Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

The phrase needle in a haystack is commonly credited to the book Don Quixote from the early 1600s (“needle is a bottle of hay”) but there’s also a Fujian proverb “To dive into the sea, to feel for a needle” that is thought to be even older and gets to the same point. First, a piece of literary history.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 5, 2025

Mentoring for entrepreneurs involves receiving personalized guidance and support tailored to the individuals unique personal and business needs. Mentors bring valuable knowledge from their entrepreneurial experiences that you do not readily find in books or online courses.

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

To streamline small business operations, implementing a CRM tool can automate and organize customer interactions, making it easier to manage your business’s sales and support processes. Calendly Calendly is an easy-to-use scheduling tool that allows clients and customers to book appointments directly through your calendar.

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StartupNation

JUNE 27, 2025

Set aside time for yourself, whether a walk outside, a good book or just time to do nothing. Consider joining a support group of other founders or working with a mentor. It’s tempting to check emails late at night or work through the weekend, but that constant hustle leaves little room for rest and recharge.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 3, 2025

Enhanced Customer Experience: AI can provide personalized interactions and support that bring in potential customers. Appointment Scheduling: Enhance customer relationship management by automating the booking process, reducing back-and-forth communication. Cost Savings: Reducing manual labor lowers operational costs.

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The Zapier Blog

AUGUST 10, 2025

Great Day Improvements booked 41% more appointments with a Zap that formats content for SMS using Formatter by Zapier. Beauty subscription service IPSY rarely gets allergy-related support tickets, but when they do, the team needs to know immediately. An example workflow using Paths: A new support ticket comes in.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 18, 2025

New Zealands first INSPIRE + SUCCEED will take place on: 28 April in Auckland at the Cordis Hotel 30 April in Christchurch at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre 2 May in Wellington at Tkina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre Tickets are available now, and early booking is encouraged due to anticipated demand.

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StartupNation

JUNE 23, 2025

With support from peers and the incredible State of Search community, we fixed the issue, restructured the backend, and got things back on track. Communication had to be clear-cut, customer support had to scale up, and internal systems had to be rearranged on the go. Ask for support. ” That was my low point.

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 17, 2024

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Jason Malki

JULY 29, 2025

She has published 17 books, hundreds of articles and papers, dozens of unique art pieces and released 6 albums. We are fundraising right now to really put some rocket fuel on this incredible foundation of technology and community that we have by listing GEODE on its first exchange and supporting that with appropriate advertising.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

ClassPass This ClassPass video ad targets service-based business owners by highlighting empty appointment slots as a core pain point, and then quickly pitches a free, low-effort solution with visuals that show those same slots fully booked. Why this Facebook ad works : Pain point right in the headline : "Empty spots?"

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StartupNation

MAY 21, 2025

Their insights offer practical guidance to help your startup make smarter, more informed decisions that support long-term growth. This switch decreased our operational latency by 30% and enabled us to support our expansion into international markets effectively. This pragmatic approach boosted data quality and customer insights.

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Enables natural expansion : MongoDB and Ethereum, two database companies with nearly identical revenue trajectories through 2020, both employ usage-based models that have supported their explosive growth. Lubricates the conversion funnel : Prospects can sign up and grow their accounts seamlessly.

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StartupNation

MAY 16, 2025

Every company, big or small, regardless of industry, is under enormous pressure to implement AI models to improve customer support, supply chain management, software development, predictive analytics, risk management , fraud detection, human resources, and so much more. The impact will reach every aspect of our business operations.

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Source Link

JULY 31, 2025

It starts with an aspiring business owner Google’ing “how do I start a business” and finding a link that delightfully connects them with a human who can help, or when they meet with a banker then handed a literal map of where they can go next for support. I’ve watched her lead. She didn’t follow a blueprint, she forged one.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 8, 2025

In 2024, Bumo evolved again—this time into a full-scale child care marketplace platform, allowing instant, subscription-free bookings for parents and increased utilization for providers. It is about supporting working parents, especially mothers, who are disproportionately affected by child care challenges.

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StartupNation

JULY 22, 2025

I went from negotiating multi-million-dollar deals for corporations to building something of my own—something that helps real families feel seen, supported, and strong. And to lead like a visionary, I had to invest in systems, support, and clarity so the business could run with or without me in every seat. It required redefining it.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 27, 2025

Their team of receptionists and AI agents serves businesses like law firms and home service providers by answering questions, booking appointments, and qualifying leads, all in real time. Smith.ai’s high-touch, high-volume model meant they needed scalable, responsive systems to support both agent coaching and customer experience.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 9, 2025

Add contacts and companies, track deals, schedule (and record) meetings, even create tickets for your support team—then feed all your data into the reporting hub to see how you're doing. Basic contact management to support other pipeline solutions in your stack? Try Zapier free Zapier pricing: Free; Professional ($29.99/month,

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Have a plan to book meetings ahead of the expo, and catch up while your potential client is visiting the expo. Be prepared to put in 3-6 months (at least) of concentrated follow-up – just to book a meeting! Who do you want to meet at the expo? If you have free tickets, be sure to give these to your ideal clients who plan to attend.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 30, 2025

The company’s membership-based model combined with its proprietary tech platform gained the support of investors to accelerate expansion in key target markets. Operations Led by Industry Veteran as Membership Scales To support rapid scale, Small Door hired Kristen Lombardi , founding COO of Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG), as its first COO.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

I tried every productivity hack in the book, but the constant switching between "client mode" and "personal brand mode" was burning me out. LeadDelta doesn't support automated messaging or deep analytics, so it's not built for full-scale outreach campaigns.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 15, 2025

For example, sales and marketing teams might use Zoho CRM to organize contact info and manage relationships with current and prospective customers, whereas accounting teams may rely on Zoho Books to manage their financial operations. Expense Finance An expense tool within Zoho Books to automate, streamline, and control business expenditures.

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Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

5 (300+ reviews) Apsis European businesses Local EU support €100/month 4.4/5 “ “Not only does Campaign Monitor make sending highly-customized emails easy and fun, their support team is phenomenal.” 5 (1000+ reviews) Mailchimp Small businesses All-in-one marketing platform Free plan; paid from $13/month 4.4/5

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NZ Entrepreneur

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

By joining MyMarketer, Mike and Mary gained access to a platform that provided essential tools, support, and a network to help them succeed as Business Owners. Over time, Mike and Mary have gained a steady book of clients and expanded their team, establishing a good reputation for excellent service and effective workload management.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 7, 2025

Smoother team collaboration Sales, marketing, and support all rely on CRM data—but handoffs between teams can get messy. Meeting scheduling : Sending booking links or reminders when leads hit key points in the process. Automation keeps everyone in the loop by routing leads, tagging ownership, and tracking progress across stages.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 28, 2025

Sales productivity refers to the volume of activity your reps are doing—for example, calls made, emails sent, and demos booked. For example, a rep who books five demos and closes four is more efficient than someone who books twenty and closes one. Sales efficiency is about how well your team turns effort into outcomes.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 13, 2025

But Zoho Books, especially when paired with Zoho Spend, offers a surprisingly cohesive and affordable solution for your accounting and basic spend management needs without the enterprise-level overhead. Zoho Books handles your fundamental AP needs: entering bills, tracking vendors, and processing payments. How does it work in practice?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 9, 2025

Zoho Books. Part of the Zoho suite , Zoho Books focuses on end-to-end accounting with strong invoice automation capabilities. Once approved, invoices post directly to your Zoho Books ledger. If you're already using other Zoho apps or want a simple, integrated AP solution, Zoho Books is a great fit.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 16, 2025

This reactor-neutral model positions the company to support the full ecosystem of next-generation reactors—including Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and microreactors—that can bring clean, resilient energy closer to AI infrastructure hubs. MTU in negotiations. Ku rt Terrani , CEO of Standard Nuclear and former DOE scientist.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

There are only six pre-made templates that you can download and import into your site, but the support team is more than happy to assist you in crafting a form for your needs. The plugin also supports star ratings and Net Promoter Score® (NPS) questions and includes heatmaps that show you where visitors click, scroll, and leave a page.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Use it in Zaps to check availability and avoid double-booking. Zendesk Zendesk just leveled up your customer support game. TidyCal TidyCal now offers triggers for New Team , New Team User , New Team Booking , and New Booking Type. Let Zaps handle data processing, content generation, and smarter customer interactions.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 11, 2025

For a simple example, the idea is that your AI assistant agent would be able to book flights using a travel comparison website's AI agent. And like a chatbot, the feature also supports follow-up questions, so your search experience feels more interactive and tailored to you.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 29, 2025

But today, tools like Webex Meetings by Cisco, with built-in AI assistants, audio intelligence, and advanced language and translation support, have become solid alternatives for teams that need to run secure, reliable, and professional virtual meetings. Pro tip: Don't want to overwhelm your team with constant pings?

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 28, 2013

They''re not setup to acknowledge that there are perfectly good Ruby on Rails classes available on the internet or that you could pick up a lot of knowledge by buying a book on your own. What gets sold, at a fraction of the price, is technical support, constant updates of the software, customizations, etc.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

You can now take advantage of this wisdom directly as Brad has now published it for everybody in a fantastic new book, “Startup Communities.” ” Put simply, if you care about building a successful tech community outside Silicon Valley you should read this book. Oh, and buy Brad’s book. Here are mine: 1.

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