Revolution

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Winds that are definitely blowing, were just not sure in which direction Artificial intelligence: On one hand, the LLMs and foundational models that are capital-intensive to build and scale benefit Big Tech and Silicon Valley incumbents.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 21, 2025

When developers start exploring your API, they need clear, concise, compelling documentation to implement it successfully. API documentation gives developers clear instructions on how to use an API. When written well, API documentation reduces friction for developers attempting to integrate a software offering into their own offerings.

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Entrepreneurs can cut the cost of innovation – and boost business cashflow – with government funding for research and development, but navigating the rulebooks can be challenging. We are proud to have maintained a 100% funding rate to date, for NZ applications to R&D grants and the Research and Development Tax Incentive.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 5, 2025

It's definitely helpful if you have some programming experience, but it won't tank you if you don't. Over the past two weeks, I vibe coded project management, eCommerce, and game apps, spacing my development cycles due to the daily prompt limitations. Driven by natural language, not code. Guardrails.

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Jason Malki

JUNE 18, 2025

One of my clients is developing an AI platform for mental wellbeing, used by people like Air Force pilots and first responders. Granted, there are experts who definitely do. I really enjoy helping people. If you had to share, “words of wisdom,” with a Founder who’s about to start their own startup, what would they be?

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 24, 2025

Do more with GitHub Start automating If you're not a programmer, GitHub can definitely feel intimidating at first. If you use multiple AI coding tools —like Lovable for front-end prototyping and Cursor for backend development—you can use GitHub to transfer your project between platforms. Move projects across AI apps.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Software development: Agile boards Agile boards are designed to visualize the beautiful chaos of building software. You'll typically see stages like: Backlog Selected for development In development Testing/QA Deployed It's about transparency and keeping everyone rowing in roughly the same direction.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

The interface for managing all of these sections is so straightforward that you definitely don't need to be a pro at creating landing pages to configure the knowledge base. Zendesk allows you to add FAQs, community discussions, feature requests, and announcements.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Think creatives, developers, analysts, and other worker bees. Here are some of the situations where a RACI chart would come in handy, but you can definitely use it for lots of other use cases. For example, you might group all developers under a single "development team" role. Let's break each of those down.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 1, 2025

I didn't, but I'd definitely buy one. A lot of development time goes into supporting real-time collaboration, versioning, and the like. Who'd have thought before we started brainstorming that Alice Cooper flipping burgers at a family BBQ (or maybe in a fast food joint?) could make for a killer summer ad?

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Hunter Walk

APRIL 17, 2025

While they didnt buy us, those trips did turn into a deep partnership, where Issuu was one of only 3 companies featured at their large developer conference, which led to being promoted, a much higher profile for us in the ecosystem and value for our joint users. Facebook is a great model to use for learning from the past.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

I've been covering AI developments for almost a decade now, and the idea of AI tools that can be trusted to operate independently has always been exciting—and just out of reach. It may also need to pull in information from internal databases, external help documents, and even ask a software developer for more information.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Wix is the definite winner when it comes to quantity: with 2,000+ templates, you can find pre-built options for every niche. (I It doesn't have nearly as many apps as Wix; the 45+ apps it features tend to be high-profile SaaS companies, like Mailchimp and Taxjar, rather than apps by independent developers.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 20, 2025

Or, if you just want the basics of how to use an API, here's a quick version of the key steps: Pick an API: Find one through GitHub, Google's APIs Explorer, or a website's developer section. Open APIs These are public APIs that let developers access the platform's services or data.

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NZ Entrepreneur

APRIL 2, 2025

If your business isnt yet claiming tax credits for your Research and Development (R&D) expenses, 2025 might be the year you take up the opportunity. Within this application you will also be describing how your activities meet the definitions of R&D. This describes how your work meets the definitions of R&D for RDTI.

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Founder Bounty

JUNE 24, 2025

CNBC reported that "Fields such as marketing, software development, data analytics and data science have far fewer opportunities now than they did before the pandemic, whilst industries such as health care, construction and manufacturing have seen consistent job growth. Moreover, different sectors show different trends all together.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 8, 2025

Types of unstructured data So unstructured data is less definite than structured data, and while it's often just called "unstructured," it typically has its own kind of internal organization—just not in a standardized, predictable format. What is unstructured data?

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Hunter Walk

MARCH 24, 2025

Molly Mielke: My approach to investing is singularly focused on finding and developing relationships with outlier people. I received a decent amount of advice from people more powerful than me in my first few years in Silicon Valley (mostly because of my Twitter) and while I was lucky to get the attention, it definitely made my head spin.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

Software consultants come in many forms, but if you cannot write your own code, finding a developer who meets your needs can be a stressful process that involves much trial and error. To narrow down good consultancies, we polled experts across the world about the best software development consultants through our TechCrunch Experts program.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 11, 2025

And for teams neck-deep in product development, Airtable has rolled out ProductCentral. It's a pretty serious, AI-driven system designed to manage the whole product lifecycle, which is definitely a different league than your average spreadsheet could ever hope to play in. This is their all-in-one command center for product teams.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 14, 2014

I believe that women seem to succeed in the funding funnel at a higher rate because they''re actually pitching later in their development--when they''ve got a product, more research, more customer traction. If you go for people with some experience and insight, you are definitively going to get more females.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Develop and implement action plans to increase women’s participation in the workforce. It is definitely important. How have YLAI and the YLAI Network helped you in your professional development? Generate equal opportunities between men and women, no matter the industry. Reduce the gender pay gap.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

At this time I can tell you that the Brits definitely didn’t have a culture of failure. 4:30 How did you come up with the idea of customer development? 37:45 Let’s talk about the dichotomy between customer development and Y Combinator? I remember this lesson well. What brings you to LA?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

Why Exclusivity Matters to Your Customers or Business Development Partners. So often exclusivity on mega deals is of huge importance to your potential customers or business development partners. The more specific you can get in your definition the better. I have often asked for funding for this accelerated development.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2015

I have attention deficit disorder, it is a real condition , I have been diagnosed including having radioactive isotopes through my brain to map my development and yet I’m a leader, I have accomplished much, I did well in school and went on to earn a master’s degree and I can actually concentrate when I want to. So I talk a lot.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 30, 2024

In this conversation, a16z General Partner David Haber talks with Marco Argenti, the chief information officer at Goldman Sachs, about bringing fintech processes into financial services, turning developers into clients, and how AI is a major inflection point in the history of technology. Marco: Yeah, and that was definitely new.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 19, 2024

Embrace Lean Startup Methodology Traditionally, starting a business meant undertaking thorough planning, seeking significant funding, and developing a product in isolation from its future users. This ensures you’re developing something customers actually want. This definition acts as the cornerstone of future decisions.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

I know that “mission driven” sounds nebulous or some convenient definition of anything we want to fund. 70% Team, 30% Market I also talk often about how much the team plays a critical role in my decision backing an A-round company because so much changes as a company develops. But really it’s something I look for.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 7, 2019

Starting as a project manager with a background in engineering, Ashna launched YHS to develop and implement community projects supporting the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals through youth empowerment using robotics and innovation. It was definitely a challenge, but one she has overcome to help her organization grow.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

So if you want to be a content producer and want to make money you can develop content for global “niches” of watchers who might like: Japanese Anime, South Korean drama, Bollywood productions, reality TV on any topic – fashion, cooking, travel. It is – by definition – participation. The audience decides.

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Revolution

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In 2017, we partnered with iconic leaders in American business to turn the thesis we developed on the road — that great companies can start and scale anywhere when given a chance — into an investment vehicle. We dive deeper into the definition in our 2022 Annual Report. Place comes into play here, too. Plastomics: St. Louis, MO St.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 1, 2024

From developing a viable business plan to securing funding, managing day-to-day operations, and navigating market fluctuations, the pressure can be relentless. Loneliness is definitely a reality in entrepreneurship. We all have different definitions of success. Have you encountered such feelings, and how did you address them?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. But I would point out that these days there are really talented tech developers & teams everywhere. Here are mine: 1.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 24, 2020

We got community managers, marketing managers, sales managers, and all kinds of developers. This is because “In order to build something great, you have to be an optimist, because by definition you’re trying to do something that most consider impossible. It is a very straightforward task to do when you are a stable company.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

And the tech just wasn’t there; they were missing that interaction piece,” she explained, and certainly any player will recognize that the, say, iPad version of a game definitely lacks physicality. Image Credits: The Last Gameboard. “But we got a lot of time to do R&D, which was actually kind of a blessing.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 19, 2023

Startup NZ programme founder Richard Liew agreed that in the case of very early stage business owners, providing meaningful guidance could be transformational but not always easy or practical for those charged with the responsibility, such as business mentors or those in council business support teams or economic development agencies.

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Startup Grind

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Pre-MVP Stage: This is the stage where you would do the market research and early customer development activities. I would definitely recommend UCL educate program for that side. I will share the lesson of each stage I have been through so far. We have witnessed 3 stages: pre-MVP, MVP and product.

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