Dream It

JULY 31, 2019

The press enhances this misconception around YCombinator demo days, where the 3-day pitch event is perceived like an auction, with investors fighting each other for the best deals. Your investor deck needs to summarize a company story into 10 or 15 slides and hit all the high notes in a few minutes. It did for me, at least.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

Here are the top blog posts EO published on Inc.com in 2023: 1. How to Master the Art of Difficult Conversations in Your Business Shawn Johal (EO Montreal), a leadership speaker, best-selling author, and founder of business growth practice Elevation Leaders , shared how he handles challenging conversations in his company.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

Chalk it up to occupational hazard: as a marketer and consumer of ads, I can't help but take note of ads that nail the hook, the message, and the execution. 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.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

In this guide to email marketing automation, we'll walk you through what it is, how it works, best practices, and how you can get the most out of it with Zapier. Zapier is the most connected AI orchestration platform—integrating with thousands of apps from partners like Google, Salesforce, and Microsoft. Learn more.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

Learn how These database tools store data: both associated app data (e.g., Firebase is best for vibe coders building flexible, real-time apps who want to work within Google's ecosystem. Do more with your data. Automate your database. inventory) and user data (e.g., favorited items).

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 23, 2025

Read more on how to effectively add AI to your Zapier workflows. 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. Which model should you use with our ChatGPT integration? Want to know more?

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 4, 2025

We independently review every app we recommend in our best apps lists. 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. Here, I've focused on the best free and premium SEO plugins for WordPress.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Modern note-taking platforms go beyond documenting your thoughts. Whether that's turning a bunch of data into a live website or visualizing relationships between piles of notes, they've got you covered. They offer powerful workplaces to manage your knowledge, no matter where it comes from.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2022

The founder reiterated that we don’t know the exact reasons that people are leaving, but he also noted that it’s a red flag from a recruitment perspective. Forward it to a friend, share it on Twitter, and follow my personal blog for more content. Real estate investing app Fintor raises $6.2M The do-it-all’s. Food for thought.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 3, 2023

But producing content, handling the posting schedule, and finding what your audience wants to read can be hard—even with a standard social media management app. But AI is changing the game. Here are the eight best AI apps for managing your social media. Ease of use and support. The more, the better.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

Automation used to be the best way to do that. 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. Table of contents: What is AI automation?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 11, 2025

I spent a bunch of time in each of these apps, and here's how the Airtable vs. Google Sheets showdown went. Though both can do many similar things, Airtable is a database app and Google Sheets is a spreadsheet app. But not a lot else. Unless you're really , really , really into it.)

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2021

On the one-year anniversary of Copy.ai ’s launch on Twitter , the company, a GPT-3 AI-powered platform that generates copywriting tools for business customers, secured another round of funding. One recent feature is Editor, which enables users to organize thoughts, save ideas and edit notes directly in the app.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 18, 2023

Artificial intelligence is having a moment—and it seems like every tool is introducing its own AI features. So I wasn't surprised to see that my favorite productivity tool, Notion, had jumped on the AI bandwagon too. The AI assistant appears instantly, offering several available actions. But could it help save me time?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 15, 2025

Investing in a unified platform—where all your apps are connected via a shared system—can simplify data management, prevent silos, streamline communication, and reduce operating costs. Zoho has approximately one zillion apps that cover you across your organization, and here, I'll walk you through everything on offer.

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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 Jasper leverages AI to generate content for blog articles, social media posts, website copy and more. billion valuation.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

Here are the top blog posts EO posted on Inc.com in 2023: 1. 3 Tips to Master the Art of Difficult Conversations in Your Business Shawn Johal (EO Montreal), a leadership speaker, best-selling author, and founder of business growth practice Elevation Leaders , shared how he handles challenging conversations in his company.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 18, 2023

While email services haven't changed a lot over the past two decades, email apps keep getting better. There are some great native Mac email apps that make the whole experience better and more Mac-like. 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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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Table of contents: Free CRM template for Google Sheets How to build a CRM in Google Sheets in 4 steps Connect Google Sheets to your other apps with Zapier Graduate to a simple CRM Free CRM template for Google Sheets To follow along with this process, I've created a free Google Sheets CRM template you can use.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

That's why I was so excited to get my hands on Google's new AI chatbot, Google Bard. It's similar to other AI-powered text generation tools like ChatGPT , but it's supposed to pack the power of Google Search —where I spend most of my time—into a conversational bot. What can Google Bard do?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

But as I wrote here on my personal blog about all of this, what does matter out of the generally irksome pol is that there is bipartisan interest in limiting the ability of big tech companies to buy smaller companies. Market Notes. Best response gets Elon’s dogecoin. Food for thought. And fintech player Payoneer is going public.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

These apps do the heavy lifting: you don't need to know what CSS is or how to tinker with HTML. I spent a few weeks testing all the free website builders I could find, and these are the seven best. 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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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

Midjourney is one my favorite AI image generators —and I've used a lot of them. It arguably produces the best results and would be my overall top pick for basically anyone if using it wasn't so…weird. Note: In late March 2023, Midjourney suspended free trials due to people abusing the system. Pick your Midjourney plan.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 11, 2025

Keeping track of all the new AI models getting released at the moment is practically a full-time job. OpenAI is one of the most important AI companies. Its ChatGPT chatbot and DALL·E 2 image generator essentially kickstarted the current AI boom. It's best to consider GPT-4.1 Fastest and cheapest GPT-4.1

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 25, 2023

But it's hard to land on the best idea out of the dozens flying around inside your head. 4 workflows to better market your brand on social media Read now If you're stuck in this cycle, you can use AI to break it and get things moving forward. To get the most useful answers, you need to give it as much context as possible.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 22, 2023

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). There is a classic blog post written by Paul Graham called “Do Things That Don’t Scale”. So what is growth?

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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. What is Leap AI? Leap AI is a platform that lets you generate images (e.g., directly in any browser first.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2021

Best practices for Zoom board meetings at early-stage startups. Dooly raises $80M more for its AI tools to help salespeople manage their busywork. You can turn off the automatic imports, or further customize how meetings are filed or accessibility. We are making this seamless and effortless.”

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

Or you can scroll to the end for a quick summary of which email marketing service will be best for you. Moving across to Mailchimp, you get a choice of email builders: New (beta)—use AI-assisted tools to optimize content and help boost engagement. Classic —create a design using the classic interface, templates, and styles.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 3, 2019

When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. Coalesce address the more general problem of searching through large data sets for best fits. I use Superhuman , an email app which speeds up my email processing, and also gives me background information on all of my correspondents.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

By default, Slack adds a red badge to its app icon whenever there's unread activity, like a direct message (DM), a mention in a public channel, or a Slack reminder. This is done by design: it's meant to get you to respond to messages quickly, which is part of what makes the app so addictive. Note: I'm using Windows 11.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 4, 2019

When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. Coalesce address the more general problem of searching through large data sets for best fits. I use Superhuman , an email app which speeds up my email processing, and also gives me background information on all of my correspondents.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 3, 2025

Whether you're just getting started or ready to orchestrate full systems across apps, data and teams, here are five workflows that will transform your work. Zapier is the most connected AI orchestration platform—integrating with thousands of apps from partners like Google, Salesforce, and Microsoft. SMS is also an option.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 15, 2025

AI tools have changed all that. Now, I can tell my AI assistant what I'm picturing, and it will build it while I make a cup of tea. This sudden shift from traditional coding to AI-assisted development is empowering, but it's also overwhelming. (It almost never did.)

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 4, 2025

You can start by automating individual tasks with simple workflows—what we call Zaps—and grow into orchestrating entire systems across apps, teams, and data. With tools like Tables , Interfaces , Chatbots , and AI-powered agents , it's easy to build workflows that not only run smoothly but evolve with your business. Learn more.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

The best predictive analytics software Prophet for an open source option Scios for user decisions SAS Viya for automated forecasting One Model for people analytics SAP Analytics Cloud for generative AI Qlik for interactive forecasting ThoughtSpot for ease of use What makes the best predictive analytics software?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 23, 2025

No, obviously, teachers review each essay one by one and send notes to each of their students. What you can do with Looping by Zapier How to get started with Looping by Zapier Zapier is the most connected AI orchestration platform—integrating with thousands of apps from partners like Google, Salesforce, and Microsoft.

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