StartupNation

JUNE 6, 2025

A fast and convenient mobile experience is the new default customer experience. At this point, I’d like to draw your attention to the words of Stanislav Khilobochenko, VP of Customer Services at MacKeeper , who highlights the importance of customer segmentation by technographics (tech tools and devices).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 6, 2020

Suddenly, the pipeline of customers that were expected to close was becoming smaller and smaller. Contributed by Rizwan Virk , author of S tartup Myths and Models: What You Won’t Learn in Business School. The pandemic of 2020 has tested most sectors of the economy. I interviewed a number of prominent VC’s and entrepreneurs for my recent book.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 27, 2025

Smith.ai , a virtual receptionist service based in California, knows this well. Their team of receptionists and AI agents serves businesses like law firms and home service providers by answering questions, booking appointments, and qualifying leads, all in real time. Today, AI voice is a big part of our business.

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StartupNation

MAY 23, 2025

Following AI’s advice, he launched an eco-friendly brand , Green Gadget Guru, in just a week. Event planning Dropshipping Handmade crafts selling Pet sitting Social media management Repair service Blogging/vlogging Alternatively, consider more revolutionary business ideas like AI automation consulting or podcast-editing services.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

I've grouped them into categories to make things easier to scan, but keep in mind: the best ads don't always fit neatly into a box. Many blur the lines between formats, and that overlap is often what makes them work. Note : Click the image of any ad for more details or to watch it in full.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 27, 2020

Ai-Ling Wong—founder at The Decorateur. If their response is “no”, it’s not because they don’t want to use your products or services. It’s because you just haven’t pitched your products or services to solve their problems. Agonise over whether or not you need business partners. If you can afford it, don’t have business partners.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 14, 2024

I became passionate about building authentic, trustworthy brands in this space because health and wellness products and services really require a strong emotional connection and trust with the audience. Over time, I realized that my true passion lies in empowering entrepreneurs and helping them create sustainable, scalable businesses.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 5, 2025

I'll admit: When I first started using AI at work, I was just going through the motions. Then my editor said something that flipped my approach to using AI: "The goal isn't to just use AI—it's to use AI to speed things up or make things better." " So I put it to the test. The difference?

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 3, 2025

As a kid, I was deeply traumatized by the Borg in Star Trek: Next Generation —so it's safe to say that I had some baggage to work through when I first started hearing the term "AI integration." With Zapier, AI integration is about making your workflows work better. Table of contents: What is AI integration?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

Here are the top blog posts EO published on Inc.com in 2023: 1. With a thirst for learning and a willingness to share lessons learned and insider experiences, EO members published 47 informative posts on EO’s Inc.com channel in 2023. These insights from top entrepreneurs benefit EO members plus the entire entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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The Groove Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The buzz around AI is undeniable, and its effects are far-reaching. Recently, we’ve seen marked changes in the customer service world, as more companies start using AI-based tools regularly. In fact, you may have heard people talking about how AI might replace customer service agents.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JUNE 25, 2025

Through the program, we homed in on our ideal customer, sharpened our pitch, and built relationships that unlocked real growth opportunities,” Kemi Olunloyo, Co-Founder & CEO of ProBound, said. The third Bridge2 cohort featured startups working across agriculture, clean energy, AI, fintech, food safety, and maternal health.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 1, 2025

Over the past several years of updating this list, I've tested close to 50 different mind map tools, many multiple times as they've been updated and added new features—AI included. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. could make for a killer summer ad?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

IT automation services take routine IT tasks and do them automatically for you. Pro tip: Use Zapier Canvas —a free AI-powered diagramming tool—to map out processes and workflows from scratch. If you work in IT operations, the work you do is basically the backbone of your company. That's where IT automation comes in. The result?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 14, 2022

Ai-Ling Wong, EO Malaysia and founder of The Decorateur. Read his earlier posts on what EO members wish non-entrepreneurs knew about entrepreneurs and how they define success. In this third installment of Kym Huynh’s Leadership Toolkit series, Kym asked successful entrepreneurs from EO chapters around the world, “How important are values?

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 3, 2025

If you use an AI transcription tool like Grain , you know it can transcribe, summarize, and pull insights from recordings automatically in the background of every meeting. When you connect Grain with Zapier, you can orchestrate entire systems with AI and automation to streamline the way you hold meetings (and everything that comes after).

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 21, 2025

AI is bringing efficiency to small businesses as never seen before. Five top AI tools are presented that have directly increased the productivity of staffs and departments of small businesses. As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly evolves, its no longer just enterprise-level companies reaping the benefits.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Whether you run a brick-and-mortar shop or an eCommerce business, a strong online presence can help attract new customers, build customer loyalty, attract a broader audience, establish credibility, and drive sales. Brand voice and messaging How do you communicate with customers? Collect and respond to customer reviews.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 2, 2024

“Don’t be afraid to say no if you can’t nail the work for your customer,” he continued. Businesses with a narrow focus on delivering only what they can nail for the customer—a product or service not readily found elsewhere—are the successful ones. That company, Nvidia, creates technology that enables AI.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

I used to work at a children's shoe store, and we kept all our customer information on index cards (.yeah). So when a customer came into the store asking about their previous shoe size, naturally, we had lost their information and couldn't help them. But which one should you go with? user/month* Premium: $57.50/user/month*

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 9, 2025

Zapier is the most connected AI orchestration platform—integrating with thousands of apps from partners like Google, Salesforce, and Microsoft. Use interfaces, data tables, and logic to build secure, automated, AI-powered systems for your business-critical workflows across your organization's technology stack. Learn more.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

And while AI has since come on the scene, it hasn't replaced automation—it's made it better. Now, I delegate to AI automation. Try Zapier's AI features Discover how AI gives you automation superpowers. Try Zapier's AI features Discover how AI gives you automation superpowers.

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Andreessen Horowitz

JUNE 3, 2024

Over the past year, generative AI’s capacity for content creation has drawn most of the noisiest headlines: how AI models can instantaneously create Pixar-like shorts starring your pet chihuahua, or drum up the Drake-Kendrick Lamar diss track you never knew you wanted. Concurrently, the way companies view marketing is changing.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

I've been covering AI developments for almost a decade now, and the idea of AI tools that can be trusted to operate independently has always been exciting—and just out of reach. Agentic AI is the latest attempt to create a framework for what these tools would look like and how they could safely operate.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2023

The recent terms & conditions controversy sequence goes like this: A clause added to Zoom’s legalese back in March 2023 grabbed attention on Monday after a post on Hacker News claimed it allowed the company to use customer data to train AI models “with no opt out” Cue outrage on social media. through 10.4

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 9, 2025

These apps offer the AI, automation, documentation, and reporting features that you need to keep the lead pipes (the ones pronounced leed , not led ) flowing smoothly. 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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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

Amazon’s first foray into the world of accelerator programs, designed to help early-stage startups build and launch, was focused on conversational AI back in 2016. Now, seven years later, Amazon has another AI accelerator – this time led by Amazon Web Services with a focus on the newest zeitgeist: generative artificial intelligence.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

The hype around ChatGPT , OpenAI’s viral AI-powered chatbot, hasn’t reached a peak yet. Associating with an app that visible, particularly one that’s in the red-hot generative AI space, is bound to get attention — a fact to which this article is a testament.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 1, 2025

Even in a world where it's hard to command attention, the email inbox is still the place we trust to keep up with what matters to us. The brands with access to it get a golden opportunity to push news, offer new products, and start conversations that aren't possible in other channels.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 2, 2025

But here's the thing: most custom domain hosting platforms have outdated email interfaces and features. Instead, you can connect your custom domain to Gmail. What is a custom domain email? A custom domain email shows potential clients you're serious about and invested in your business. What is DNS?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 29, 2025

Supercharge Canva with automation Get started Over the past few years, Canva has also started implementing a wide range of AI-powered features. Express also integrates with other Adobe products, like the generative AI Firefly , Adobe Fonts, Adobe Stock, and, of course, the big apps like Photoshop. Let's dig in.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

As the enthusiasm around AI image and text generators grows, Jasper , a startup developing what it describes as an “AI content” platform, has raised $125 million at a $1.7 Rogenmoser is a Y Combinator alum, having co-founded Proof, a startup that used algorithms to customize businesses’ websites.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 5, 2025

Meet your new AI teammates Try Zapier Agents So, which ones are worth your time, money, and vibes? Before this category came into shape, we had a loosely formed category named AI app builders. What about autonomous AI engineers, IDE add-ons, and agentic coding tools? If it works, who cares how it's written?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The fresh investment comes as VCs see a growing opportunity in AI-powered, copy-generating adtech companies, whose tech promises to save time while potentially increasing personalization. ” Regie uses GPT-3 to power its service — the same GPT-3 that can generate poetry , prose and academic papers. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 5, 2018

Check out the top four BI trends for 2018: Applying AI to BI. Modern technology is focused on the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI). While tech experts continue experimenting with AI, many businesses have found a way to leverage this technology and power up their BI solutions. Breaking Down Silos.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital adoption in a way that no one could have ever anticipated, a nd as more people conduct more services online and via mobile devices, businesses have had to work even harder to validate users and security. billion valuation. billion valuation. Which neobanks will rise or fall?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

If you run a business that involves selling goods or services online, it’s likely that you spend a significant amount of time managing everything from purchase ordering and inventory management to shipping and fulfillment. 3 Customer relationship management (CRM) automation. 1 E-commerce & inventory management automation.

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