The Zapier Blog

JUNE 15, 2025

I've been working remotely for my entire tech writing career—well over a decade now—so I have a lot of experience testing apps and actually using online collaborative tools. 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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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 15, 2022

Today is the most important day of your life. Every app, channel and brand is, too. Even as the mountains of books, podcasts, workshops and blogs stack higher into the sky, we are not meaningfully better as a society at behavior change now than we were before all this content existed. Perhaps both. Think about it.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 25, 2010

We met the next day, along with his partner, Jared Hecht. I’ve always believed in small, private groups—dating back to when I first started blogging. I’ve always believed in small, private groups—dating back to when I first started blogging. GroupMe is more than just a way to text in groups.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 20, 2010

Unfortunately, as long as content is produced by people who send nastygrams to people building great consumption experiences , like Pulse, and who want us to download a new app for every site we visit, you can expect little change. Because it was a tremendous pain in the ass. Same goes for television. Cable is easy.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 1, 2025

Pen and paper set a very high bar to clear, but these are the six best mind mapping apps that manage to clear it. 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. It's a weird hybrid approach, but it works for me.)

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2010

Chris Dixon wrote a blog post last week titled, “ Techies and Normals &# in which he defined “Techies&# as people who are not just “early adopters&# but also have more of a geeky, technical, product bent. Anyway, Chris’s blog got me thinking about Techies and Normals. Here’s my take on the topic: 1.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In a matter of days, businesses in industries such as travel, entertainment and hospitality came to a grinding halt due to lockdowns. According to founder Apoorva Mehta, the app saw five years’ worth of growth in just five weeks. According to founder Apoorva Mehta, the app saw five years’ worth of growth in just five weeks.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 23, 2011

You have to learn how to interact with journalists, understand how to do interviews, understand how to frame a story and get comfortable with the fact that if you want PR coverage you’re going to have to dedicate a non-trivial amount of time to it. I wrote about how to build relationships with journalists in this post.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. This post has a bit more than the serialized version, but if you prefer an even shorter version I created the ADAH version , which is < 50% the length. What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0 The Past (1985-2002).

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 5, 2010

This was in large part due to the marketing efforts of Jason that created a great top end of the funnel (100+ companies applied) and the herculean efforts of Tyler Crowley who spent days going through all of the submissions and serving up 5 very interesting companies. I’m a huge supporter of his initiative to help end this practice.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 23, 2025

Build—and interact with—AI assistants in other apps Ever wanted to have your own AI assistant that can chat with team members or customers and solve issues in other apps, like Slack or Gmail? The list of things ChatGPT can do is pretty much endless at this point. Read more on how to effectively add AI to your Zapier workflows.

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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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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 8, 2016

I’m also heavily supported by my amazing team who can handle day-to-day operations and difficulties as they arise. While I’ll continue to do business via email, I’m embracing the unique opportunities that have come from mobile applications (apps). I’ve been able to attend a morning conference in Washington, D.C.,

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Red Rocket

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Robert Brüll at FibreCoat: LinkedIn and startup awards LinkedIn is a must for just about any modern-day professional, and Robert Brüll, founder of high-performance materials startup FibreCoat, encourages fellow entrepreneurs to make the most of the platform to market their brands. Here is the list: 1.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 3, 2025

It means connecting AI tools—like ChatGPT , Claude , or custom models —to the apps and systems your team already uses, so they can help you automate repetitive tasks, surface better insights, and move faster. It's the difference between using AI as a novelty and making it part of how your business operates every day.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2023

The venture most notably incubated the blogging platform Medium. For Stone, that led to the creation of Jelly, a Q&A app and search engine that was later sold to Pinterest. As Stone explains, the idea was about changing the nature of music and sound and making it a more interactive and immersive experience.

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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. Based on all my testing, here are the vibe coding apps that'll make you feel superpowered—understanding of niche memes not included. If it works, who cares how it's written?

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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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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

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. Most of the apps on this list are also powered by OpenAI's GPT models. Bored with ChatGPT?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

Learn how These database tools store data: both associated app data (e.g., 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.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 10, 2017

You’ll be prompted to choose between four Custom Audience Types: Customer File, Website Traffic, App Activity, and Engagement. You’ll be prompted to choose between four Custom Audience Types: Customer File, Website Traffic, App Activity, and Engagement. Why Use Engagement Custom Audiences? How to Create an Engagement Custom Audience.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2021

Build a content website or add a blog. If you’re not growing your business online in the current climate, you will likely leave a lot of money on the table. As 2021 begins, we’re witnessing a fast-changing landscape. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, everything from working to socializing to ordering and shopping online has become the norm.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 31, 2017

I’m also heavily supported by my amazing team who can handle day-to-day operations and difficulties as they arise. While I’ll continue to do business via email, I’m embracing the unique opportunities that have come from mobile applications (apps). By Marsha Ralls. I’ve been able to attend a morning conference in Washington, D.C.,

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

Zapier is the most connected AI orchestration platform—integrating with thousands of apps from partners like Google, Salesforce, and Microsoft. Next, you get a thank-you discount on poodle carriers for giving a five-star review. A few weeks later, you might even receive a follow-up with recommendations for complimentary products. Learn more.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Every day, we strive to create a space defined by transparency and respect, where employees feel comfortable taking risks and speaking up. Every day at 10:53am, a bell rings in our office. By Brian Scudamore, founder and CEO of O2E Brands. At O2E Brands (the banner company to 1-800-GOT-JUNK?), Here’s our secret sauce.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 9, 2025

Zapier is the most connected AI orchestration platform—integrating with thousands of apps from partners like Google, Salesforce, and Microsoft. It's tedious work, and, as the volume increases, so does the risk of falling behind. Invoice automation helps simplify that process by capturing and processing invoices automatically.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Content in all forms, be it blogs, infographics, or podcasts, is still the preferred choice of businesses to connect with their customers. By Suresh Dawmani, a Social Media Manager with Wishup. Business scenarios are changing and growing more competitive post-Covid. The top 20 digital marketing trends. Influencers. Search Engine Marketing.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

But its real strength is that, unlike a physical planner or to-do list, you can connect Podio to all your other business-critical apps with Zapier. 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.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Zapier Interfaces gives you the ability to create custom web pages and apps that can also pull in the power of GPT-4 via a chatbot component. Zapier Interfaces gives you the ability to create custom web pages and apps that can also pull in the power of GPT-4 via a chatbot component. One of my favorite things they created recently?

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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. In recent times, marketing tools are becoming increasingly popular amongst businesses and the reason is simple. It helps such businesses gain an upper hand over the competition.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

It can crunch vast datasets for that aha insight, prototype a web app for a partner, or rapidly test new product features while your team dreams up the next big thing. Working at Zapier means I spend a lot of time thinking about how to make software do my job for me. Automation used to be the best way to do that.

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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.

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Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

This is a post I’ve wanted to write for a long time, but I needed the time to digest all the other great posts on the topics by other investors, and to analyze specific portfolio data from Haystack over the last five years. Well, that time has finally come. Over the past two years, however, I’ve felt that something is out of balance.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 5, 2024

Acquiring new skills can change the way you see yourself and also how you interact with the world. Taking these actions will make you more charismatic in your interactions. I wanted to start writing blog articles about management and leadership about 10 years back, but I never got to it. Why learn new skills?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

But as your business grows, so does the complexity. Suddenly, every process has a hundred steps, five tools, and a dozen people involved. Things slow down. Data gets siloed. And automation—the thing that was supposed to make life easier—starts to feel impossible to scale. Zapier Enterprise Automation for every team, approved by IT.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 5, 2021

Apps for customer orders and other customer-facing applications will grow in use. Dave Kerpen, chairman of Likeable Media hosted Kat Cole in the Likeable Business Club on Clubhouse. Powerful discussion about family, dealing with stress, self-care and more. She’s currently a board member of Human Co, Slice, and Milk Bar.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

I tested both apps to see how their features compare and what teams they're best for. So when a customer came into the store asking about their previous shoe size, naturally, we had lost their information and couldn't help them. But which one should you go with? Keep reading for my breakdown of Zendesk vs. Jira.

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