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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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 5, 2025

Before this category came into shape, we had a loosely formed category named AI app builders. They fall into a set of categories that make them too developer-grade, focusing on tasks they have to perform every day for work. Cursor price: Free plan includes a 2-week pro trial, 200 completions, and 50 requests/month.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

The best appointment scheduling and booking software Acuity Scheduling for ease of use Picktime for free booking software Square Appointments for the best mobile booking app with built-in POS SimplyBook.me 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

JANUARY 19, 2022

Funding for women founders continues to disappoint : New data indicates that less than 2% of VC funding last year went to all-women teams. So we dug into that category to find out more. South African mobile games company lands $20M : Meet Carry1st, a social games publisher that just landed eight figures. What’s going on?

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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

JANUARY 29, 2023

Later that day, it also came to light that Stripe had reportedly approached investors about raising more capital — at least $2 billion — at a valuation of $55 billion to $60 billion. He also dives into how Klarna has grown in different categories and which have been more successful than others. But is it too little too late?

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OurCrowd

JUNE 26, 2021

Malaria kills a child every 2 minutes. Zzapp creates malaria elimination strategies powered by artificial intelligence, and delivers them directly to the field through a dedicated mobile app. The post Newsletter: Our $5M XPrize winner is beating malaria appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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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. ." " If everyone was saying a version of this, it seemed important. But what did it mean ? Where were you?

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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. The firm, valued last year at about $2 billion, has raised over $500 million in equity.”

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

We found these by looking through firms’ websites, social media , blog posts, etc. 2% of cash raised, with larger percentages for smaller funds. Dr. Joel Palathinkal , CEO of Sutton Capital , observes that scouts usually fall into one of three categories: . We list all of them below. The Part-Time Practitioner.

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OurCrowd

JULY 1, 2022

The company’s net revenue grew in 2021 despite supply-chain disruptions during the Covid-19 pandemic, with sales growing several times faster than the industry average across all categories. SoftBank asked Vision 2 Fund companies to share their top marketing investment. SoftBank Vision Fund 2 invested $25M in OurCrowd in October 2021.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 1, 2010

To understand what most VC’s want between board meetings I think it’s useful to start with a quote from Mark Solon ’s blog for which I’m in complete agreement (along with agreeing with his entire post, which was brave, honest and accurate ). Your board will say 1 day is fine and 2 days are plenty.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I invested in LA-based Gogii , one of the fastest growing, most exciting mobile social networking companies you’ve never heard of and maker of a product called textPlus. And if you are – what on earth are you reading such a boring blog as this?!? I know this category has gotten a lot of press.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 15, 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.

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OurCrowd

AUGUST 10, 2020

Zoomcar has announced the launch of Zoomcar Mobility Services (ZMS), to provide an array of software-based platform services across the entire spectrum of vehicle categories ranging from 2-wheelers, 3-wheelers, 4-wheelers, trucks, and buses. Read more here. Read more here.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 4, 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. Integrations and exporting.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2015

” This clip is just 2 minutes: I agree. 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.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2012

Only 2 problems: - 94% of people hate paying for products even more (avg pay rate for ‘ad free’ tech products is < 6%). - As Google starts offering more consumer products (read: mobile devices) I assure you they will find ways to take customer service calls from you. But What About Mobile? Ads are effective.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

Virtual phone systems, also known as VoIP (voice over internet protocol) and cloud phones, are simply better options than a landline: they're less expensive, more flexible, and work on the devices you use most—mobile phones, desktops, and laptops. Select your phone number(s). No long-term contracts.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The demise of the once-high-flying startup, which had raised nearly $2 billion in funding and once appeared to be flush with cash, no doubt marked a very low point for the crypto space. Plenty of folks remain bullish on the eVTOL category, but Kitty Hawk couldn’t stick the landing. Onward Mobility. The next day, the U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

All the data actually suggests with the growth of mobile, inbound sales calls will double from 30 billion to 60 billion in 3 years (source: Kelsey). In fact 61% of all mobile searches where a customer contacts a business it is via a phone call (source: Google). Here are some representative rates that we’re seeing by category.

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OnStartups

JULY 7, 2021

And I published this on my own startups blog. So it's a recursive function to say, oh, well, if the New York Times links to you, that's much more valuable than if Dharmesh's blog links to you because New York Times has more page rank. PART 2 OF 4 ENDS [00:42:04]. Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3. I'm making the number up.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2016

That’s precisely why Netflix acquired House of Cards, why HBO produces Game of Thrones or Orange is the New Black and why Amazon has Mozart in the Jungle, which actually bested Netflix by winning 2 Golden Globes. But there’s a reason why Bravo dominates the unscripted category in the cable / satellite world. Enter content.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 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. Categories.

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