The Zapier Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

X/Twitter One Redditor sums up the state of organic reach on X: "Some businesses are still there mainly for customer service or just to have a presence, but it's not necessarily a growth driver." " Similarly, when I first started using X (then Twitter) in 2016, it was much easier to organically engage with our community.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 11, 2025

Stability AI, the company behind Stable Diffusion, is now pushing its own ChatGPT alternative called Stable Assistant, but you can access earlier versions of Stable Diffusion through most AI art generators and lots of other tools that have an integrated image generator. It now owns X, the social network formerly known as Twitter.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. Why did Twitter emerge despite Facebook’s dominance? Why did MySpace lose to Facebook & what can Twitter learn from this? rose to prominence by offering a free, ad-supported alternative to all of the crap your mom got on AOL for a fee.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 11, 2012

I can't put up my track record on my blog, which I'd happily do--whether I have any exits (even though it is theoretically public what I've worked on and who might have sold to a company that rhymes with hype) and how the other companies are doing. I can't tell you anything about it thanks to the SEC. scratches bald head].

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 31, 2010

Welcome to Social Media Week --the one week out of the year where we get to tweet and blog about social media! If not, just try to slip the dude at the front door a few Twitter followers. Now a story breaks and before you can say "ESPN" it's all over Twitter. Try the waitlists. I think you'll have a good shot at getting in.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Share on Twitter. This is something I had to learn the hard way: What you hear in the media or read on a company blog post often simplifies the process, and sometimes fails to cover the trajectory that minority founders, in particular, must follow to secure funding. Sesie Bonsi. Contributor. Funding for Black entrepreneurs in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2021

Share on Twitter. Jamie Finney is a founding partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund , where he blogs about his work on VC and small communities. Jamie Finney is a founding partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund , where he blogs about his work on VC and small communities. David Teten. Contributor. Jamie Finney. Contributor.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Share on Twitter. We found these by looking through firms’ websites, social media, blog posts, etc. Alternatively, some firms pay a fixed percentage of total fund carry per deal sourced, i.e., if you source one company out of a planned 30 companies in a fund, you might get 10%*(1/30) = 0.333% of the carry pool. David Teten.

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Haystack

APRIL 27, 2018

If you’ve followed me on Twitter or this blog, you’ve likely seen me ( too often ) talk about this term — The Series A — again and again. 2018 presents a new world, though, and going forward, seed funds will invest with eyes wide open to these new alternatives.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 5, 2022

In announcing the new card, Sebastian Siemiatkowski, co-founder and CEO of Klarna, said: “The fact that over 1 million US consumers signed up to our waitlist in a matter of weeks demonstrates the incredible demand for a fair and transparent alternative to conventional credit cards.” techcrunch.com. That’s it for this week!

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 3, 2019

I use Hootsuite to coordinate my social media activity, which consists of Teten.com, PEVCTech.com , Linkedin , AngelList , and (passively) Twitter and Facebook. I have also configured IFTTT to share on Twitter anything new I post on Diigo. . See their blog post on multiples.).

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 6, 2023

I’m not driven/motivated by instant gratification, so I’m committed to the long haul and the learnings I’ll gather on the way, but every so often, you can get dragged down by envisioning alternative realities… it can be dangerously captivating. What are your future plans for all three organizations? There are a few ways!

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 4, 2019

I use Hootsuite to coordinate my social media activity , which consists primarily of Teten.com, PEVCTech.com , Linkedin , AngelList , and (passively) Twitter and Facebook. I have also configured IFTTT to share on Twitter anything new I post on Diigo. . See their blog post on multiples.). 3) Raise capital. 6) Due diligence.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 29, 2022

There is an increasing demand for meat alternatives to replace food produced from farm animals. Now, more than ever, it’s time to seek alternatives to fossil fuels to prevent dictators from holding the world for ransom – and reduce the devastating effects on the environment. Amber Heard.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

We found these by looking through firms’ websites, social media , blog posts, etc. Alternatively, some firms pay a fixed percentage of total fund carry per deal sourced. Elad Gil, serial entrepreneur and ex-VP at Twitter: Becoming a successful scout. . We list all of them below. Rise of Scout Programs Across Venture Capital.

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OurCrowd

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Learn More FoodTech takes center stage at OurCrowd Summit The importance of FoodTech was a main theme at the OurCrowd Global Investor Summit, highlighting the need for healthy alternatives to feed the growing global population, Food Navigator reports.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 2, 2016

These are the kind of folks that are really just working there as an alternative to working from home. I will say that I'm not so sure that anyone would really go far out of their way to choose WeWork over a well-run, friendly, well built alternative. You have a day job, and you suck at blogging and Twitter and all that.

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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. Why did Twitter emerge despite Facebook’s dominance? Why did MySpace lose to Facebook & what can Twitter learn from this?

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Y Combinator

MAY 29, 2019

You can find Michael on Twitter @mikebabineau and Kevin is @ilikevests. 19:00 – Data examples from their blog. You can find Michael on Twitter @mikebabineau and Kevin is @ilikevests. Because your blog is basically just this, right? Kevin Hale is a Partner at YC. Before working at YC he cofounded Wufoo.

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OurCrowd

MAY 20, 2022

A top European carmaker has joined the funding round for Connected Energy , which transforms depleted EV batteries into storage systems for alternative energy. Innovative private companies are creating net-zero solutions, from renewable energy storage to bio-functional proteins to alternative food supplies.

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Y Combinator

MAY 15, 2019

Chris is on Twitter @cjgbest and Jonathan is @jgill333. Chris is on Twitter @cjgbest , and Jonathan is @jgill333. There’s alternate viewpoints of that. Jonathan Gill [15:00] – There’s an alternate model. Whereas if someone follows you on Twitter, are they going to get your next tweet?

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A Smart Bear

AUGUST 22, 2017

Examples include the first versions of WhatsApp, Snapchat, Stripe, Twilio, Twitter, and Slack. Some of those later expanded to add complexity (Snapchat, Stripe, Slack), whereas some kept it simple as a permanent value (Twitter, WhatsApp). It is not contradictory for products to be simple as well as complete. But there are other ways.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

But we had a great chance to talk about the recent moves that Twitter has made to “plug holes” and changing its “TOS” on advertising. And the broader question of whether VC’s will continue to invest in the Twitter ecosystem. They sponsor TWiVC. He’s a one-man show who hasn’t raised VC.

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Gust

JULY 27, 2014

Paying for your ice cream on your cell phone through Twitter is more trouble than cash, and getting a $10,000 loan accumulated from 50,000 people is hard to manage. Problems like health care and diseases, or alternative energy solutions, offer a wealth of possibilities, with huge potential paybacks for everyone.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

As always, you can follow me on Twitter or Instagram to continue the conversation. I’m also writing on my personal blog, if you’d like to follow along with the 1,835 other people who come to hang and be too wordy. TC’s Christine Hall wrote about how higher egg prices have burst open a bigger demand for alternatives.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 2, 2023

To ensure you have compatible co-founders, invest in this five-step methodology (or equivalent) to assess compatibility and work together before committing to a co-founder. It will pay huge dividends!

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2021

Go check the replies on Twitter. Per the Mi blog: CyberDog is Xiaomi’s first foray into quadruped robotics for the open source community and developers worldwide. Autonomy offers a safe and productive alternative to address that challenge head on. Image Credits: Xiaomi.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2021

Despite venture capital growing as an asset class, alternative ways to raise are becoming increasingly popular to help founders maintain ownership and to access capital. Investors in the crowdfund include part-time creators on Gumroad, Lavingia’s Twitter followers, YouTubers, as well as Figma founder Dylan Field and partners from VC firms.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2022

There’s a growing appetite for alternative search engines. You summarizes information from across the web and offers built-in apps, like search tools for Twitter, that allow users to complete tasks without having to leave the results page. It seems there’s some truth to his words. billion in 2021.)

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Meanwhile, Silicon Hills News (operated by the very talented Laura Lorek) reported that Austin-based insurtech Decent is “shutting down all of its operations to just a core team,” which was confirmed in a blog post published by Nick Soman, the company’s founder and CEO. More details here. Amex isn’t the only one focusing on SMBs.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

You'll find a bit of everything here, including ChatGPT alternatives that'll help you create content, AI chatbots that can search the web, and a few just-for-fun options. It also offers a few useful extras: an iOS app so you can search on the go, sharing via direct link, and sharing straight to Twitter.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 18, 2023

For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. Twitter-like @mentions let you tag people, with Outlook automatically adding their email addresses in the To: field, which can come in handy if you're often adding coworkers to emails halfway through writing them.

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2022

It was also a week filled with lots of activity on FinTwit, or “Financial Twitter,” as it’s more formally known – thanks to more than just a little back and forth involving Stripe and Plaid. Hours later, Perret acknowledged on Twitter that he had deleted his tweet, noting: “ Deleted tweet. Misunderstanding or different styles perhaps.

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OkDork

JANUARY 27, 2023

Basically, to be a content remixer, you turn long-form content like YouTube videos and podcasts into blog posts, tweet threads, LinkedIn posts, Instagram Reels, and TikTok videos. Try this on your email list, Twitter, YouTube, or just do it old-school via phone. Then, take a cut of whatever you save them.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 17, 2021

Unless you find an alternative business model to monetize a totally free SaaS product, you’ll have to attach a price tag to it. In this blog post, we’re not going to talk about different business models, seat-based VS usage volume pricing, or subscription VS pay-as-you-go. Your first price is going to be wrong no matter what.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Impact Hub Network Global team Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp In a world grappling with food supply chain challenges, innovation emerges as the key to progress. Three innovators tackling food supply chain challenges Nilus, OpenSC, and Plenty are examples of three innovators reshaping the landscape of the food supply chain.

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