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. The goal is clarity: show the product, show the value, and make it easy to say yes. That kind of third-party validation builds instant trust, especially in a category where trust is everything.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 4, 2025

Unless explicitly stated, we spend dozens of hours researching and testing apps, using each app as it's intended to be used and evaluating it against the criteria we set for the category. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. Ease of use. Technical SEO.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

Who’s going to help you with improving your marketing / positioning to become a clear platform category leader like Twilio? Chris Devore & Andy Sack have created Founder’s Coop with the goal of funding, incubating & launching more early-stage ventures in Seattle. Are you going to do all of this?

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Paul G. Silva

MAY 10, 2021

This is a repost from the Launch413 blog. Simply put, the VIRAL Scorecard identifies where a company is situated in specific categories key to its future success, including the strength of its team, its market penetration, and scaling. It’s very helpful for goal setting. Effective Tools Used By Launch413: A Case Study.

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StartupNation

MAY 19, 2021

Developing a course and marketing it are two completely different skills sets, and while I’ve seen many successful launches, I’ve seen many dismal ones, as well. . Are you carving out a new category? You need to set yourself up for success, and that means knowing what the common pitfalls are. Planning your online course launch.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 13, 2016

Even though I created this strategy, many of the necessary steps to make this successful aren’t aligned with my skill sets or interests. I’ve met some awesome professionals who would love to do those things I’d rather not, and by forming and nurturing these relationships, I’m building my own ecosystem of experts to accomplish my goals.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

The answer to the original question, therefore, is that an entrepreneur should use Gust as a set of powerful tools to organize, support and smooth the fundraising process, rather than expecting it to be a magic bullet. Among the contributors are Quora regulars including Tim Berry , Antone Johnson , Martin Zwilling and me.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 3, 2025

Unless explicitly stated, we spend dozens of hours researching and testing apps, using each app as it's intended to be used and evaluating it against the criteria we set for the category. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. Privacy and IP controls.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 20, 2021

This is known as intent marketing, and it’s what we’ll be exploring in this article, along with the two categories of purchase intent and, of course, the reasons why intention is essential in marketing. These intentions are grouped into two categories: informational intent and transactional intent. Let’s get to it!

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 8, 2025

Whether it's the names of individuals, categories of products, or song titles, as long as the information is organized within a framework, it's structured data. Descriptive text: Think names (of people, products, companies), categories, or titles of works.

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OkDork

JANUARY 2, 2023

Creating New Year's goals is one of my FAVORITE things to do, because it sets my year up for success. After lots of trial and error, I’ve made a simple goal-setting system that works: #1: Pick a word. #2: 2: Separate your goals into 5 categories. #3: These are my goals…. 750,000 YouTube subscribers.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

Those in the latter category tend to become disruptors, known in today’s vernacular as inventors, influencers or entrepreneurs. Take unrealistic goal-setting, for instance: Some entrepreneurs focus on buying big houses, fast cars, and vacation homes as soon as possible. Ironically, though, many fears are self-created.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 3, 2023

I started by connecting a set of social accounts (Facebook Page and Group, Instagram Business, LinkedIn, TikTok, and Twitter, depending on availability). AI-powered conditional posting lets you set the AI to measure engagement for a post and, if it's high enough, fire a comment on that post with a link to an offer, for instance.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 11, 2023

We spend dozens of hours researching and testing apps, using each app as it's intended to be used and evaluating it against the criteria we set for the category. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. for Pro), iOS ($4.99 for Pro), and macOS ($8.99

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

A new startup called Insight is bringing web browser extensions to the iPhone, with the goal of delivering a better web browsing experience by blocking ads and trackers, flagging fake reviews on Amazon, offering SEO-free search experiences, or even calling out media bias and misinformation, among other things. ” Image Credits: Insight.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

Can you deliver quality content that matters and meets business goals without a style guide? Company and product details like mission, values, and goals (essential) The first thing someone should see in your style guide is details about your company: who you are, what you sell, your mission, and what your values are. It depends.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

How to implement AI automation Implementing intelligent automation isn't a set-it-and-forget-it kind of deal. Using Zapier , you can connect your apps and orchestrate the entire process, setting up triggers, actions, and conditional logic that put the AI models to work. about how to practically apply it in a business setting.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The award was bestowed specifically for the organization’s work in the Entrepreneurial & Small Business Development category that impacted over 4 million residents. “i2E is setting the standard of excellence for economic development with its E3 Bootcamp program. Srijita Ghosh, Venture Advisor at i2E, Inc.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

In all the podcasts I listened to and blogs I read, there was a consistent refrain: "You need to set aside time to think big." Get the Zapier blog in your inbox Subscribe So, I crowdsourced the answers. ." What are my personal goals, and how can my business help me achieve them? But what did it mean ?

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

For better or worse, “VC” is a disorganized, unruly, messy set of people and firms whose emergent behavior about important things does not converge. When folks want to vent/disparage VC they should feel free to use the ambiguous category. You must follow the money to understand incentives! All money is green.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Sometimes, you’ll have to turn down a seemingly great opportunity in order to stick to your company’s core goals, make sure the lights stay on and keep customers coming down the line. This strategy can help you separate tasks into their relevant categories and give you a tangible outline of what your daily schedule may look like.

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TechCrunch

JULY 24, 2022

The startup says its goal is to help people “build credit, not debt.”. X1 Card is taking a different tack by underwriting customers based on their income rather than their credit scores, which the company says enables it to set credit limits up to 5x higher than traditional card providers.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

Maybe marketing has a few automation rules set up inside Salesforce , and IT has built some scripts, but there's no standard, secure way to scale automation across the company. AI-assisted enterprise automation Spend any time online and you might think AI is just about generating awkward headshots or robotic blog intros.

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Campaign Monitor

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Whether it’s design best practices or tips for getting the most out of the Campaign Monitor email builder , this is a topic that you can’t get enough of, and that’s inspired countless blog articles and webinars – which can be found in our resources hub. The primary message at the top of the email should make a substantial impact.

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Startup Blogpost

JANUARY 27, 2023

Natalia Brzezinska, Marketing & Outreach Manager, UK Passport Photo Obsessing Over Ranking SEO for e-commerce, despite what many marketers will tell you, being on the top page of search results isn’t the goal; it’s all about driving traffic that converts into purchases.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The only thing that matters is getting to product-market fit Credits: Read on Since 2021, I have made it my goal to guide startups to a product market fit in a structured process. Social networks, expert and consumer blogs, blogs of relevant influencers, test portals, and tools like Google Keyword Planner.

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Startup Blogpost

MARCH 22, 2024

We gathered 30 invaluable strategies from SEO Analysts, Founders, and other experts, ranging from optimizing content with targeted keywords to crafting blog posts that answer key questions. The advantage of Web Stories is that you can condense existing blog content or other content for easy sharing on various social media platforms.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 3, 2022

From Manish Singh: Samsung has launched two credit cards in India , entering a crowded category that sees more than 50 companies fiercely compete for consumers’ attention in the world’s second largest internet market. Read more on the company’s blog post here.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2023

This news creates the largest global cross-merchant network effect for e-commerce … Brands will now have control of the checkout experience and payment options they offer shoppers on third-party digital channels (such as social media, blogs, digital interfaces and QR codes). Check it out here.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

We list here all of the active Flexible VCs we have identified, broken into these categories: revenue-based; compensation-based; and blended return streams. They share their learnings on Flexible VC and pioneering rural startup ecosystems on the GCVF blog. More on Reformation and their insights can be found on their Medium blog.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

This may seem like a long list, but most of these require no time at all, once set up. The first three tools are only relevant if you’re going to generate significant content yourself: Teten.com , my blog and content marketing strategy. I typically publish essays in an established media venue, and then cross-post it on my blog.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

We list here all of the active Flexible VCs we have identified, broken into these categories: revenue-based; compensation-based; and blended return streams. They share their learnings on Flexible VC and pioneering rural startup ecosystems on the GCVF blog. More on Reformation and their insights can be found on their Medium blog.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The goal is to intelligently structure the information collected and combine it with additional information scraped from the web and social media. When a new deal is added to Quake Capital’s system, they automatically set up a folder in Google Drive with all docs and info they have and schedule an internal Google Hangout to discuss the deal.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 13, 2016

To my surprise, I had finished sixth in my age category. Set Your Goals – I wrote a cheque to myself for US$1,000,000 and dated it 18 months into the future. Set a Strategy – The first decade of being in business, we had little competition, positive cash flow and long-term clients under contract.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2015

My goal in the interview overall was to capture more of the personal side of Fred since so much of his investment thesis and portfolio work already comes out in his blog. Blogging is like Venus Fly Paper. I have been blogging for years – even before BothSidesofTheTable. This is classic Fred.

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 25, 2023

What’s the most important goal for the money a startup spends? In the next best case, one which we all agree is an intermediary set of goals which at the very least increases your optionality and likely enterprise value. That deserves a separate blog post. Which should always be our collective goal.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

I wrote the summary notes in this blog post. I would mostly lump me in that category. And did I really just try to drop an SAT word into my blog post? The reason I’m more nuanced is that I believe that a well-crafted Powerpoint deck can actually set some context for what you’re about to show the VC.

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