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JANUARY 11, 2014

There’s an article making the rounds in tech circles titled “ Growth Hacking is Bull ” written by Muhammad Saleem. I’d like to make the case that the article is wrong. I believe growth hacking is about all of this. I’d strongly encourage you to read it. Calling a tail a leg doesn’t make it a leg.”.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 8, 2021

5000 list how they start their day. Here’s what they shared: “I start my day with 10 minutes of meditation, 10 minutes of reading something positive, and 10 minutes of writing in a journal, then it’s out the door to exercise. I sometimes miss a day due to travel, but I have a goal to never miss two days in a row.” ?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 15, 2025

I've been working remotely for my entire tech writing career—well over a decade now—so I have a lot of experience testing apps and actually using online collaborative tools. How we evaluate and test apps Our best apps roundups are written by humans who've spent much of their careers using, testing, and writing about software.

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StartupNation

JUNE 6, 2025

Leaning back in my chair and pensively staring into the digital whiteness of the Google Doc (about to type this article), I’m thinking how many times I actually pronounced (in my head or out loud), “ If only someone had told me this before ,” as a founding CEO. And so, in 2005, I decided to start a business with only $100 in my pocket.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 3, 2024

Should I use AI to help with a blog? A one-minute video can take four to ten days to shoot and between 45 and 60 minutes to edit. However, as with everything in business, the right strategies constantly change (even when the fundamentals stay the same). Today’s online environment is noisy and foggy. What about social media?

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StartupNation

JUNE 6, 2025

Leaning back in my chair and pensively staring into the digital whiteness of the Google Doc (about to type this article), I’m thinking how many times I actually pronounced (in my head or out loud), “ If only someone had told me this before ,” as a founding CEO. And so, in 2005, I decided to start a business with only $100 in my pocket.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Corporate wellness programs have become commonplace, with companies offering everything from gym memberships to meditation apps. Too often, wellness initiatives are introduced almost as an accessory or separate program, rather than incorporating wellness into the day-to-day culture.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 1, 2025

Done right, it's a great way to come up with new ideas and solutions to tricky problems, outline an article or presentation, and generally just get your thoughts in order. Pen and paper set a very high bar to clear, but these are the six best mind mapping apps that manage to clear it.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 15, 2024

In fact, all competitors at the event have very similar physical abilities and gymnastics skills. In May, mental health is top of mind with Mental Health Awareness Month and Mental Health Awareness Week , 13-19 May. A nervous gymnast steps up to the balance beam, thoughts racing, hands shaking, self-doubt stealing her attention.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 15, 2022

Today is the most important day of your life. Every app, channel and brand is, too. Even as the mountains of books, podcasts, workshops and blogs stack higher into the sky, we are not meaningfully better as a society at behavior change now than we were before all this content existed. Perhaps both. Think about it.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. This post has a bit more than the serialized version, but if you prefer an even shorter version I created the ADAH version , which is < 50% the length. What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0 The Past (1985-2002).

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 25, 2010

He introduced himself and we kept in touch through all the various social media channels—until I heard he was leaving Gilt. We met the next day, along with his partner, Jared Hecht. I’ve always believed in small, private groups—dating back to when I first started blogging.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 23, 2011

All too often I’ve seen senior PR people from big firms come in and pitch for new business to startups while having 22 year-olds who do all the work once it’s won. They get pitched by so many blowhards that more genuine people who aren’t in it for just a story stand out from the crowd.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2010

Chris Dixon wrote a blog post last week titled, “ Techies and Normals &# in which he defined “Techies&# as people who are not just “early adopters&# but also have more of a geeky, technical, product bent. Anyway, Chris’s blog got me thinking about Techies and Normals. Here’s my take on the topic: 1.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In a matter of days, businesses in industries such as travel, entertainment and hospitality came to a grinding halt due to lockdowns. All that changed when COVID-19 hit. According to founder Apoorva Mehta, the app saw five years’ worth of growth in just five weeks. After all, rejection is just part of their day-to-day reality.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

And there’s the problem: Day-to-day productivity habits, while making you feel productive, do an excellent job of hiding the reality of a never-ending to-do list. All-in-all, email takes up 1,048 hours every year, or 52% of your time at work. All-in-all, email takes up 1,048 hours every year, or 52% of your time at work.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

In observance of the United Nations’ International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11 February, we asked Natalie to share her view on women in STEM careers, and specifically in her field of computer science. Studies specifically focused on software developers suggest that as few as 8-10% of all software developers are female.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 27, 2022

Consider how many meetings you (and your team) organize or attend each day, and that time adds up quickly. From our experience, a good scheduling app is a boon for any business that needs to conduct multiple meetings a week. Contributed by Dan Izydorek, EO Detroit. The constant back-and-forth eats up a lot of time—around 4.75

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Gust

OCTOBER 2, 2014

I had to miss a full day with my family, camping in the mountains. It’s all too familiar. I plan to write about it early next year when we’re all through. I like to speak about this topic with first-time wantrapreneurs because if you read the tech press every day you’d get the impression that it all glamor.

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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. But timing isn't a one-size-fits-all approach. What's my chronotype?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

Visual proof of ease: The demo walks viewers through exactly how tap-to-pay works in the app, making the product feel approachable and foolproof. I have a bad habit of screenshotting Facebook ads and sending them to friends completely unprompted. They don't ask for ad breakdowns, but I send them anyway.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

We independently review every app we recommend in our best apps lists. This year, to help you avoid analysis paralysis, I researched more than 50 free invoicing apps and spent several days testing the top contenders. When you click some of the links on this page, we may earn a commission. Learn more.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 23, 2025

See how the different models supported in our ChatGPT integration stack up below: Note: Scroll all the way to the right to see details on all available models in the table below. The list of things ChatGPT can do is pretty much endless at this point. Table of contents Which model should you use with our ChatGPT integration?

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 3, 2025

Long gone are the days of humans taking notes during meetings. Combine user interfaces, data tables, and logic with thousands of apps to build and automate anything you can imagine. Sign up for free to use this app, and thousands more, with Zapier. But you still need to do something with those insights.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 8, 2025

Make your own custom AI chatbot Try Zapier Interfaces I've spent countless hours using both apps in my personal and professional life. There have been major upgrades to both apps since I first started using them, so I dug into each one again to see how their features stack up.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 4, 2025

We independently review every app we recommend in our best apps lists. Promote and publish your WordPress articles with automation Learn how If you're looking for a WordPress SEO plugin to improve your chances of ranking higher in the search results, you've come to the right place. Learn more.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 22, 2010

He’s also the creator of one of the most elegantly designed iPhone/iPad apps out there— Instapaper , a thoughtful and simple approach to the habit of reading the random articles you encounter throughout the day. One of the things I pride myself on is knowing a little about a lot of things.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 3, 2025

With all the hype around AI, it'd be easy to forget that AI tools have existed for a while now. I use some of these apps daily as a prompt to make my writing more concise and, hopefully, more enjoyable. I considered dozens of apps and did in-depth testing on the top contenders to narrow it down to these six apps.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

I started off small, initially looking to create and sell pet toys on Kickstarter, but I ended up joining two others here and we decided to create our own app. This is probably the first time in my life that I am excited to come into work every day. I didn’t want to be the CEO and have all that responsibility. ” – Rick Fiery.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

I had to miss a full day with my family, camping in the mountains. It’s all too familiar. I plan to write about it early next year when we’re all through. I like to speak about this topic with first-time wantrapreneurs because if you read the tech press every day you’d get the impression that it all glamor.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 29, 2025

5 things you should automate today Start automating I've been using and writing about graphic design apps since Photoshop was available on physical disks, and while I enjoy Canva, it isn't my go-to tool in most situations. It's an app that can fit almost any workflow or budget. It's not even the design app I use.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

Get started But pair Claude with Zapier, and it becomes part of something bigger: an AI orchestration engine that connects your apps, data, and logic across your entire processes. Combine user interfaces, data tables, and logic with thousands of apps to build and automate anything you can imagine. It only takes a few minutes to set up.

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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. How we evaluate and test apps Our best apps roundups are written by humans who've spent much of their careers using, testing, and writing about software.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 1, 2025

I dug deeper into both apps for this article, exploring how each one works in detail to help you choose between them. Whether you're looking for a Mailchimp alternative or are fresh into email marketing, these details will help you decide which app is right for you.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

From CRMs to helpdesks, project management platforms, and beyond, it's down to IT to manage those apps, assign seats, and monitor their infrastructure. But when those apps don't work well together or connect through an integration, IT teams end up with fragmented systems and siloed apps. The result?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

Your database—automated Store, edit, share, and automate data all in one tool. But its real strength is that, unlike a physical planner or to-do list, you can connect Podio to all your other business-critical apps with Zapier. Sign up for free to use this app, and thousands more, with Zapier.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 19, 2023

Your carbon footprint consists of all the gases you emit that trap heat in the atmosphere and contribute to global warming. We spend our entire day downloading, viewing, and sharing. Deleting emails they won’t need again, apps they don’t use, and photos from cloud drives keep those items from being stored and using energy.

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