides,” said Ho. One of Fiveable’s competitive advantages is that it has over 50 students as paid interns across all teams except its executive suite. It’s not doing so alone.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

i2E Receives 2024 Excellence in Economic Development Bronze Award from the International Economic Development Council IEDC’s annual Excellence Awards honor the economic development organizations, government entities, initiatives, and programs that have demonstrated consistent, exemplary performance in the profession i2E, Inc.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

External and technical style guide (optional) If you follow an external style guide—like AP Style Guide or Chicago Manual —link to the handbook in your internal style guide for easy reference. The images that work on your blog might not work for social media because of formatting restrictions, for instance.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Our proprietary data science tool cumulatively looks at 100+ factors within 6 macroscopic categories: Team, Financial Performance, Customer and PR traction, Industry and Competition, Product and Brand value, Valuation, and Exit probability, to quantify an investment “Merit Score”. cross-posted on Blue Future Partners’s blog.).

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OurCrowd

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

When Israel’s next astronaut takes off for the International Space Station later this year, he will take the latest cybersecurity equipment from OurCrowd portfolio company QuantLR , The Times of Israel reports. The post Newsletter: Unjoining twins + Cybersecurity startup of the year appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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