The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

Navan This Navan ad uses a startup-specific message, along with a strong G2 rating, to position itself as the go-to travel platform for high-growth teams. It hooks with a visual metaphor : The unicorn in a plane window is weird, memorable, and on-brand for a startup audience. 5 from 8K+ reviews) is front and center.

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Jason Malki

JUNE 18, 2025

Josh Canale I had the pleasure of interviewing Josh Canale, the founder of Josh Canale Design  — a solo UX consultancy that helps early-stage AI startups turn complex tech into adoption-ready product experiences. What motivated you to launch your startup? What has been your biggest challenge when growing your startup?

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Founder Bounty

JANUARY 21, 2025

If its a top tier accelerator like Ycombinator you should definitely do it. I have worked in finance and well as been though Techstars and have seen it all in the world of startups. But not ALL are equity, however if its YC definitely take it or apply if you have not done so. The answer is YES.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 13, 2025

A small startup still managing a few dozen invoices manually, for example, needs different features and scalability than a rapidly growing enterprise processing hundreds (or thousands) of invoices across multiple departments. One size definitely does not fit all in this world. " follow-ups.

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Hunter Walk

APRIL 17, 2025

Since I’m always interested in startup outcomes – especially those where there’s a private equity-like exit , Joe was kind enough to share the backstory with me, and here with you! I ran into Joe Hyrkin after his company Issuu (where he’d been CEO) was been purchased by Bending Spoons.

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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 While its oldest templates are fairly clunky, you can sort by "newest" and find trendy gems like this template aimed at AI startups. I even found a Wix template for a fish supply store.)

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I have never been more optimistic about the impact that the tech startup community is having on cities in America or about the role that cities outside of San Francisco / Silicon Valley can play in our future. Changes in the Startup Ecosystem. So the startup work moves to where the startup founders live and not vice versa.

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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. Most of what I think about startup communities came from mentorship by Brad Feld through hours of private discussion and debate.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 19, 2024

By embracing strategic thinking and the lean startup philosophy, you can overcome entrepreneurial challenges and bring your vision to life. 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.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. Innovate In the early years of a startup there is a lot of kinetic energy of enthusiastic innovators looking to launch a product that changes how an industry works.

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Startup Grind

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Challenges facing EdTech founders: Small Network: A small number of hugely successful EdTech startups (compared to other markets like FinTech, AdTech, etc) so a very small network to learn from and everyone is still exploring and finding his own way. I would definitely recommend UCL educate program for that side.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 14, 2014

If you go for people with some experience and insight, you are definitively going to get more females. Only one of the 13 founders that I''ve backed in this fund, and none of the seven I backed at First Round, had previously been the CEO of a venture backed startup.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 22, 2020

There we were at the casino table again after that, pouring billions of dollars into unprofitable startups while cutting taxes when we didn’t need to, for people and companies who didn’t need it, with little regard to the future. We’ve already been in an economy where the stock market doesn’t reflect how the average person is doing.

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Founders Coop

APRIL 29, 2024

This post is an effort to unpack what’s required of a startup accelerator to truly serve the needs of high-performing founders. Teaching entrepreneurial skills is a worthy endeavor and likely offers career benefits to ambitious employees and their employers, but it is not the purpose of a startup accelerator.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2021

He adds that what differentiates Flux from other crypto remittance startups lies in the ease and speed of the platform’s transactions. According to the CEO, the startup is growing 40% month-on-month and has made $25,000 in revenue. “We dropped out to focus on our startup and scaling it into a $1 billion company. .

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

As a startup this is often the one true source of strong leverage in a negotiation to: Get a better price, get a longer-term commitment, get PR commitments and so forth. The more specific you can get in your definition the better. Geography Bound – Finally, another natural limiter for you will be geography.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 6, 2015

Turns out that not only is he real, but he''s one of the most genuine, thoughtful, and egoless people I''ve met in the startup world--a real breath of fresh air. Just like how raising too much money can be a rabbit hole for startups, the same goes for VCs. Hunter Walk can''t be any blog commenters real name, can it?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Investment has also trickled down to Africa, with large checks going into growth-stage startups. I mean, the definition is simple, but the execution is sometimes more difficult than that,” said chief executive Kuti to TechCrunch on a call. “So The six-year-old startup said it has averaged a 3.5x Our mission is super simple.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 19, 2023

A new batch of enterprising New Zealanders are being given the opportunity to fast track their ventures from idea through to startup, thanks to an online education initiative backed by Callaghan Innovation and entrepreneur education platform Startup NZ.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2023

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. Sometimes, due to the nature of the startup game, we over index on “the new.” It just made me think about that larger comprehension coupled with the nimbleness of a startup.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 23, 2021

Photo by Startup Stock Photos from Pexels The year was 2014. I discovered this idea through a small startup. Every startup will face ups and downs and uncertainties. Most people who choose a startup role know and accept this. Real winners use failure as a learning opportunity.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Today Upfront Ventures is announcing that we’ve backed Rebecca Kantar ’s startup Imbellus , a company designed to assess human potential and ultimately change the way we teach children. I know that “mission driven” sounds nebulous or some convenient definition of anything we want to fund. But really it’s something I look for.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2015

I will start from a passage from the Wikipedia definition because I think it does a great job of summarizing. Need to Talk More than Listen – If I attend meetings where I’m not speaking my brain will definitely wander. I sat down with Kati Morton (who does YouTube videos on mental health) to talk about ADD.

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Startup Blogpost

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

12 Strategies for Boosting Team Productivity in Startups To help startups boost their team productivity, we’ve gathered twelve insightful strategies from top founders, CEOs, and managers. Make sure your team members know what is expected of them and how their work contributes to the overall goals of the startup.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2023

The Steel City has all the ingredients to be a hub for startups: a good university system, a cheaper cost of living — definitely when compared to places like New York and the Bay Area — and a proliferation of seed firms and startup accelerators. You can give it a listen here.).

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

How Quibi is a technology platform first and then a content platform Being an investor in LA and having seen a decade’s worth of video startup ideas, one of the reasons many video startups fail is because they think they can just distribute content online the way they’ve done it offline for a hundred years, without the innovation of technology.

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Revolution

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

At Rise of the Rest, we’ve spent years traversing the country, spotlighting emerging startup hubs, and building a network of entrepreneurial champions and ecosystem builders beyond Silicon Valley, New York City, and Boston. We dive deeper into the definition in our 2022 Annual Report. Place comes into play here, too.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 27, 2023

Register Asia is a significant market for startups due to its large and diverse population, as well as its rapidly growing economies. South Korea’s largest accelerator program– the K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC) is the unique opportunity for global startups to enter the flourishing market of Asia.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 5, 2022

It’s an incredibly valuable event for both EO Accelerators and EO members with startups that want to attract investments in addition to EO members who are looking for the right investment opportunity. You’ll be surrounded by very knowledgeable EO member investors, and you’ll definitely learn from them.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Last year was a good 12 months of firsts for African tech startups. This shows that Africa’s investment landscape is still very promising because it continues to grow, and there’s increasing interest in multiple startup ecosystems, including nascent ecosystems. billion, according to data from Partech.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

That prediction obviously turned out pretty wrong, but it did drum up a whole lot of chatter about the right ingredients for building a startup community—about New York vs Boston on the East Coast and whether cities like Austin and Seattle would ever break through. Lastly, your city needs to be livable—and that definition is changing.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

the free YC Startup School courses). Finally, the talent pool for tech startups has broadened immensely. Factors such as remote work, offshore development, and the steadily growing labor pool of software engineers have enabled startups to hire additional engineering talent, adding yet another catalyst to this vibrant ecosystem.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2022

With her new startup, Granitt — with Sandvik as its principal — aims to help at-risk people, like journalists and activists but also politicians, lawyers, refugees and human rights defenders, from threats they face doing their work. That’s definitely still a part of what I do.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 19, 2013

The era of VCs investing in successful consumer Internet startups such as eBay led to a belief system that seemed to permeate many enterprise software startups that hiring sales or implementation people was a bad thing. If you’re an early-stage enterprise startup services revenue is exactly what you need. We like software.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

I try to speak at universities, high schools, startup accelerators?—?as He has a startup you’re going to love. It’s not under the definition of crazy per Adam’s op-ed. Sometimes when I speak at conferences I’ll stay and shake hands for 2 hours with anybody who wants to say hello. as much as my schedule will allow.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

While way too many startup companies (and investors) are focused on “social TV” or on “Instagram for TV” I believe they are missing the more fundamental shift in our industry. It is – by definition – participation. and again here. So here’s the thing. The Broader Trend.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 24, 2020

How I spent €200.000 on a failed startup by raising money, hiring people, and building a product no one wanted. years ago my startup ( Panda Training , which back then was a matchmaking platform for trainers offering training and companies that needed training) raised €200.000 from various funding sources. How many people you’ve hired?

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