David Teten VC

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

If you are launching your own investment management firm, we recommend designing a constitution: a set of documents covering the firms goals, legal obligations, and principles for handling disagreement. These agreements may be inappropriate, unfeasible, or unwise to put in your signed legal documents. (Thanks to my coauthor Dolph M.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 1, 2025

Use automation to support brainstorming, delegation, and communication Learn how I do most of my mind mapping digitally—and even when I don't, I often recreate a paper mind map online so that I can have it safely stored and easily searched. could make for a killer summer ad? What makes the best mind map software?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

Working at Zapier means I spend a lot of time thinking about how to make software do my job for me. Try Zapier's AI features Discover how AI gives you automation superpowers. How to kickstart your AI automation strategy Automate intelligently with Zapier What is AI automation? Now, I delegate to AI automation.

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Paul G. Silva

DECEMBER 15, 2023

A pitch deck template is great for telling a convincing story to investors, but not a practical guide for execution. A pitch deck template is great for telling a convincing story to investors, but not a practical guide for execution. Today I’m releasing version 7, which incorporates changes to help get your innovation adopted.

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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 9, 2025

These apps offer the AI, automation, documentation, and reporting features that you need to keep the lead pipes (the ones pronounced leed , not led ) flowing smoothly. 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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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 21, 2025

Here are the top 5 AI tools every small business should consider in 2025, along with how they can help busy professionals deal with a range of administrative tasks in areas of their companies to work smarter, not harder. AI is bringing efficiency to small businesses as never seen before.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

Make your Google Sheets work for you Automate Google Sheets Here, I'll dive deep into Google Sheets' capabilities and limitations, exploring whether this kind of space is actually useful for your data projects or if it's a sign you might need to look beyond spreadsheets altogether. How many rows can Google Sheets handle?

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

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. Before you begin Make sure you have a Zapier account. But even just pumping out that first draft takes a whole lot of time, research, and the occasional headache. Sign up for free.

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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. The list of things ChatGPT can do is pretty much endless at this point. Want to know more?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Modern note-taking platforms go beyond documenting your thoughts. Turn ideas into action Automate your note-taking For years, I've relied on Notion to make sense of the avalanche of digital information I collect, like personal notes, web snippets, movie watchlists, itineraries, work reports—the list goes on.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

They offer leadership conferences, regular content articles on leadership, board pack templates and the like. They offer leadership conferences, regular content articles on leadership, board pack templates and the like. It is clear to me that both approaches work.

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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. Google Sheets is simple, quick to onboard, and comparatively limited in its use cases, making it a good choice for teams that just want basic data management.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

That's where free website builders come in: these tools make it easy to build a website for free. These apps do the heavy lifting: you don't need to know what CSS is or how to tinker with HTML. 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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Andreessen Horowitz

JANUARY 25, 2024

In this piece, we aim to highlight the features of today’s — and tomorrow’s — most successful Gen AI-native workflows, as well as hypothesize about how we see these products evolving. Users of workflow tools typically don’t care what infrastructure is behind a product; they care about how it helps them! And it’s no surprise why.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

And automation—the thing that was supposed to make life easier—starts to feel impossible to scale. And automation—the thing that was supposed to make life easier—starts to feel impossible to scale. I've seen firsthand how the right automation can clear bottlenecks, align teams, and help you scale without burning out your people.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

The hype around ChatGPT , OpenAI’s viral AI-powered chatbot, hasn’t reached a peak yet. That’s the vibe one gets from Y Combinator’s Winter 2023 batch, which features no fewer than four startups that claim to be building a “ChatGPT for X.” ” Yumi, it should be pointed out, has competition in spades.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 6, 2023

Oh, how naive we were. See what you're working with Before you investigate other ways to connect your app to Zapier, make sure you've searched our App Directory first to see if your app has an existing integration. Remember when Apple launched the App Store and the early novelty of app discovery? New to Zapier?

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Build your own AI chatbot with no-code Here's how Allow me to save you a dozen Google searches (or ChatGPT prompts). I spent time talking to some of the best AI chatbots to see how they measure up. You'll even see how you can build your own AI chatbot if you don't find what you're looking for here.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

This latest generation of AI writing tools can obviously write a passable lede, but it can't give you an actual opinion as to how good it is. This latest generation of AI writing tools can obviously write a passable lede, but it can't give you an actual opinion as to how good it is. That's what us humans are for. (In

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 2, 2025

And while you might feel very attached to the email account you opened when you were a pre-teen— dragonmaster93[at]gmail.com does have a nice ring to it—it's time to swap that out for one that ends with your business domain name. But here's the thing: most custom domain hosting platforms have outdated email interfaces and features.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 4, 2025

The last thing a new hire needs is to fumble through locked accounts and needlessly convoluted onboarding documents like a bad escape room. Automate your IT management workflows Learn how Ready to give your new employees a smooth, delay-free first day? Let's explore how automation can change how you onboard new hires.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 3, 2023

This will help you make better decisions, understand your audience, and free up time to tackle other higher-value work. This will help you make better decisions, understand your audience, and free up time to tackle other higher-value work. But AI is changing the game. But you're here, so you're looking for something more.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 26, 2025

Here's how. For example, do you need to generate quick summaries of a meeting transcript without reading through a 15-page document? Of course, the most obvious place Google deploys AI is its chatbot (formerly called Bard). New to Zapier? It's workflow automation software that lets you focus on what matters. Sign up for free.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

I'm using it as a writing assistant for a new blog I'm experimenting with, and it saves me hours every week. How to use OpenAI's GPT to spark content ideas Learn how Time savings isn't the only reason I fancy the tool. You need to edit, fine-tune, and add some creative flair to make the content sound human.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 3, 2019

I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations. I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations. (To see the video above, please click the image, and then click on the Play button.). 2) Market .

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 4, 2019

I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations. I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations. (To see the video above, please click the image, and then click on the Play button.). 2) Market .

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 13, 2021

Yet you might wonder how to make sure you build the right environment and set up the right processes for your team to work efficiently. In this blog post, I’ll share what we learned setting up our remote-first startup. Guess how many full-time employees decided to leave our team since we started? Reason 3: Product.

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Ian Hathaway

MARCH 31, 2020

Senators led by Amy Klobuchar introduced the New Business Preservation Act to incentivize venture capital formation around the country. The Act, which allocates $2 billion to states under the “Innovation and Startups Equity Investment Program,” enables investors in undercapitalized regions to leverage federal dollars into startup investments.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 11, 2025

OpenAI is one of the worst offenders (or prolific innovators), and things aren't helped by how confusing all the OpenAI model names are. We'll look at what each one is good for, how much they cost, and how to make the most of them in your work. Hang in there. OpenAI is one of the most important AI companies.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 31, 2020

They just wanted business translation of their marketing and technical documentation into the lingua franca of the business world. How do you go about getting a language translator? Contributed by Ofer Tirosh, founder and CEO of Tomedes , As entrepreneurs, we tend to be focused on our products, services and regional growth.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 15, 2025

Automate AI image generation Learn how I've been building websites for almost 20 years and have used hard-coded HTML, WordPress, every site builder you can name, and even, on one regrettable occasion, Drupal. So I was pretty curious to see how the AI website generators would stack up.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

For example, when a customer makes a payment, your accounting automation software can automatically update their invoice, log the transaction in your ledger, and notify your team—no extra clicks required. With the basics handled, you can focus on forecasting, budgeting, or helping your team make smarter decisions. New to Zapier?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

In this article, I'll share what I found so you can decide which makes sense for you. With its impressive template library, easy-to-use automation builder, and free Shopify plan, tinyEmail is a solid option for brands with straightforward email marketing needs. You can also create automations with AI. ⭐ Surprisingly sparse.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

Your manager may not want to see a text document full of asterisks and brackets when you send them a status report, for example, but your publishing tool may require it. Discover how to convert Markdown to HTML within a Zap using Zapier's built-in tools, plus other popular online tools that get the job done. What is Formatter?

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JUNE 10, 2025

Glean helps cut through that chaos by making everything searchable in one place. But to make the most of Glean, it needs to stay fresh—which is where automation comes in. Here's how. Make new team projects and presentations searchable If you love constantly getting requests for project updates, I love that for you.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 3, 2023

By making your own, you can tap your phone against an NFC sticker, or take a picture of a QR code, and kick off a whole slew of automations, doing a lot of work that you'd previously have to do with your hands (yuck) in an instant. They're virtually free, too: Make a QR code, print it out, and stick it anywhere you want.

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