The Zapier Blog

APRIL 11, 2023

Hate every journaling app? Journaling apps can help you figure this out and help you establish a daily writing routine. Journaling apps can help you figure this out and help you establish a daily writing routine. Click on any app to learn more about why I chose it, or keep reading for more context on journal apps.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 27, 2022

From our experience, a good scheduling app is a boon for any business that needs to conduct multiple meetings a week. The app also frequents the top slot for “best of” meeting schedulers in articles comparing app options. . Microsoft Bookings is a scheduling app that’s part of Microsoft 365.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 6, 2023

Remember when Apple launched the App Store and the early novelty of app discovery? Now we roll our eyes whenever a product requires an app download because it just adds to the landscape of apps that don't talk to each other. Does your app have an email integration? Can your app use webhooks?

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

ChatGPT is an app created by OpenAI that lets users interact with its AI models: GPT-3 (on the free version) and GPT-4 (in early access for paid users). The app takes the prompts you write and passes them to the AI model. Most of the apps on this list are also powered by OpenAI's GPT models. Easy access. Chat experience.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 19, 2023

A fundamental way to do this is to lead your company to qualify for climate-neutral certification. They must also offset any required emissions by making better choices in other areas. 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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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 5, 2024

I couldn’t believe it was that simple: you could learn any new skill by practicing for just 20 hours. You need to do things that charismatic people do: learn to look people in their eyes when you greet them, shake their hand firmly, and address them by their first name. One way to do it is to join an improv class.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

Here are the top blog posts EO posted on Inc.com in 2023: 1. OKRs-Objectives and Key Results-have transformed how I do business. Eden shares how entrepreneurs can use AI apps such as ChatGPT to support decision-making while still exercising innate expertise and judgment. Did you catch them all? But the No.1

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

By one metric , ChatGPT is the fastest-growing app in the world, having reached 100 million users within the first two months of launch. 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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Gust

OCTOBER 2, 2014

You might be psyched out into thinking you’re doing something wrong for being in your shitty little windowless office. I want to do this again. Maybe I need to do slightly later stage.”. So at any given point you are likely operating with a maximum of 9 month’s cash. I don’t think she really believes any more.

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The Zapier Blog

MARCH 23, 2023

ChatGPT can do anything from explaining quantum physics in basic terms to writing emails and tweets. This new product (now in beta) can pull in thousands of apps from your tech stack—and allows you to automate tasks directly within ChatGPT's interface. What is the Zapier ChatGPT plugin? It's available now. Learn more.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Learning how to adapt is the reality of any successful business, but COVID-19 was perhaps the ultimate stress test. According to founder Apoorva Mehta, the app saw five years’ worth of growth in just five weeks. I would ask, “If I were a salesperson for a competitor trying to beat me, what would I do?”

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

Do more with OpenAI Discover more ways to add AI to your workflows. Explore now Something that helps us get the most out of Slack is using Zapier to connect our favorite apps—giving us more capability inside an already powerful platform. Choose Slack for your trigger app and New Message Posted to Channel as your event.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Adapted from a blog by Christina Gwira of NOYADESIGNS. It’s very easy to think that all you need to do is hire a designer and sales will come. There are certain things you can do to optimize your store for success. You’d be surprised at the reasons why people don’t buy from you, and your job is to make sure that they do.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Buuteeq supplements its own monthly eNPS survey with other weekly questions including: How likely do you see yourself working here in one year? What is the one thing we should stop doing to be more successful? . Atlassian, an Australian software company , created an internal app called MoodApp (great name!)

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 3, 2023

There are tons of ways to do this, but here, I'll share a few of my favorite ways to use AI to improve your content repurposing workflow. Readjust video ratio and size to meet the app's criteria. If all you want is captions, then any free generative AI tool (even ChatGPT ) will get the job done.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 14, 2023

Do more with OpenAI Discover more ways to add AI to your workflows. Explore now The Zapier ChatGPT plugin lets you connect thousands of apps (like Google Sheets, Gmail, or Slack) and automate tasks directly inside ChatGPT. It's an automation tool that helps anyone connect apps and automate workflows—without any complicated code.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 15, 2014

By now you likely know that Marc Andreessen weighed in on anonymous apps in a 12-part Twitter diatribe. ” I have been weighing in slowly on the topic over the past few weeks on Twitter but have avoided writing a blog post about it until now. My general instinct is that most anonymity apps breed car-like behavior.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2021

Crucially, if you plan to fundraise, any serious investor will know this. Build momentum by yourself Don’t wait until you have a co-founder to start working on the idea, anything that you can do beforehand will make you stand out to potential co-founders. Traction Think about what you can do to test the underlying business proposition?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 6, 2020

Sometimes, you don’t feel comfortable describing your fears and frustrations to your cofounders or investors on your board, but a peer group allows you to do this in a safe way. Alex Haro, co-founder of Life360 , one of the most downloaded apps of all time, went through many challenging times building up his startup into a public company.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 18, 2023

Do more with OpenAI Discover more ways to add AI to your workflows. Any information that's inside generally helps you get started on techniques like free association, mind mapping , and brainstorming ideas. To begin any logo project, use Zapier's integration with OpenAI (makers of DALL-E). Sign up for free.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Zapier Interfaces gives you the ability to create custom web pages and apps that can also pull in the power of GPT-4 via a chatbot component. In this blog post, I'll walk you through exactly how to create your own chatbot using Interfaces—and offer a few ideas on specific use cases. One of my favorite things they created recently?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Your to-do list keeps piling up—just like the files on your desk and the messages in your inbox! It’s time to do things more efficiently. Do you need to open up space on your desk for a second monitor? Do you need to open up space on your desk for a second monitor? Work never stops in your office.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2021

Buzzy live voice chat app Clubhouse has confirmed that it has raised new funding – without revealing how much – in a Series B round led by Andreessen Horowitz through the firm’s partner Andrew Chen. The app was reported to be raising at a $1 billion valuation in a report from The Information that landed just before this confirmation.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2015

The energy was election so I’m going to do it again this coming week. Twitter was right to make the changes they made to how Meerkat uses their “social graph” What did Twitter actually do? What Twitter did to @AppMeerkat was smart – and unusual for them to do to an early app. As a user – yes.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

I'm a writer, so I spend a big chunk of my time doing research. Power up your Google apps with automation Learn how That has the potential to make my job a lot easier. What can Google Bard do? Creativity aside, I do use it to generate blog article ideas. But obviously, it's not quite that simple.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Fred Wilson recently posted a great video on his blog with the CEO of Forrester Research, George Colony. In it he asserts that the web is dying and in its ashes will see the rise of the “App Internet.” And while the App Internet is currently more powerful than the Mobile Internet it has fundamental flaws.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

A beautiful and well-functioning app is just table stakes. Beyond basic software expectations, the reason product success often hinges on design has a lot to do with the basic principles of neuroscience. Your brain isn’t perceiving any new or interesting information, so it’s free to wander. And I’ll explain why.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 23, 2012

I mean, what do I know? I have one failed attempt at a startup under my belt as a founder and I don't have any particularly usable skills that anyone would pay for like selling, designing, building, etc. Conferences, startup blogs, meetups--they're all filled with people telling you how to build your company.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

You can use pre-existing replies by typing the shortcut into the direct messages (DM) of any user. Instagram has the solution: You can set notifications so that you won’t miss any updates from your favourite influencers and creators. If you want to limit your time on the app, then this feature is for you.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 22, 2023

As a side benefit, my parents might have some idea of what I actually do for work. Once acquired (gone to your website or app), they continuously go through a loop of activating/failing to activate, giving you money/not giving you money, and then going through the process again and again (retention). What is Growth?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

I did speak to the LA Times for a story that appeared yesterday both because I like and trusted the journalist, Paresh Dave, to do a fair story and also because we always try to support our hometown paper The LA Times. I didn’t do that. I hear tons of ideas for early-stage apps. Mostly kidding. Another firm funded them.

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Dream It

JULY 31, 2019

Don't get me wrong; the pitch deck is a crucial document (trust me, it's what we do). Few (or no) companies manage to raise money from investors they meet there, and if they do, it's because their rounds are already partially committed. If you can raise money, do it. If you can't build the best business you can create.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 19, 2023

5 things you should automate today Start automating The tools and features I've included in this article are all ones I've used in the past, but keep in mind: the apps you're already using might have similar features. ", "what do you have planned for today?", I can correct myself. But what if 9 a.m.

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Continuations

JANUARY 28, 2024

Readers of this blog and/or my book know that I am pro regulation as a way of getting the best out of technological progress. One topic I have covered repeatedly over the years is the need to get past the app store lock-in. Otherwise all we are doing is making a complex world more complex. So yes regulation is needed.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 6, 2020

In addition to developing Urban Betty , a successful salon with two locations, Neff also created an app for stylists , produced a book about homes in Austin, Texas, and even reached the Inc. You also have an impressive array of side projects—from books and apps to philanthropic and environmental initiatives. 5000 list twice! .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The words “sleep” and “entrepreneur” may seem like strange bedfellows unless you are running a start-up in areas such as making mattresses or developing a new Sleep app. Are there any tips that can really help you sleep better ? So what can busy entrepreneurs do about getting more sleep?

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

That's why, at first, I wasn't sure if I had the technical savvy to try out Leap AI , a nifty image-generation tool that works on JavaScript and that folks can integrate into their own apps. directly in any browser first. The main difference between those apps and Leap AI are the models. Again, total noob over here.)

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