Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing].

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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. Canva This video ad for Canva presentations shows how you can record yourself and add it to your deck with just a few clicks. It's quick, useful, and scroll-proof.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 29, 2025

If you're throwing together a quick social media graphic, making a poster for an upcoming event, or even creating a presentation, Canva is one of the best design tools you can use—but it isn't the only one. 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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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 5, 2010

My personal favorite and best fit for GRP Partners was Thumbtack. In addition they are a platform (the OS part) where they’re encouraging developers to build third party apps on their platform. In this case it is novel because kids download iPhone game apps for free to play with them.

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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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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 23, 2025

Model Best for Inputs Outputs Context window Pricing GPT-4o Multimodal tasks (text, images, audio) Text, Audio, Images Text, Audio 128,000 tokens $10/M tokens for text; $80/M tokens for audio per output tokens GPT-4.1 Generate and share content As a writing tool, ChatGPT is a pretty decent time-saver when it comes to generating first drafts.

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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

JUNE 5, 2025

Based on all my testing, here are the vibe coding apps that'll make you feel superpowered—understanding of niche memes not included. Before this category came into shape, we had a loosely formed category named AI app builders. The editor windows were pretty basic, and you could only design simple apps with minimal functionality.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

I spent time talking to some of the best AI chatbots to see how they measure up. 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. Extra features.

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Red Rocket

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

I was curious what her startup founders were seeing, in terms of the best marketing strategies they are successfully using today. And, we are both pleased to share those learnings with all of you, to help you with your own marketing efforts. Alyssa was kind enough to interview ten of her founders, to get those learnings.

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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 30, 2025

I considered and researched dozens of apps and did in-depth testing on the top 20 contenders to narrow it down to these eight form plugins for WordPress. 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

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. It's also completely free.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2021

Too often, brands focus on just showcasing products or services, but the best way to attract your target market is to focus on the benefits your product or service brings. Build a content website or add a blog. The best way to get started is to connect your website with your Pinterest business account and optimize for rich pins.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In this blog post, we’ll discuss some of the best tools you can use to achieve productive marketing, how to apply them and how much they cost. Offline presenting. The best part? Social sharing. It also offers other advantages such as integrating third party applications into one app — Mailbird. Price plans.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 10, 2017

He’s been previously featured in Octane , writing about the value of mentorship and apps that can make life easier. The best part is that I don’t just see this quality in other entrepreneurs; I see it in my own team. What lessons or encouragement can you share with other student entrepreneurs? What inspires you most?

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2021

If Instagram’s photo tagging feature was spun out into its own app, you’d have the viral sensation Poparazzi , now the No. 1 app on the App Store. ” People’s real lives are made up of many unperfect moments that are worthy of being captured and shared, too, a company blog post explains.

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Feedough

MARCH 18, 2021

It all stems from ‘I wish I had an app or a platform for…’. The tool enables decision-makers, managers, engineering teams, and business analysts to quickly and effortlessly create interactive prototypes for web and mobile apps without all the noise and complexity of traditional design software. The best part? Welcome, Uizard.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

No two service-based businesses are alike, which means it can be hard to find an appointment scheduling app that works for you. Regardless of your booking management needs, the best appointment scheduling software should present your business in a professional light while simplifying the booking process on both ends.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

To celebrate Women’s Entrepreneurship Day on 19 November, we are sharing exclusive content from three WOMENtrepreneurs from different countries, which may inform others as they embark on their entrepreneurial journeys. Here’s what three EO members from different countries shared. I also use apps for mindful meditation.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Share on Twitter. Yet many copywriters use generic phrases like “#1 software,” “the best platform,” and so on to impress readers without actually providing helpful information. This is best done by adding specificity. Help TechCrunch find the best growth marketers for startups. Joyce Chou. Contributor. Long sentences.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

It’s fine for a retail investor to share trading ideas amongst themselves; it has happened, will happen, and will always happen. It was impacted by some share-based comp numbers. They strip out non-cash charges like share-based comp and provide a different perspective into corporate performance. Via a SPAC. Various and Sundry.

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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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TechCrunch

JUNE 5, 2022

The company, which last year was valued at $45 billion but has since had its own share of struggles, said it teamed up with Marqeta to launch a new Klarna Card in the U.S. So much so that even the largest and best-known private fintech companies are suffering from embarrassing revaluations. What’s the best way to pitch you?

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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. That Google document provides cut and pasteable text I can share with other investors, based on their stage, focus, and appetite. . I use Google Drive to host my conference presentations , which are all embedded at teten.com.

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Y Combinator

JANUARY 19, 2022

In June, I wrote a blog post comparing YC to CRISPR. We simply help those founders discover the very best versions of themselves. We simply help those founders discover the very best versions of themselves. We shared details that show the team at GitLab embodies the. We told the story of how Ginkgo Bioworks ended.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 1, 2020

With much of today’s professional workforce going remote , it’s a good idea to get up to speed on best practices for video conferencing. Depending on your subscription, apps allow a varying number of participants—with one option going all the way up to 500 people. Compare screen sharing, annotation, captioning and user interface.

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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. That Google document provides cut and pasteable text I can share with other investors, based on their stage, focus, and appetite. . I use Google Drive to host my conference presentations , which are all embedded at teten.com.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Chris Do provided a deep dive into content strategy, hitting the themes of consistency, discoverability, what to say, best practices, scaling and ROI. You have to put in the hard work consistently and share valuable information. Learning to make your social media content more attractive gives people a reason to care and share.

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Y Combinator

JANUARY 21, 2021

These middlemen find potential trucks, collect bids, and present the best match to shippers—all of which is typically done in spreadsheets, emails, and phone calls. Instead of calling multiple shippers or brokers for jobs, drivers can use Convoy’s mobile app to sign up and book their first load in under an hour.

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Y Combinator

JANUARY 19, 2022

In June, I wrote a blog post comparing YC to CRISPR. We simply help those founders discover the very best versions of themselves. We simply help those founders discover the very best versions of themselves. We told the story of how Ginkgo Bioworks ended up in YC, and their journey as YC’s first biotech startup.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Instead of creating a social media strategy that drives users off the app and onto your website (which most platforms penalize brands for), TikTok lets brands upload their product catalog and tag products in their posts. Your stream appears in the Live tab of the mobile app—and in some cases, the For You page. Free video editors.

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JULY 9, 2025

Connect your project management software to your other apps Make your job easier That's what project management templates are to project managers: replicable systems of organization that keep everything efficiently structured. And it plays nice with thousands of other apps. Try the template 2. Try the template 5.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 24, 2025

That information still needs to be shared widely across teams, apps, and workflows. 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 a transcript is only one piece of the puzzle.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 23, 2022

As I peak at what she’s doing in our shared office, I thought, that maybe I could help the Smart Hustle community with their Etsy stores. Etsy has some great information on how to use its platform and there are a “zillion” blogs and YouTube videos on it as well. Best Practices for Increasing Sales.

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abovethecrowd.com

JULY 10, 2014

This post was a shortened version of a more detailed post he had written for his own blog titled “ A Disruptive Cab Ride to Riches: The Uber Payoff.” Using a combination of market data, math, and financial analysis, Professor Damodaran concluded that his best estimate of the value of Uber is $5.9 For this he settles on 10%.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 26, 2022

To help you make your elevator pitch effective, we asked startup founders and business owners this question for their best examples and insights. I’ve written for magazines, blogs and websites, both for myself and for other people. I get the best results when my pitches are highly personalized. Personalize the Offer.

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