Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2013

I recently wrote a blog post in which I pointed out that many investors & advisors discourage enterprise startups from having a professional services (PS) business and I think this is a big mistake. But you do need to be sure your company doesn’t just become the internal R&D department for a large corporation.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 23, 2020

For example, if you need a web developer to build the backend of your eCommerce platform, your candidate will need more advanced education and training than a social media intern. Microsoft Teams, a platform that allows users to share documents, send messages and chat over video saw a 500 percent uptick in conference calls.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

With that background, here are 30 tips to help you make the most of Gust: Subscribe to the Gust Blog , and go back and read the past posts. One of the reasons that investors use Gust is that they know they can always find the most current information about a company simply by clicking on its Gust document vault.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 5, 2024

A barrage of documents and manuals can be overwhelming — and, let’s be honest, they’re not the most digestible type of content you can put in front of new remote hires. and more articles from the EO blog. The post 4 Insights On Using Videos To Elevate Remote Employee Onboarding first appeared on The EO Blog.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

Diverse search results include stream updates, blog posts, news articles, photos, videos (versus Twitter/FaceBook1 only). Structured data asset creation works in on demand in real-time across multiple data sets Including web, e-mail, internal databases, documents, and media. -Real-time search engine.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 3, 2025

With AI integrated into your editorial workflow, you can automatically generate SEO briefs, draft outlines, or repurpose blog posts into LinkedIn updates—all using structured prompts and a few clicks inside the apps your team already uses, like Google Docs or Notion. Offer training and documentation in plain language—no jargon.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. International fees may vary by both provider and location. You can only send up to three documents—which includes invoices, estimates, proposals, and contracts—per month. Should I use an invoice generator?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 31, 2021

The stories also had emotion to them, documenting both humorous episodes as well as tougher times (like divesting a business and layoffs) that the company went through. Whether it’s your external or internal brand, it’s hard to think of any successful company that doesn’t have an interesting foundational story.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Making sure that your internal and external systems are constantly secure (and every team has access to the tools they need to get their jobs done) can't be easy. Make sure your automation plans align with internal security policies and external regulations (like SOC 2 or GDPR). Who has access? How is data being handled?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

In 1995, while in high school, Seth wanted to start a business scanning paper documents for companies, but realized it was a non-starter when he learned that a scanner costs $4k. Initial traffic was driven by word-of-mouth, specifically blogs and a bit of luck. Why do you love speaking to students at universities? I totally agree.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 2, 2020

People launch podcasts for a variety of reasons—from wanting to document their stories and share their perspective on life to establishing themselves as thought leaders and marketing their organization. We’re looking at consolidating the podcasting work and other internal marketing work to a new hire in mid-2020.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I recently read a post over on VentureHacks titled, “ Top Ten Reasons Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers &# written by Scott Walker (who blogs on legal issues for entrepreneurs ). Startup Focused – My one carve out for working with the big brands is that many of them have internal practices that focus on startups.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

I would define our goal of creating new services on our platform team as a triangle having three primary objectives: to provide more & better support for portfolio companies, to help create more leverage for partners and free up our time to focus on the most critical tasks and to better help run over overall internal operations.

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Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Many thanks to David Rose , Ilana Grossman , Justin Stanwix , and the whole Gust team for making the Gust Blog such a valuable platform and resource for entrepreneurs and angel investors. How much is it worth investing in international IP protection, if at all? Is there anything we can do about it? trade secret).

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2021

WordPress.com launches new P2 to take on internal communication tools. A P2 post looks more or less like a blog post, with threaded discussions, the ability to follow replies and a Like button. Documentation is the order of the day, up to and including information that would be hidden at other companies.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 23, 2025

Get started These Zaps help you create anything from an accounting assistant that can answer employee questions in a specific Slack channel to an analysis assistant that can analyze blog performance or KPIs. Or it can write and execute code and analyze structured data from a CSV—the possibilities are endless!

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

If you think a documented style guide sounds not-so-essential, I don't blame you. With a small team size, it's easy to work without tons of documentation. The former needs thorough documentation and effective document templates. The latter needs a breathing document that's frequently updated.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JUNE 20, 2020

We won’t know whether we’re making an impact and achieving any level of success in our efforts if we don’t first identify desired internal and external outcomes. It’s imperative that we occasionally slow down to ensure intentional documenting of processes, methodologies and results. Buddy Palmer. It is called mug.news.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2023

” But the company also says that it’s “implemented several safeguards” informed by internal and external red teams to prevent this. “We’re working to develop plugins and bring them to a broader audience,” OpenAI wrote in a blog post. Time will tell whether they’re sufficient.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

“Baselit is [an] AI copilot for analytics,” co-founder Shubham Rana writes in the blog post announcing Baselit. Customers send Lasso descriptions or videos of the processes they’d like to automate and the company uses its internal tooling to build out those automations. ” without having to rely on their data team.

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Haystack

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

As a little tradition on this blog, I’ve singled out companies starting in 2013 with Stripe ; there was Snap back in 2014; Slack in 2015; took a break in 2016, as I wasn’t inspired to select one then; and last year, 2017, was Coinbase.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 21, 2025

ChatGPT for Business AI Content & Customer Service Best For: Automating customer support, content creation, and internal workflows OpenAIs ChatGPT has evolved into a robust business solution in 2025, offering a range of capabilities through a single platform.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 14, 2018

Document and review numbers. Get feedback from your internal and external stakeholders. The original version of this article was written by Claire Algarme and appeared on EO Melbourne’s blog. . The post 9 Ways Business Is Like Fishing appeared first on THE BLOG. Feel the pulse of the market. Track your progress.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

This is something I had to learn the hard way: What you hear in the media or read on a company blog post often simplifies the process, and sometimes fails to cover the trajectory that minority founders, in particular, must follow to secure funding. The need to diversify the VC industry internally.

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Haystack

JANUARY 20, 2019

As such, I feel like it really took me 4-5 years to internalize how all the aspects of fund management come together. The trick with these experiments and lessons is that in investing, you don’t get the feedback right away — it can take a few years at seed to understand the impact of those decisions.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

After all, the resume is a document that primarily exists to tell employers about a person’s previous experience. appeared first on THE BLOG. If hiring managers really thought hiring based on experience was a bad idea, then it wouldn’t be standard operating procedure to require all new applicants to submit resumes.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 28, 2019

Security and documentation principles and processes. Fear: I’m worried that my application will be built and then I will be locked into that partner with no chance of taking this over internally, ever. When the time is right, we guide the client on building an internal team to take over from us. Code sample reviews.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

This can require pulling in more information using processes like retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) , or deploying other, more specialized AI models to process images, read PDFs and documents, generate content, and the like. If the server logs show an error or it receives a bug report from a customer or internal user, it takes action.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 10, 2017

I also pushed the message internally via our private Facebook groups for EO and Accelerator. This is the final stage of our plan to build a comprehensive, internal leadership structure within the Accelerator program that creates the additional support necessary for it to stand on its own and thrive. Learn more about EO Accelerator. .

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2022

And the recently debuted YouWrite, powered by OpenAI’s GPT-3 , can be prompted to write essays, blog posts and even boilerplate letters. A special preview panel shows the top-level information from documentation published online, while built-in tools can validate JSON files and generate codes for colors in HEX, RGB and HSV.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 9, 2025

Its built-in invoice processing automation features include document capture (email or mobile), automatic reconciliation against bank transactions, and multi-user approval workflows. When new invoices or receipts come as email attachments, Zapier can instantly upload these documents into tools like Lexware Office for bookkeeping purposes.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

Contact Sales I work at Zapier, an enterprise that not only helps other businesses automate their workflows, but relies on automation to power our own internal operations. It spans everything from automating internal team tasks to orchestrating complex, cross-functional workflows.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Every developer (the origin of our name) has a few basic needs, like clear documentation, help getting started and use cases to spark creativity. We also advise clients on how to build internal expertise. Blog articles are certainly core, but you want to make sure you’re covering the right topics in the right way.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 12, 2021

From communicating with customers, collaborating internally or protecting their assets, entrepreneurs should know that there’s a digital platform or service for everything. CRM software like HubSpot helps you stay organized internally and top-of-mind with customers. Modern startups run on digital tools. Email marketing.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Many new businesses and entrepreneurs make the common mistake of thinking they can do everything internally. When I was helping to create a document outlining our company’s values, we listed examples of how we understand each value, gave an example of how we could demonstrate it, and shared why it was important to us.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2022

“Its path can best be described as punctuated equilibrium — periods of equilibrium or stasis that are punctuated by dramatic moments of hypergrowth, followed by sharp contractions that settle down to a new equilibrium that is higher than the one before,” the co-founders wrote in a blog post during the first workforce reduction.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 5, 2018

More contracts arrived, and I was assigned a team of two producers whom I met with every week on conference calls to hone my pitch and get my financial documents in order. The post How I Got a Deal on Shark Tank appeared first on THE BLOG. What can you learn from the man who Barbara Corcoran called a “great negotiator”?

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