The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

Virtual phone systems, also known as VoIP (voice over internet protocol) and cloud phones, are simply better options than a landline: they're less expensive, more flexible, and work on the devices you use most—mobile phones, desktops, and laptops. Getting started with VoIP is super simple. Select your phone number(s).

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 17, 2025

So, let's talk about what a CRM is, why you need one , and what you get out of using it. Why is a CRM system important? Why is a CRM system important? So, unless you're running a remote mountain hut that sells emergency supplies to lost hikers who you'll never see again, you could probably benefit from a CRM.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

Make Slack a more productive place to work Automate Slack As a fully-remote company , reacji allow us to quickly respond to messages without creating unnecessarily long threads with "I agree" and "aww" (for dog photos, obviously). That's why we have a thanks emoji. Every workplace has a unique language.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Do bosses trust employees to be productive when working remotely? A recent Microsoft study found that 49 percent of managers of hybrid workers “struggle to trust employees to do their best work.” Half of all business leaders believe that when employees are working “out of sight,” they don’t work as hard.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2013

So what is an EIR and why Sam? I became aware of Sam several years ago as I started noticing his name repeated in the comments section of my blog. I looked up his bio, “UVA, banking analyst, doing some early startup work” and thought – sure – come meet me for a coffee. Sam in the perfect example.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 7, 2021

From a young age, I was exposed to the value of creating something, and the hard work and challenges it took to succeed. Why did you join EO Accelerator? Simultaneously, we received more and more requests streaming in from folks who had taken our public classes, saying they’d love to take a class with their team from work.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Here’s how—and why—to take advantage of cloud computing for your small business. Here are some additional benefits of could computing: Remote access. Storing data and files in the cloud gives business owners and employees freedom to work from any location, at any time, on any device. How Cloud Computing Reduces Risk.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The company was honored with Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award , recognizing the Best Places to Work in 2019. The Employees’ Choice Awards program relies solely on the input of employees, who elect to provide feedback on their jobs, work environments and companies via Glassdoor. It’s a framework we call Capacity Building.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2021

Most of them had to re-think their structure and implement remote work adjustments to survive. Sharon Koifman, DistantJob’s President and Founder, has been leading his remote recruitment company for almost a decade. During his early years of working remotely, he noticed the importance of encouraging creativity in teams.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 30, 2017

Employees can make timely and effective decisions when they have a panoramic view of the business they work for, not just their area or job—and this allows the business as a whole to remain nimble. Allowing employees to work in other businesses or markets to develop their knowledge and skills is another option.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

But, apart from online leisure activities , the metaverse also offers a game-changing opportunity to hold meetings and collaborate with remote teams in a whole new way. Why should SMBs set up a virtual office? You’ll then need to host it on a server so your coworkers can access the platform remotely.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Thomas, had just turned 21 years old, and had about US$300K in revenue, with several technicians fixing computers both on-site in Minnesota and remotely around the world. Attaining that complete freedom has always been the reason I’ve worked so hard. Three weeks later I got an e-mail: “Thanks Tyler, it worked! What rewards?”.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2022

Why not do the same thing airline pilots need to do before they take the steering wheel on a plane? When needed, guidance from virtual coworkers is provided through the messaging app, simulating a modern remote work environment. TC: Why are you excited about this company? What was the fundraising experience like?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The most significant changes will stem from the wide-scale and permanent shift to hybrid and fully-remote work modes. Between 65 and 75 percent of employers intend to keep a mainly hybrid schedule, with a minority of staff fully remote. Why corporate culture suffered during the pandemic. Human beings are tribal creatures.

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Why This Repeat Entrepreneur Founded Frank, a Software Platform for Workers. Logan is another one of those folks that I can’t recall specifically how or why we met, but I’m so thankful for his friendship. Frankly, raising capital to work on this problem is and was privilege. How many times did you get called a socialist?

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2021

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, everything from working to socializing to ordering and shopping online has become the norm. Build a content website or add a blog. Work with Facebook group owners in your niche to do some cross promotions or collaborate with other brands on Instagram to do Story takeovers. billion (in 2020), up 32.4%

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OurCrowd

JULY 25, 2021

DarioHealth chosen for remote patient monitoring in Alabama. This is why we are backing VisIC , a world leader in commercializing high-performance power transistors made from this versatile substance. hours of work), and lost about 1.6 Superpedestrian acquires Navmatic to enhance e-scooter safety. Introductions.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

They’re there to make your remote operations hum. Limiting times for meetings and discussions allows larger, uninterrupted chunks of the day for focused work. Remember, in the world of remote operations, clarity isn’t just desired; it’s essential. Efficient operations aren’t just about working hard; they’re about working smart.

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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. These numbers clearly showed that tailoring our website to our audience and optimizing it for SEO worked in getting us noticed on SERPs.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 3, 2024

From adjusting your pricing strategy to doubling down on what’s working, let’s explore how to effectively double your ARR and set your software company on a path to that next level. Customers need to understand not just the ‘what’, but the ‘why’ behind your new pricing. It takes the right strategies to pour gasoline on growth.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? They share their learnings on Flexible VC and pioneering rural startup ecosystems on the GCVF blog. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

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OurCrowd

JUNE 16, 2022

That’s why we went on a mission to make learning communities better. We are ready to scale, and that’s why we’ve decided to go to market and raise a round.” The world of business communication is pivoting to remote video, fueled by avatars and the wonders of the Metaverse. Register Now.

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OurCrowd

DECEMBER 11, 2022

The company is working with IBM, Lenovo and AMD, along with cloud solution providers, system integrators, deep learning accelerator vendors and “inference-consuming” enterprises on deployments. That’s why we are bringing the OurCrowd Global Investor Summit back to Jerusalem on Feb. NASA has awarded our portfolio company ICON a $57.2M

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? They share their learnings on Flexible VC and pioneering rural startup ecosystems on the GCVF blog. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

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OurCrowd

AUGUST 22, 2021

This is one of the reasons why OurCrowd signed an investment agreement with Azerbaijan – because it represents the future. We look forward to working together with TytoCare to offer our patients clinic-quality, at-home care in this new era of telehealth,” says Dr. Java Team Leader for Morphisec (Be’er Sheva, Israel).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 7, 2024

Many companies have struggled to develop their flexible work policies, but what you may not realize is that many investors are watching — and judging them. Indeed, a number of investors have explicitly and publicly integrated work-from-home (WFH) policies into evaluations of prospective investment targets. The results?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Suddenly, entrepreneurs found staff working from home and focused on virtual, rather than in-person, collaboration. Remote or hybrid work is now the norm , and a vast majority do not anticipate a full-time return to the office. The remote working challenge. Make sure it is right for your team.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 9, 2023

In reality, these tried-and-true concepts have always worked—and will continue to work—no matter what the economy or business landscape looks like. When you shake someone’s hand, it means you are willing to work together for mutual benefit. When we know our “why,” everything else falls into place. Data over dictation.

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Hunter Walk

JUNE 26, 2023

Chris Neumann (of Canada’s Panache Ventures ) checks these boxes so I asked him to come on my blog (currently less consistent, hopefully still the other two) for Five Questions. Hunter Walk: So why venture capital, why early stage, and why Canada? As to “why Canada?”,

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TechCrunch

APRIL 17, 2022

Welcome Tech co-founder, CEO and president Amir Hemmat says his company’s initial approach was different than others in the space in that rather than launch a banking product and then set out to earn the trust of the community it aims to serve, it first “worked hard to earn that trust and understand the community’s needs.”. Also in the U.K.,

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TechCrunch

APRIL 30, 2022

As always, you can support me by forwarding this newsletter to a friend, following me on Twitter or subscribing to my personal blog. Here’s why it’s important: I mean, for once this format doesn’t work because there’s way too many angles for why Musk’s buy of Twitter is important. Let’s talk about Elon Musk.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Winnie Hart ‘s presentation on how to Stand Out as a Thought Leader provided great tools that reaffirmed why I do what I do.”. Why Fayetteville? We cooked and ate meals together, played games, plus of course, we did strategy and planning work. As convenient as it is to work remotely, nothing replaces in-person connections.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 27, 2023

Resistance The Four Horsemen stem from the fact that workers who are capable of working remotely prefer to do so for most or all of the time. European banks, which offer more flexible hybrid work policies, are using their flexible policies to lure talented staff from less flexible US banks.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

In some ways it feels like a company that has gone partially remote—where you still get certain types of interaction on “office days” that you can’t get at home, but it’s definitely not what it was. You’ll iterate over time and find your own path, and honestly, it’s really flexible as to what you can choose to do that works for you.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 23, 2021

I’m going to state the obvious: Motivating remote teams is hard. Building a sustainable, long-term organization where people are comfortable bringing their whole selves (and ideas) to work requires an inclusive environment. The post Measure these 5 areas of your business for long-term success appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 6, 2022

In this post, he explains how he actively works against digital distraction with three smart strategies: Twice a day—three times if I’m lucky—I reach a blissful state of focus. I shut off all notifications and settle into 25 minutes of uninterrupted work. One study reported remote workers are interrupted every six minutes.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 12, 2018

That’s why even the most seasoned entrepreneurs hire experts to help run their business. To find the right people, ask a lot of “why” questions during the interview, suggests Dan Finnigan , CEO of Jobvite. Why did you feel proud about that? Why did you push through when you were frustrated? What do you need help with?

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