The Zapier Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

While the ITSM template has more advanced features for IT teams (obviously), the customer support template focuses solely on customer support features like ticket management, knowledge base, and reports. I used to work at a children's shoe store, and we kept all our customer information on index cards (.yeah). user/month* Premium: $57.50/user/month*

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 7, 2025

Finally, make sure you have a dedicated Slack channel you'll use for on-call notifications. That could include security breaches, fraud, or troubleshooting for your coworkers. Usually, your IT or security team will have an on-call schedule to deal with those requests, so there's always someone available to help.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 9, 2025

Part of the Zoho suite , Zoho Books focuses on end-to-end accounting with strong invoice automation capabilities. As a result, your financial records stay organized and updated without your team manually sorting through emails and attachments. How does invoice automation work? Automated approval routing. Payment scheduling. Zoho Books.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 18, 2025

This improves team collaboration and makes documents easier to find when you need them—no more digging through emails or Slack threads. What to look for in a document automation tool You're reading this on the Zapier blog, so it'll come as no surprise that we recommend Zapier as the best document automation tool.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 1, 2025

However you communicate with your team members, be that via Slack or email, you can use Zapier to send them those notes right after a meeting ends. That way, everybody can take action and stay up to speed in real-time. A casual Slack ping or email recap a day later is usually enough to keep things moving. New to Zapier?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

It's about helping entire teams move faster, make better decisions, and stay aligned across tools and departments. Enterprise automation helps teams stay in flow without sacrificing control. Cross-functional workflow automation Many enterprise processes don't stay neatly inside one team.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Zapier's interactive RACI template helps you define who's doing what (and who's just informed), then lets you request Slack updates from anyone marked "Responsible" with the click of a button. Responsible: This is the person who's actually doing the thing. This one actually moves things forward. " moments.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 13, 2025

For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. I focused on solutions that offer advanced, configurable workflow automation for approvals. That's why I set out to find the absolute best accounts payable software. There's no one single best AP automation software.

financing

The Zapier Blog

JUNE 15, 2025

There's a lot of advice out there about the connection between timing and productivity: articles—including Zapier's own —suggesting "X things to do in the morning/afternoon/evening" to stay productive all day long. " Think: the colleague who regularly sends you three Slack updates and a meeting agenda by 8 a.m.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

While data entry may not be the most thrilling activity, having a detailed log helps you stay on top of where each prospect is in the sales cycle. When you change a lead status to "Closed," send a congratulatory Slack message to your team. To set this up, create a new Google Sheet by typing sheet.new in your browser.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

React to a Slack message with a designated emoji to trigger the system. There's a warning on the box my steam iron came in that says, "Do not iron clothes while wearing them." This document can look different depending on what it's used for. on an ironing board, not a body. Let's take Apple as an example.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. Here, I've focused on the best premium form plugins for WordPress. Since I started using WordPress almost a decade ago, I've used various plugins to create forms.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 20, 2025

AI note taking apps are fast becoming the standard because they remove the need to take hurried notes, allowing you to stay present in conversations. Brownie points go to Fathom for also allowing you to send action items or specific parts of the meeting to productivity tools like Asana , Todoist , and Slack with one-click copy.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 9, 2025

It's a no-fuss Zapier Tables and Zap combo that lets you assign tasks, set deadlines, and automatically send updates to your team in Slack with the click of a button. Your team even gets a Slack notification so no one's left wondering what changed and when. Try the template 2. Try the template 3.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 27, 2024

It revealed that post-2010, tools like Trello, Zoom, and Slack bridged the gap in remote collaboration, leading to a significant reduction in the innovation deficit previously observed in remote teams. In reality, this narrative is not only outdated but fundamentally flawed in the context of our modern, technologically-driven world.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JANUARY 29, 2021

While some have scaled back significantly and are focusing their energies elsewhere, others have been very creative and resourceful, pivoting and standing up new programs to connect and engage the startup community. Our community Slack channels continue to grow. Peter Cimino shared the challenges they and many others face. “We

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 6, 2022

As the CEO of a social marketing platform, I understand the digital tools that keep us communicating are essential— 12 million people used Slack daily in 2020, while Zoom now has a market value of US$88 billion. A big part of staying engaged at work comes through social chatter, which often needs to be done virtually.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

I run PEVCTech , a community focused on this area. Communications tools : Slack, Facetime, WhatsApp, Skype, Wechat, NFX Signal. One of the first decisions we had to make in setting up our new VC fund, Versatile Venture Capital , was our CRM and marketing technology infrastructure. . The main reasons: First, all-in-one functionality.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

Your in-house employees and contractors stay on the same page. Slack's style guide has this in a short, sweet, and succinct way. Cultivating a strong brand voice has many benefits: You become identifiable and memorable in the internet's sea of sameness. It always leaves me feeling…confused. It's inauthentic.

media

Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Amidst numerous challenges, the right growth strategy becomes paramount. It’s not just about survival, you want to do more than just “survive”, anyhow. It’s about establishing a strong presence early on. Securing a solid foothold in the market requires a well-planned approach, and that’s where effective growth strategies come into play.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 13, 2021

In this blog post, I’ll share what we learned setting up our remote-first startup. We found that the tricks we learned and that are listed in this blog post are applicable in both of these contexts. If you are starting a company now in the midst of the COVID-19 chaos, being remote-first is probably the only viable option.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

You'll even see how you can build your own AI chatbot if you don't find what you're looking for here. It's likely that between the time I write this and the time you read it, there will be even more AI chatbots on the market, but for now, here are the most interesting ones to watch. Easy access. Extra features.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

The most common problem we see is founders getting caught up in the slides, the details and the “rules” when they focus on the story. You’ll find dozens of articles on keeping your deck to 10 slides or how you must have a board of advisers slide, but we base our thesis on some more tangible examples. What’s going on?

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 12, 2017

At Top Tier, we have been continuously refining our database and analytics engine, and we use it and other software mentioned in this article to make better decisions, spot trends, and stay in front of targeted venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. The full survey results are available exclusively to respondents of the survey.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

The first three tools are only relevant if you’re going to generate significant content yourself: Teten.com , my blog and content marketing strategy. I typically publish essays in a major media venue, and then cross-post it on my blog. The mailings are just roundups of recent blog posts, so don’t require extra work.

media

David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

The first three tools are only relevant if you’re going to generate significant content yourself: Teten.com , my blog and content marketing strategy. I typically publish essays in an established media venue, and then cross-post it on my blog. The mailings are just roundups of recent blog posts, so don’t require extra work.

media

Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 9, 2022

when you stay at a job that you’d rather quit only for the money. I thought I was going to stay at Netflix forever. In this article, I discuss the three factors that helped me understand the real cost of golden handcuffs, and why even a half-million dollar salary a year couldn’t get me to stay at a job I no longer enjoyed.

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OnStartups

JULY 7, 2021

I was recently on The Hustle's "My First Million" podcast with Sam Parr and Shaan Puri. I'm a fan of the show, so it was a lot of fun to be on as a guest. One quick apology before we jump in: I try not to be too braggy -- but I balance that with transparency and openness. And just quick audio check. Are we all good? So we don't have to restart.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 31, 2023

US productivity jumped in Q2 2020 as offices closed, and stayed at a heightened level through Q4 2021. A Slack survey confirmed this impression: 55% of respondents preferred to do “deep work” at home, while only 16% cited the office as a better place for deep work. Is remote work responsible for Quiet Quitting?

collaboration

Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 10, 2017

Working with EO’s Accelerator program is an incredible and invaluable experience that I hope to stay involved with long-term. We developed standardized written protocols, made better use of Slack to improve communication, and implemented Google Docs for file management and organization.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 23, 2016

We needed people who were jack of all trades and willing to pick up slack where we needed it. We have since focused heavily on making the right hire. Early in our business we simply focused on our growth and figured our cash flow woes would be solved through growth. Yet our business seemed to stay in a state of near exhaustion.

real estate

Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

I have neither worked at Netflix, nor written for the blog myself. As of December 31, 2020, 526 of Netflix’s engineers have written 407 blog posts at the TechBlog. A few months ago, Dan Luu wrote about how companies would benefit from doubling down on their own blogs. 4.62% of those people end up going to the Jobs page?—?11,550

culture

The Zapier Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

Sign up for Discord Discord is a chat app, similar in some ways to Slack , though it was originally designed for gamers trying to coordinate tactics while playing multiplayer online games like League of Legends and World of Warcraft. Stay tuned Midjourney is still in beta and under very active development. Pick your Midjourney plan.

communities

Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 6, 2016

Instead, you need to stay agile — and beware the boogeymen of bloat and bureaucracy. Use the following tips to stay sharp as you grow: 1. Rather than insist everyone meet up all the time, use tools such as Slack, Facebook Groups, and Google Drive to collaborate and share resources. Make sure visions align.

startup

The Zapier Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

The 6 best Pomodoro timer apps Pomodor for a simple web-based Pomodoro timer MarinaraTimer for a shareable web-based Pomodoro timer Forest for a mobile Pomodoro timer Be Focused for most Apple users Session for the best possible Pomodoro app for Apple users Toggl Track for combining Pomodoro with time-tracking What is the Pomodoro Technique?

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Jason Calacanis

JUNE 21, 2023

These blog posts/emails are a fantastic warm-up exercise for me, although since I wrote my first book, ChatGPT, and Grammarly have been introduced, and I'm dismayed and inspired. I'm seeing this in many startups already, and revenue is going up while headcount is staying steady -- which all drops to the bottom line.

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Y Combinator

MAY 8, 2019

Craig Cannon [02:32] – On a daily schedule basis, do you leave in blocks for solid, focused work, or do you just leave it open to like, “Okay, I can interact with everyone every 15 minutes,” that maker schedule, manager schedule? Brian is on Twitter @bhalligan and Kevin is @ilikevests. He also runs a public company.

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