WadeF

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How to Get a Job at an Early Stage Startup: Non-Technical Version(wadefoster.net)
10 points by WadeF 14y ago|0 comments
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The Evening Walk(joel.is)
56 points by WadeF 14y ago|25 comments
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An Ode to Distributed Teams(blog.idonethis.com)
5 points by WadeF 14y ago|0 comments
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A Lesson in Gradual Engagement(uxbooth.com)
4 points by WadeF 14y ago|0 comments
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by WadeF 14y ago
OP here. We don't punish customers either. Every support email gets answered. But when I look at the support queue and see a paid tag or a free tag. I choose to help the paid user first.
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How We Support Hundreds of Web Apps(zapier.com)
42 points by WadeF 14y ago|3 comments
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If the Media Covers You, You’d Better Bring an Audience(observer.com)
6 points by WadeF 14y ago|1 comments
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by WadeF 14y ago
I've handle roughly six or seven at a time. Don't think I've hit eight. It can definitely get challenging with that many chats running.
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Sentiment Analysis for Humans(zapier.com)
22 points by WadeF 14y ago|12 comments
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by WadeF 14y ago
Agreed. Designers have dribbble and developers have github. doesn't seem like there's a great place for copywriters to share copy snippets and discuss them. I'd use a site like that to test early copy iterations pretty frequently.
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by WadeF 14y ago
Unbounce ( http://unbounce.com/ ) is about as good as they come.
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Transactional Email: Not Just for Developers(zapier.com)
10 points by WadeF 14y ago|1 comments
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Building Features That Move The Needle(planscope.io)
8 points by WadeF 14y ago|0 comments
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by WadeF 14y ago
This is great for lead scoring. Makes it really easy to see who might be on the verge of buying The Expensive Plan and lets you personally contact them for follow up.
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by WadeF 14y ago
Yeah, we screwed that up. The old free didn't have a published limit but because the syncing interval was slow it effectively did. The new free is just publicizing that so that there's more transparency for how Zapier works.
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Introducing a Better Free Plan(zapier.com)
24 points by WadeF 14y ago|3 comments
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Anti-launch inertia(blog.thestartuptoolkit.com)
7 points by WadeF 14y ago|0 comments
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Zapier (YC S12) Raises $1.2M Seed Round(techcrunch.com)
82 points by WadeF 14y ago|29 comments
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by WadeF 14y ago
That's really our biggest difference (which I forgot to mention). While we do support some more consumery apps our main goal is to help businesses operate more efficiently and less painfully. When we think about new features, new apps, new
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by WadeF 14y ago
This is because we have to poll each services API. Anymore and we'll reach API limits. The goal is to move towards more webhooks and push notifications so that real time becomes a real possibility.
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by WadeF 14y ago
Check out the dev platform ( https://zapier.com/developer ). You can build any app into it that you want and create it privately for your use alone.
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by WadeF 14y ago
Just haven't had the time to build it yet. Part of why a 3rd party solution is preferred. But custom needs call for custom solutions.
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by WadeF 14y ago
While I typically agree that buying is better than building this was one case where building still made the most sense for us. See the post below: https://zapier.com/blog/2012/10/14/when-you-should-build-not... Here's a portion of an emai
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by WadeF 14y ago
The key things I love about an Drip vs. commercial options is that since it's a django app it hooks right into our database and I can dynamically schedule an email based on anything. This is incredibly powerful for segmenting emails.
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by WadeF 14y ago
I love the shared groups concept. I always thought there would be a lot of benefit for small local businesses to benefit from group messaging. SendHub seems like a great way to make that happen.
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When You Should Build, Not Buy(zapier.com)
18 points by WadeF 14y ago|4 comments
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by WadeF 14y ago
One other thing I might add is to make sure your product isn't overly technical. Non-technical solo founders can do great if they are building mostly crud based applications. As soon as the idea advances to include sophisticated technical e
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How Zapier made us support a hundred new services in half an hour(ducksboard.com)
9 points by WadeF 14y ago|1 comments
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by WadeF 14y ago
We whipped this together for a Startup Weekend fun. The articles are hilariously awful right now. Any tips for making sentences more coherent is welcome.
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by WadeF 14y ago
This is the exact same problem my parents have. They pay $50/mo for a landline that rarely gets used but still need because no one will call them on their cells. I can't imagine trying to explain Google Voice to my parents.

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