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In this episode of The Speed of Culture, Matt Britton talks with Wade Foster, CEO and Co-Founder of Zapier, about the rise of AI-driven automation, innovative strategies behind Zapier's massive growth, and why empowering creativity with technology is reshaping the business landscape.Follow Suzy on Twitter: @AskSuzyBizFollow Wade Foster on LinkedInSubscribe to The Speed of Culture on your favorite podcast platform.And if you have a question or suggestions for the show, send us an email at suzy@suzy.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I sit down with Wade Foster, the founder and CEO of Zapier. We explore Zapier's unique path, from building its first integrations on nights and weekends in Missouri to scaling with minimal funding through Y Combinator. Wade shares how “don't hire till it hurts” became a guiding mantra, why Zapier embraced remote work early on, and how the rise of AI is unlocking new automation possibilities through Zapier Agents. Whether you're curious about seedstrapping, enterprise workflows, or the frontier of AI benchmarks, this conversation delivers practical insights for building a lean, innovative company.00:00:00 - “Don't Hire Till It Hurts” Mantra00:01:24 - The First Zap & Early Users00:03:42 - Joining YC & Minimal Funding00:05:09 - Profitability & Lean Hiring00:06:57 - SEO for Marketplace Growth00:08:10 - AI Agents & Unstructured Data00:10:28 - Enterprise Playbook & GTM00:13:14 - ARC Prize & Future of AGI00:17:29 - Remote Culture at Zapier00:20:29 - Seedstrapping Advice in AI00:25:09 - Reimagining Processes w/ AI00:28:54 - Final Insights & Future

Join JJ in "This week in No Code + AI" as he interviews Zapier's CEO, Wade Foster. Discover the story behind co-founding Zapier and how it grew into a massive automation and AI company.

From humble beginnings to becoming a leader in automation, Wade Foster, CEO of Zapier, has a lot to say about the evolving SaaS landscape. On the latest episode of Talking Too Loud, Savage chats with Wade about the challenges of seat-based pricing, the future of AI, and the importance of small, agile teams. Links to Learn More:Follow Wade on LinkedInFollow Savage on LinkedInSubscribe to Talking Too Loud on WistiaWatch on YouTubeFollow Talking Too Loud on InstagramFollow Talking Too Loud on TikTokLove what you heard? Leave us a review on Apple! Leave us a review on Spotify!

Welcome back to another episode of The Room Podcast! This week, we're thrilled to chat with Wade Foster, CEO and Co-Founder of Zapier, the tool that's revolutionized workflows by making automation accessible to anyone. Zapier helps businesses and individuals connect the apps they rely on, creating seamless integrations that save time and boost productivity.In this episode, Wade takes us through Zapier's origins, its flagship no-code-needed automation platform, and how the company has carved out a niche as the go-to solution for streamlining business processes. We also dive into fascinating topics like growing a fully remote team before it was trendy, navigating the unique challenges of bootstrapping in a venture-driven world, and the surprising lessons Wade learned while literally counting telephone poles during a college internship. Tune in for insights on building impactful products, a behind-the-scenes look at Zapier's innovative culture, and a glimpse into what it takes to lead one of today's most versatile SaaS companies.4:53 - Where did Wade grow up and how did that shape his view of the world?6:08 - Did Wade always think he was going to become a founder?7:01 - How did Wade develop an interest in entrepreneurship?9:58 - Why was Wade's first internship so impactful?12:31 - How did Wade meet his cofounders and come up with the idea for Zapier?14:24 - How was Wade's experience at YC?15:38 - What lessons has Wade learned about marketing and sales tactics?16:53 - What advice does Wade have for founders entering YC to maximize their experience?22:09 - What were some moments when Wade realized they were onto something with Zapier?22:42 - What advice would Wade give to founders looking to grow in today's market conditions?25:36 - What's a memorable moment from the founding journey of Zapier?27:08 - How did Zapier scale while maintaining authenticity to its core values?30:37 - What is Zapier's core product?32:07 - How has the business model of Zapier scaled alongside the product?35:24 - What lessons has Wade learned on pricing and packaging B2B SaaS products?37:58 - How is Zapier thinking about the future of their business?39:35 - What is Zapier's view on how AI and automation are coming together?42:57 - What are some things Zapier customers can look forward to in 2025?44:02 - What is Wade personally excited about for the near future?44:19 - Who is a woman in Wade's life who has had a profound impact on him and his career?For The Room Podcast in your inbox every week, subscribe to our newsletter.Follow us on Instagram Follow us on TikTok Check out our guide to podcasting here! Don't forget to subscribe to our channel on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Music!Brought to you by Perkins Coie and Mercury.**Mercury is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group and Evolve Bank & Trust; Members FDIC.WX Productions

Join Nathan for an insightful episode of The Cognitive Revolution with Wade Foster, co-founder and CEO of Zapier. Discover how this no-code pioneer is evolving into an AI-powered platform for the future of work. Learn about Zapier's ambitious vision, their integration of AI throughout their product, and how they're adapting as a company. From AI-driven lead qualification to innovative customer use cases, explore the cutting edge of automation at scale. Wade shares valuable insights on effective AI prompting, internal AI adoption strategies, and his perspective on recent AI advancements. Check out the ZapConnect 2024 event: https://zapier.com/zapconnect Apply to join over 400 Founders and Execs in the Turpentine Network: https://www.turpentinenetwork.co/ SPONSORS: WorkOS: Building an enterprise-ready SaaS app? WorkOS has got you covered with easy-to-integrate APIs for SAML, SCIM, and more. Join top startups like Vercel, Perplexity, Jasper & Webflow in powering your app with WorkOS. Enjoy a free tier for up to 1M users! Start now at https://bit.ly/WorkOS-Turpentine-Network Weights & Biases Weave: Weights & Biases Weave is a lightweight AI developer toolkit designed to simplify your LLM app development. With Weave, you can trace and debug input, metadata and output with just 2 lines of code. Make real progress on your LLM development and visit the following link to get started with Weave today: https://wandb.me/cr 80,000 Hours: 80,000 Hours offers free one-on-one career advising for Cognitive Revolution listeners aiming to tackle global challenges, especially in AI. They connect high-potential individuals with experts, opportunities, and personalized career plans to maximize positive impact. Apply for a free call at https://80000hours.org/cognitiverevolution to accelerate your career and contribute to solving pressing AI-related issues. Omneky: Omneky is an omnichannel creative generation platform that lets you launch hundreds of thousands of ad iterations that actually work customized across all platforms, with a click of a button. Omneky combines generative AI and real-time advertising data. Mention "Cog Rev" for 10% off https://www.omneky.com/ RECOMMENDED PODCAST: This Won't Last - Eavesdrop on Keith Rabois, Kevin Ryan, Logan Bartlett, and Zach Weinberg's monthly backchannel ft their hottest takes on the future of tech, business, and venture capital. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2HwSNeVLL1MXy0RjFPyOSz CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) About the Show (00:00:22) Sponsors: WorkOS (00:01:22) About the Episode (00:03:41) Introduction and Zapier's Competitive Edge (00:07:20) AI as Knowledge Worker Companion (00:10:27) Impressive AI Use Cases (00:16:25) Sponsors: Weights & Biases Weave | 80,000 Hours (00:19:05) AI Implementation Challenges (00:19:13) LLM Performance and Prompting (00:22:42) AI Adoption within Zapier (00:31:00) Sponsors: Omneky (00:31:23) AI-Assisted Workflow Creation (00:36:07) AI Culture and Adoption at Zapier (00:43:03) AI Impact on Zapier's Productivity (00:48:06) Zapier's AI Integration Strategy (00:54:43) Outro

Founded in 2011 in the distinctly non-Silicon Valley location of Columbia, Missouri, software integration company Zapier hit profitability in 2014. Today, the company is valued in the billions, and is poised to keep thriving as AI becomes a normal part of everything we do online. My guest on this episode of The Eric Ries Show is co-founder and CEO Wade Foster, whose ethos from the earliest days on has been: “If you're going to try and build a company, don't do anything that doesn't matter.” For Zapier, that has meant staying as close as possible to customers from the start in order to build a product they really want. It's no wonder their journey to product-market fit was easier than most founders can ever dream of – a story Wade tells in the episode that involves the magic of an early adopter and a lot of hard work.  From that customer delight, the company was able to build a flywheel and growth engine that have kept it steadily growing with minimal outside investment ever since, a path it fully intends to stay on. As Wade told me, they're “willing to sacrifice a little bit of revenue for the durability of these customers over the long haul.” We also talked about how the company maintains its culture now that it's expanded to 750 people, all of whom work remotely, and why product and marketing aren't actually separate functions, especially at the beginning of a company's life. Other topics we touched on include: Not taking Silicon Valley wisdom at face value How he knew he was meant to be an entrepreneur The fear of being overtaken by a competitor and how to live with it Zapier's “second founding” Building products with AI in mind Wade's favorite Zap And much, much more — Brought to you by: Mercury – The art of simplified finances. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. DigitalOcean – The cloud loved by developers and founders alike. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Neo4j – The graph database and analytics leader. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. — Where to find Wade Foster: • Wade's Zapier blog: ⁠https://zapier.com/blog/author/wade-foster/⁠ • X: ⁠https://x.com/wadefoster⁠ • LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/wadefoster/⁠ Where to find Eric: • Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ericries.carrd.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  • Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ericriesshow.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  • X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ericries⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  • LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/eries/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  • YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@theericriesshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  — In This Episode We Cover: (00:40) Introducing Wade Foster (06:33) The transition to Silicon Valley and defying received wisdom (09:18) Where the courage to do things differently comes from (14:08) The internship that made him realize he was an entrepreneur (17:07) The value of staying close to customers during product development (18:07) The genesis of Zapier (21:24) How Andrew Warner became Zapier's first customer (24:43) The company's ease in finding product-market fit (30:03) The early days of company-building (31:55) How they stayed small and worked with a single million dollar Series A raise.  (32:48) Reaching profitability in two and a half years (34:50) On not buying into the need to burn cash and hire quickly (36:44) The unique power of the company's distribution engine (39:25) Zapier is a classic Lean Startup story (41:14) How the company discovered its growth engine and validated its growth hypothesis (43:30) How Zapier's flywheel works (47:46) The problems of over-funding and monetization (49:25) Building and maintaining trust  (1:12:25) Zaper's “build principles” (1:00:39) The power of story-telling for sharing values (1:04:57) Wade's thoughts on and excitement about how AI will affect Zapier and work (1:10:34) How AI has spurred Zapier's second founding (1:13:30) The vertigo of evolving beyond the founder-entrepreneur role (1:15:24) Lightning round – including Wade's favorite Zap!  — Production and marketing by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://penname.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Eric may be an investor in the companies discussed.

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Wade Foster, the founder and CEO of Zapier. We discussed Zapier's journey with AI, from their early experiments to the company-wide AI hackathon they held in March. Wade shared insights on how they prioritize AI projects, the challenges they've faced, and the opportunities they see in the AI space. We also talked about the future of AI and how it might impact the way we work

Welcome to very first episode of the High Agency podcast! High Agency is a new podcast from Humanloop.Every week, I (Raza Habib) will interview leaders from companies, who have already succeeded with AI in production.  We'll share their stories, lessons and playbooks to help you build with LLMs more quickly and with confidence.To get notified of the first episodes with Cai Gogwilt or Ironclad, Bryan Bishof of Hex, Beyang Liu of Sourcegraph and Wade Foster of Zapier please subscribe on youtube, spotify or apple podcasts! (just search for High Agency podcast)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Humanloop is an Integrated Development Environment for Large Language Models.It enables product teams to develop LLM-based applications that are reliable and scalable.Principally, it lets you rigorously measure and improve LLM performance during development and in production. The evalutation tools are. combiined with a collaborative workspace where engineers, PMs and subject matter experts improve prompts, tools and agents together.By adopting Humanloop, teams save 6-8 engineering hours each week through better workflows and they feel confident that their AI is reliable.To find out more go to https://hubs.ly/Q02z2J6v0

New Orleans trumpet player Manone was well-travelled in the 1920's . . here he is featured with his own groups in New Orleans (with Hal Jordy, Arnold Loyocano and Johnny Miller) and Chicago (with Frank Teschemacher, Wade Foster, Bud Freeman and George Wettling). Also with Barbecue Joe and His Hot Dogs (an almost unknown band with Miff Frink - a very hot trombone player) and Bennie Goodman and His Boys (with Freeman, Joe Sullivan and of course Benny Goodman) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

In this episode of Angles and Insight, we have on two iconic software leaders, Jason Lemkin of SaaStr and Wade Foster of Zapier. They discuss their differing experiences on issues like...1. Does remote work hurt productivity?2. What marketing channels are winning in 2024?3. Should you develop owned assets or lean into "walled gardens"?4. What is AI hype vs. AI reality? How fast will changes occur?5. What are some leading AI-first brands?It's time to break the echo chambers. Tune in. 

Guest: Wade Foster, CEO and co-founder of ZapierWhen Wade Foster and his co-founders launched Zapier, he was 24, and doubted himself constantly. He consulted mentors like Paul Graham and Jay Simons, studied entrepreneurs like Jeff Bezos and Steve Jobs, and also took inspiration from an unlikely source: Actor and martial artist Bruce Lee. “[He] had this fighting style, ‘The Way of No Way,'” Wade says. “He would study all the different fighting styles, and he would say, ‘None of them is the best or the worst ... My job was to take the best of each and then discard the rest, and make it my own.'”In this episode, Wade and Joubin discuss fully remote companies, long-term thinking, hyperscaling, product-market fit, broken products, secondary offerings, “delocation packages,” interview questions, mind-breaking growth, doubting yourself, LLMs, hackathons, and adding a sales team (eventually).In this episode, we cover:(01:10) - Living in central Missouri (04:15) - Will Wade do this forever? (10:23) - Startup envy (13:09) - “Do people actually want this?” (18:44) - What Zapier does (20:15) - Taking outside capital (22:43) - Why Zapier is fully remote (28:01) - The pace of hiring (30:35) - Why résumés can be a trap (37:09) - When to promote from within (41:06) - Scaling problems (43:47) - Self-confidence and mentors (47:37) - Reacting to ChatGPT (53:43) - How Zapier's team uses AI (58:12) - Who Zapier is hiring Links:Connect with WadeTwitterLinkedInConnect with JoubinTwitterLinkedInEmail: grit@kleinerperkins.com Learn more about Kleiner PerkinsThis episode was edited by Eric Johnson from LightningPod.fm

Sid Yadav is the Co-founder and CEO of Circle, the all-in-one community platform trusted by creators like Tiago Forte, David Perell, and Miles Snider. Sid started the tech blog Rev2 when he was a teenager in New Zealand, writing about the launch of YouTube and the iPhone. He was the founding engineer and designer of Teachable, which he helped scale to +25m+ in ARR before it was acquired in 2020. He started Circle in 2019 with co-founders Rudy Santino and Andrew Guttormsen, which they scaled to $16m in ARR by December of 2023. Circle has since raised $31m from Investors like Tiger Global, Notation Capital, Bungalow, Todd Goldberg, Rahul Vohra, Scott Belsky, Josh Buckley, Ankur Nagpal, Wade Foster, and Dharmesh Shah. Sid immigrated with his family from India to New Zealand as a teenager and to the US after college. His story is a perfect encapsulation of the American Dream, and I'm excited to share this conversation. — — — — Brought to you by Deel, the global HR + payroll platform used by 20,000+ teams. Deel's in-house immigration team gets you and your team worldwide visas without the legwork. Book a Demo: bit.ly/thepeelxdeel — — — — Topics discussed include: (03:53) Why the creator economy is booming despite negative sentiment (13:22) Writing a popular tech blog as a teen in the mid 00's (23:16) Joining Teachable as the 2nd employee (40:30) Why Teachable CEO Ankur Nagpal invested 90% of his liquid net worth in Circle's $1.7m Pre-seed round (48:44) Sid's inside view at the creator economy before, during, and after COVID (52:50) The magic of Lenny Rachitsky's creator flywheel (56:10) The reason Sid raised a Seed from lots of investors instead of one large check (01:14:30) Inside raising a Series A from Tiger Global in 2021 (01:22:19) Why Sid writes an investor update every month (01:25:15) Going from Zero to $16m ARR in four years (01:27:28) How Circle approaches its product roadmap (01:29:20) Building a community around your product (01:37:03) Advice for running a remote-first team (01:46:54) How Sid convinced the founder of Zapier to be his CEO coach (01:54:20) Why founders need to deal with reality Referenced: https://circle.so/ https://www.teachable.com “Cost of a meeting” tweet: https://twitter.com/0xgaut/status/1620815168921038850 Tiago Forte Building a Second Brain: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/foundation PARA Method: https://fortelabs.com/blog/para/ Lenny's interview with Brian Chesky: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ef0juAMqoE Turner's interview with Wade Foster, Co-founder and CEO of Zapier:  https://youtu.be/NJMjuYt9jEc Myles Snyder: https://mylessnider.com/ Where to find Sid: Twitter: https://twitter.com/sidyadav LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sidyadav Where to find Turner: Newsletter: https://www.thespl.it Twitter: https://twitter.com/TurnerNovak Banana Capital: https://bananacapital.vc

We've had amazing unicorn CEOs recently on this podcast but today's a first. Wade Foster, CEO and co-founder of Zapier grew his company to a $5B valuation in 2021 on a $1.3M raise in 2012. Let that sink in. The power of product-market fit and listening to your customers is impossible to overstate.Wade and his co-founders Bryan and Mike launched Zapier in 2012 as part of the YC S12 batch.The company has grown to more 800 employees in 40 countries and the product is used by 2.2M businesses and integrates more than 5,000 apps that have been used to create more than 25 million zaps, or automated workflows.Listen and learn...Wade's humble path from an internship in Columbia, MO... to a $5B unicornA simple problem: the Zapier origin storyThe Zap that started it all...Voice-first Zaps? Maybe!The future of the "citizen developer"... no-code interfaces + enterprise securityWhy all the new GenAI apps will create more need for ZapsThe Zapier LLM architectureHow to find product-market fit... from an expertCreating a company that's a verb: how "Zapier" got its nameWade reflects on his success and the entrepreneurial journeyWhat's ahead for Wade and ZapierReferences in this episode...Vijay Tella, Workato CEO, on AI and the Future of WorkAmr Awadallah, Vectara CEO, on AI and the Future of WorkChatGPT for the enterprise: what's included

Wade Foster is the Co-Founder and CEO of Zapier, an automation platform that connects over 6,000 different apps to streamline workflows. Founded in 2012, Zapier currently supports over 2.2 million businesses automate their workflows, from startups to Fortune 100 companies. Only raising $1.3 million funding in 2012, Zapier has grown exponentially under Wade's leadership and was valued at $5 billion in 2021.

Wade Foster is the Co-Founder and CEO of Zapier, an automation platform that connects over 6,000 different apps to streamline workflows. Founded in 2012, Zapier currently supports over 2.2 million businesses automate their workflows, from startups to Fortune 100 companies. Only raising $1.3 million funding in 2012, Zapier has grown exponentially under Wade's leadership and was valued at $5 billion in 2021.

Wade Foster is the Co-founder and CEO of Zapier, an automation platform that helps you work faster. Wade and his co-founders Mike and Bryan started the company in 2011, and have always done things a bit differently. From being a startup based in Missouri, working as a remote team since 2011, and raising very little outside capital despite being one of the fastest growing startups in the world. — Brought to you by Secureframe, the automated compliance platform built by compliance experts. Get compliant with security and privacy frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, and more. Sign-up here: https://bit.ly/3QOr2eo — Topics discussed include: The founding story of Zapier Wade's contrarian take on Product Market Fit Why new products are usually built on emerging distribution channels How Wade deals with imposter syndrome Never raising more money after a $1.3 million Seed during YC How Zapier thinks about it's product roadmap Shutting the company down for a weeklong AI hackathon Why Wade thinks LLMs will unlock new types of product interfaces How he delegates work without losing track of the details — Referenced: https://zapier.com — Where to find Wade: Twitter: https://twitter.com/wadefoster LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wadefoster — Where to find Turner: Newsletter: https://www.thespl.it Twitter: https://twitter.com/TurnerNovak Banana Capital: https://bananacapital.vc — Production and distribution by: https://www.supermix.io — Want to sponsor the show? https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSebvhBlDDfHJyQdQWs8RwpFxWg-UbG0H-VFey05QSHvLxkZPQ/viewform

This week's Business Brief podcast features a conversation with Zapier founder Wade Foster, a Missouri entrepreneur who has built a multibillion-dollar software company and is now integrating artificial intelligence into the business. Then, the show examines some challenges cannabis microbusinesses are facing after being selected for state licenses.

Wade Foster is the Co-founder & CEO at Zapier, a platform for building workflow automations without a developer. Zapier was started during 2011 in Columbia, Missouri, and by 2021, it was valued at $5b, having only raised $1.3m. Prior to founding Zapier, Wade had just two professional jobs, and had never managed or hired anyone. He worked as a PM on a web app used by 20k students, and as an Email Marketing Manager at Veterans United - a role that had a significant influence on Zapier's eventual success. In today's episode, we discuss: The stories and thinking behind Zapier's most unorthodox decisions How Wade thinks about product market fit How Zapier built their powerful distribution engine The fascinating story of Veterans United, and its impact on Zapier How Wade thinks about fundraising Why Wade lives by “don't hire ‘til it hurts” Key lessons on people management Referenced: Basecamp: https://basecamp.com/ Bingo Card Creator: https://www.bingocardcreator.com Bryan Helmig, Co-founder of Zapier: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryanhelmig John Wooden quote: https://www.thewoodeneffect.com/be-quick-but-dont-hurry/ Mailchimp: https://mailchimp.com/ Mike Knoop, Co-founder of Zapier: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeknoop Patrick Mckenzie, creator of Bingo Card Creator: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmckenzie/ PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/ Salesforce: https://www.salesforce.com/ SMBs: https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/SMB-small-and-medium-sized-business-or-small-and-midsized-business Stripe: https://stripe.com/ Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke: https://www.amazon.com.au/Thinking-Bets-Annie-Duke/dp/0735216355 Tony Xu, CEO of DoorDash: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xutony/ Twilio: https://www.twilio.com/ Veterans United Home Loans: https://www.veteransunited.com/ Zapier: https://zapier.com/ Where to find Brett Berson Twitter: https://twitter.com/brettberson LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-berson-9986094/ Where to find Wade Foster Twitter: https://twitter.com/wadefoster LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wadefoster Where to find First Round Capital: Website: https://firstround.com/ First Round Review: https://review.firstround.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/firstround Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@FirstRoundCapital This podcast on all platforms: https://review.firstround.com/podcast Timestamps (05:46) The fascinating story of Veterans United (06:55) Lessons from Veterans United (08:35) The most important things Zapier got right (10:13) How Zapier built their powerful distribution engine (16:56) Why Zapier didn't move to focusing on enterprise (19:06) How Wade thinks about product market fit (24:26) The role of skill vs luck in Zapier's success (26:23) What was hard about building Zapier (30:03) Key lessons on people management (32:35) Rule of thumb: "don't hire ‘til it hurts” (36:42) Zapier's #1 hiring mistake (42:50) How to test for scrappiness in the hiring process (44:31) Do hiring playbooks transfer between companies? (50:01) The 12 year evolution of Zapier's product (53:20) How Zapier makes product decisions (55:40) How Zapier thought about competition (60:11) How to foster intellectual honesty in yourself and your org (65:35) The people who most impacted Wade's worldviews

(0:00) Intro(0:50) What does Zapier do?(4:06) $1.3 million to $5 billion(12:27) Lessons learned from starting Zapier(17:23) Zapier's ecosystem and partners(23:24) What made Zapier outperform competitors?(28:31) Three friends from Missouri(32:35) Was it obvious who the successes were going to be?(40:36) Foundation of the board(45:18) The Ultimate Guide to Remote Work(50:45) Building trust among a remote employee base(53:47) Importance of onboarding experience(1:00:57) The future of remote work(1:06:06) Advice for new founders(1:08:50) Wade's interview style(1:15:30) Setting goals as a company(1:18:30) Are CEO coaches just snake oil?(1:23:44) SEO Landing Pages(1:27:47) What has you excited about artificial intelligence?(1:33:29) Relationship with Sam Altman(1:39:45) What would you tell 23-year-old Wade? Mixed and edited: Justin HrabovskyProduced: Rashad AssirExecutive Producer: Josh MachizMusic: Griff Lawson 

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New FREE GUIDES : 5 Steps to Improve.....Sleep / Stress / Time / Low Energy ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[ - ACCESS HERE - ] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ On today's Episode we:  - Are you creating an office culture to promote the health, happiness and effectiveness of your team? - Improve your sleep quality with these strategies - How to track, measure and lower the stress levels of both yourself and your team throughout the working day ...all on this episode with Wade Foster. Thank you for taking the time to join me on Health Hacks - the podcast for high performing, professional females looking for practical ways to optimise all areas of their health and wellness. Every week we will be bringing you a guest and covering an array of topics around health, wellness, lifestyle and longevity.           If you'd like to get in touch with the team, contact us here: Email - Caroline@coachingwithcaroline.co.uk Social Media - @coaching.with.caroline⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [ - FOLLOW HERE - ] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @healthhackspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [ - FOLLOW HERE - ] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn - Connect with Caroline Milne ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[ - CONNECT HERE - ] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Interested in Coaching? Book a 15 Minute Discovery Call ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[ - APPLY HERE - ] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find out more about our Coaching Services⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[ - FIND OUT MORE - ] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _______ Guest Appearance - Wade Foster Contact Wade on LinkedIN -⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[ - FOLLOW ON LINKEDIN - ] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to Wade's Podcast -⁠ ⁠⁠[ - LISTEN HERE - ]⁠

It's 10:20 am on the 8th of September in 2011, Bryan Helmig sends Wade Foster a text with a business idea...

In the latest episode of the Stoel Rives | Deeply Rooted podcast, Skye Root, Founder of Root Agricultural Advisory, joined Wade Foster, an environmental and natural resource attorney for Stoel Rives LLP, to discuss how Skye's family roots in farming led him to create a company helping farmers navigate regulatory risks, embrace sustainability, integrate cutting edge agricultural technology, and his perspective on the current market for farmland investing.

We chat with Zapier CEO Wade Foster, who shares their remote team management and employee onboarding tricks to keep everyone happy and productive.Learn how Zapier, one of the fastest-growing remote companies in the world onboards their employees, manages slack, organizes communication, and more.Managing and onboarding employees in a remote world presents a whole new set of challenges, and there are few people better in the world to tell you how to navigate these waters than Wade.

Christina Cacioppo is the founder of Vanta and Wade Foster is the founder of Zapier. Vanta automates security and compliance for startups, while Zapier automates work by connecting with over 5,000 apps. Same, Same but Different brings together two YC founders who will discuss a similar decision they made on their journey to building a growth-stage company. But like every journey, the path getting there and the results are unique to that startup. Christina and Wade flipped the equation of a typical startup founder: instead of raising money to enable a certain amount of growth, they eliminated the assumption of fundraising, controlled their spend, and evaluated how to ramp up spending based on what the business was bringing in. Given the current state of public markets, this mindset is pertinent, and we're excited to dive into how Christina and Wade have thought about funding from day one. Learn more about YC and apply for funding here: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/

How Vanta's Christina Cacioppo and Zapier's Wade Foster took on a disciplined approach to fundraising ande flipped the equation of a typical startup founder.Christina Cacioppo is the founder of Vanta, and Wade Foster is the founder of Zapier. Vanta automates security and compliance for startups, and Zapier automates work by connecting with over 5,000 apps.Same, Same but Different brings together two YC founders who will discuss a similar decision they made on their journey to building a growth-stage company. But like every journey, the path getting there and the results are unique to that startup.Christina and Wade flipped the equation of a typical startup founder: instead of raising money to enable a certain amount of growth, they eliminated the assumption of fundraising, controlled their spend, and evaluated how to ramp up spending based on what the business was bringing in. Given the current state of public markets, this mindset is pertinent, and we're excited to dive into how Christina and Wade have thought about funding from day one.Learn more about YC and apply for funding here: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/

Automation / Productivity

On this episode of the Traction podcast, I welcome Wade Foster, Co-Founder & CEO at Zapier. This episode is moderated by Arjun Chopra, Partner at Floodgate VC..   Before he was Zapier's CEO, Wade played saxophone in a blues and jazz quartet. Started as a side project in 2011, today Zapier boasts more than $100 million in revenue & more than 3 million users. All this with ONLY a $1.2 million seed round in 2012.   In this session, Wade shares his top secrets in taking Zapier from a side project to a unicorn on a bootstrapped budget.   Specifically, Wade shares: 0:16 - From playing the sax to dominating a market in SaaS 3:53 - The process of validating the idea, picking the first few apps to integrate, and getting to product market fit 7:30 - Initial product pricing and how it's evolved over time 10:15 - Philosophy around fundraising and budgeting 14:05 - Growing the team with no offices 17:11 - Zapier's go-to-market approach 20:24 - What Wade wishes he did less of, in hindsight   Connect with Wade Foster: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wadefoster/   Learn more about Zapier at https://zapier.com/   This episode is brought to you by: Each year the U.S. and Canadian governments provide more than $20 billion in R&D tax credits and innovation incentives to fund businesses, but the application process is cumbersome, prone to costly audits, and receiving the money can take as long as 16 months. Boast automates this process enabling companies to get more money faster without the paperwork and audit risk. We don't get paid until you do! Find out if you qualify today at https://Boast.AI. Launch Academy is one of the top global tech hubs for international entrepreneurs and a designated organization for Canada's Startup Visa. Since 2012, Launch has worked with more than 6000 entrepreneurs from over 100 countries, of which 300 have grown their startups to Seed and Series A stage and raised over $2 Billion in funding. To learn more about Launch's programs or the Canadian Startup Visa visit https://LaunchAcademy.ca  Content Allies helps B2B companies build revenue-generating podcasts. We recommend them to any B2B company that is looking to launch or streamline their podcast production. Learn more at ContentAllies.com    

Over the past ten years, Zapier has grown from a weekend side project to global unicorn, serving millions of small and medium businesses around the world. But Zapier isn't your typical startup story and their roots aren't in Silicon Valley. Come hear what Zapier's early employees learned from building the foundation of one of today's most successful startups.

Wade Foster is the co-founder and CEO of Zapier, the leading automation tool in the ever-growing no-code space.Earlier this year, Zapier reached $5 billion in valuation and $140 million in recurring revenue — one might think of it as a standard Silicon Valley startup that has raised lots of money with VCs but, apart from having done YC, the company has in reality taken a very different path. Wade and his co-founder started Zapier in Columbia, Missouri. They have been running the company entirely remote before the pandemic made it commonplace. And, they have only raised a total of 1,4 million dollars in funding, which gives them a 100x ratio of ARR/funding.In this episode, Wade tells us the story behind Zapier's growth, shares some invaluable tips for startups looking to scale, speaks about the company's long-term vision for automation, and a lot more.Topics00:22 — Introduction with Cindy Yang01:49 — Wade Foster's background and founder story04:48 — Surprising use cases of Zapier07:14 — Zapier's new product, Transfer08:17 — Wade's approach to VC fundraising09:31 — How Zapier reached 140M ARR in 10 years12:31 — The importance of defining your go-to-market strategy early on13:55 — Why Zapier does not have a Sales team16:17 — Full remote work and "de-location" packages23:28 — Technologies that Wade is excited about: Web3 and AI / Machine Learning25:47 — Zapier's vision on the long term27:48 — Wade's advice for early-stage foundersThis episode is supported by TikTok, hosted and produced by Cindy Yang. Art is by Gaëtan Lefebvre. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

WADE FOSTER is the CEO and co-founder of Zapier, a workflow automation tool used by over three million people to connect the work apps they use every day. Zapier is a 100% remote company with over 200 people. In this interview we talk about hiring, managing, aligning, and building a 'rockin remote team. Wade shares his experiences, challenges, and recipes for strong team building. For more stories, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com

If in today's fast-tracked world, you too, are having trouble trying to find the time to sleep, or perhaps you wake up every day with a loud alarm that pulls you out of your deep sleep with a jolt, this podcast is just for you! Catch Dr. Chris Spearman in conversation with Wade Foster, a sport nutritionist and fitness coach, talk about sleep deprivation, how it severely affects our health and why it must be resolved. The conversation then leads to how you and I, can not only get the right amount of sleep but also improve the quality of our sleep. Learn about the 5 best practices that would help you in prioritizing your sleep because as Wade Foster put its “there is no catching up on sleep.” In this episode: · Struggling with sleep deprivation/ sleep apnea · Effects of sleep deprivation on your health · Types of sleep · How to improve the quality of your sleep · How to unwind your thoughts and slowdown your mind before bed

In episode 41 of EnterpriseReady, Grant speaks with Wade Foster of Zapier. They unpack Wade's career journey, how Zapier was founded and self-funded, and lessons learned on maintaining camaraderie among distributed teams.

Wade Foster is the CEO and Co-founder of Zapier, the multi-billion dollar software company that helps people automate things on the internet. We dive into his full story on how he started Zapier at a Techstars Startup Weekend and was accepted into Y Combinator before raising a seed round from many prominent investors. After the seed round, his company grew organically through its customers without needing any additional capital. We discuss hiring and how startups can build their team culture. Prior to Zapier, Wade worked as a customer development lead for The Idea Works, Inc. in Missouri. He has degrees in industrial engineering and business administration from the University of Missouri-Columbia. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In the fifth episode of Remote Talks, Remote CEO Job van der Voort welcomes Zapier co-founder and CEO Wade Foster. As the longtime leader of a fully distributed company, Wade is one of the premiere experts on global employment and remote team management. Topics of this show include how to lead across time zones, how to set compensation for workers in different countries, and which values are most important for distributed organizations to uphold.

In this episode, Zapier CEO discusses the worldwide talent pool accessible to remote companies. He talks about whether adjusted pay is applicable and suitable for your company. Zapier has been remote since its inception in 2011 during its YC days. The company now has over 300 employees, thriving strong under the 100% remote structure. In the next few episodes, Zapier's CEO Wade Foster will share what he knows about how to run an all-remote company effectively. Wade Foster is the cofounder of Y-Combinator startup Zapier. Zapier lets users create integrations that allows communications between hundreds of best-in-breed web applications without having to write any code or wrangle APIs.More About Wade: https://wadefoster.net/about/Mochary Method: https://www.mocharymethod.org/Zapier: https://zapier.com/Clearbit: https://www.clearbit.com/ The Ultimate Guide To Remote Work: https://zapier.com/learn/remote-work/Follow Zapier: https://twitter.com/zapierFollow Matt: https://twitter.com/mattmocharyFollow Wade: https://twitter.com/wadefosterFollow Alex: https://twitter.com/maccaw Want to join the Mochary Method software team?

In this episode, CEO of Zapier Wade Foster, talks about how companies may be overlooking one of the biggest drawbacks to running a remote hybrid company, promoting individuals seen by management more actively. Zapier has been remote since its inception in 2011 during its YC days. The company now has over 300 employees, thriving strong under the 100% remote structure. In the next few episodes, Zapier's CEO Wade Foster will share what he knows about how to run an all-remote company effectively. Wade Foster is the cofounder of Y-Combinator startup Zapier. Zapier lets users create integrations that allows communications between hundreds of best-in-breed web applications without having to write any code or wrangle APIs.More About Wade: https://wadefoster.net/about/Mochary Method: https://www.mocharymethod.org/Zapier: https://zapier.com/Clearbit: https://www.clearbit.com/ The Ultimate Guide To Remote Work: https://zapier.com/learn/remote-work/Follow Zapier: https://twitter.com/zapierFollow Matt: https://twitter.com/mattmocharyFollow Wade: https://twitter.com/wadefosterFollow Alex: https://twitter.com/maccaw Want to join the Mochary Method software team?

Welcome to The Remote Series, where CEOs of remote-first companies share guidance on how to lead an organization when everyone's working from home. The Remote Series is hosted by Alex MacCaw, CEO at Clearbit, and coach Matt Mochary, author of The Great CEO Within.In Episode 2 of The Remote Series, Zapier's co-founder and CEO Wade Foster discuss hiring, feedback, and cultivating authentic relationships in a digital-first company. COVID-19 pushed CEOs and their teams to turn remote, and even though plenty of people are willing to go back to the office, the experience will never be the same. ResourcesZapier's The ultimate guide to remote workThe key talking points for this episode:(02:04) - Strong values are the core of remote companies - “In a remote company you could become this odd collection of individuals doing random assignments, you really don't want that.”(06:30) - Interviewing and evaluating prospects remotely - “When you look at these situations, how far does a person go? How far do they try and push it to uncover a thing that seems worth working on?”(08:33) - Growing through feedback - “The best thing you can do for yourself, whether you are a CEO or not, is show that you're a person that likes to get feedback and is good at getting it.”(15:08) - How camaraderie and real connections are built in remote companies - “If you get this stuff right, the culture takes over. The people and the company take over and just start to expand it and build on it.”(31:09) - Why the hybrid model may not be ideal for most companies - “It requires a level of discipline that's even above and beyond what you see in a fully remote company.”(36:25) - Home is the new office: how to upgrade the remote environment - “When we do come back into the workforce, it's not going to be the same office experience that folks have come to love.”(44:55) - Why you should stick to fully remote permanently - “To me, having access to this massive talent pool is just so beneficial to our success.”Support the show (https://themanagershandbook.com/)

In this episode, Zapier CEO Wade Foster, explains how he and his team approach the problem of growing loneliness faced by remote workers, and how to build a strong team bond. Zapier has been remote since its inception in 2011 during its YC days. The company now has over 300 employees, thriving strong under the 100% remote structure. In the next few episodes, Zapier's CEO Wade Foster will share what he knows about how to run an all-remote company effectively. Wade Foster is the cofounder of Y-Combinator startup Zapier. Zapier lets users create integrations that allows communications between hundreds of best-in-breed web applications without having to write any code or wrangle APIs.More About Wade: https://wadefoster.net/about/Mochary Method: https://www.mocharymethod.org/Zapier: https://zapier.com/Clearbit: https://www.clearbit.com/ The Ultimate Guide To Remote Work: https://zapier.com/learn/remote-work/Follow Zapier: https://twitter.com/zapierFollow Matt: https://twitter.com/mattmocharyFollow Wade: https://twitter.com/wadefosterFollow Alex: https://twitter.com/maccaw Want to join the Mochary Method software team?

In this episode, CEO of Zapier Wade Foster, breaks down the importance of providing and receiving quality feedback for and from your team. Zapier has been remote since its inception in 2011 during its YC days. The company now has over 300 employees, thriving strong under the 100% remote structure. In the next few episodes, Zapier's CEO Wade Foster will share what he knows about how to run an all-remote company effectively. Wade Foster is the cofounder of Y-Combinator startup Zapier. Zapier lets users create integrations that allows communications between hundreds of best-in-breed web applications without having to write any code or wrangle APIs.More About Wade: https://wadefoster.net/about/Mochary Method: https://www.mocharymethod.org/Zapier: https://zapier.com/Clearbit: https://www.clearbit.com/ The Ultimate Guide To Remote Work: https://zapier.com/learn/remote-work/Follow Zapier: https://twitter.com/zapierFollow Matt: https://twitter.com/mattmocharyFollow Wade: https://twitter.com/wadefosterFollow Alex: https://twitter.com/maccaw Want to join the Mochary Method software team?

Two weeks in of the UK self-isolation due to the corona virus has meant that we have had to alter their training to home workouts. However, are we still training to our maximum potential? Super grateful to have Body Transformation Specialist and Fitness Cover Model Academy Head Coach Wade Foster as a podcast guest, to discuss the most effective training from a progressive standpoint and nutrition protocols in these uncertain times, but how we can also use the time productively to focus more on mobility and stability to improve our bodies range of motion. Wade has competed in Men's Physique winning his pro-card and was mid-way through training for UK Strong Man (under 105kg) and Powerlifting competitions so understands the importance of keeping a positive mindset throughout these unprecedented times (despite goals being potentially postponed or cancelled) in order to be able to pick them back up when things get back to normal (however long that may be)! You can follow Wade on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachwadefoster/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachwadefoster/ Please subscribe, like and share the podcast, also if you're listening via iTunes then please leave a review as this will help it reach more listeners. Thank you :) Natasha #TheMindsetPT

In this episode we were fortunate enough to talk to Wade Foster - Co-Founder and CEO of Zapier.com. Wade and his team have built a massively popular product that has helped many businesses (including ours) automate their processes. We discuss the ongoing process of building a positive and productive company culture, how to be a better manager, his YC experience, early iterations of Zapier and much much more. Like many successful entrepreneurs, Wade is a constant learner with a mindset that is focused on always improving. I particularly enjoyed our discussion around how his team manages feedback in an environment of kindness, and his humbleness when discussing his own journey of managing an ever expanding company. Wade is also an impressive writer and blogger, and we discuss the importance of writing as a CEO. Please check out Zapier.com and start a free trial if you haven't already tried the product. You won't be disappointed! Follow Wade on Twitter: @wadefoster Check out the Zapier blog: https://zapier.com/blog/ Thanks for listening!

As the CEO and Co-Founder of a $35MM+ revenue company with over 2 million users, Wade shares what he wishes he would’ve learned earlier about intellectual honesty in management, feedback, and running a remote company. Every few weeks as part of The Heartbeat, I ask one question to a founder, CEO, or business owner I… Read the full article

Our guest expert this week is Wade Foster, CEO of Zapier When you talk about successful startup companies, there are few better examples of leadership than our latest guest Wade Foster. Wade founded Zapier in 2011 and has built it to be a 20 million dollar company. Listen and learn how Wade built one of the best workplace cultures with much of his staff being spread out all over the country. This episode is brought to you by, Deathwish Coffee, the world's strongest coffee and the only brew we drink when we do the show. It's the only choice for the true Sell or Diehard!   On today's show... 10:00 - How Wade came up with the concept for Zapier 14:37 - Wade's rapport with his customers helped make Zapier a better product 20:36 - What are some of the best uses for Zapier? 25:11 - The secret sauce to building workplace culture for Wade and Zapier 34:46 - What led Wade to paying $ 10,000 for employees to leave San Francisco 41:03 - Jeffrey and Jen analyze what makes Wade's workplace culture so successful.   Join our Exclusive Sell or Die Facebook Group, where our members are already discussing the latest episode. Submit your sales question and we will answer it on the show!   FREE E-BOOK For a limited time, get Jennifer Gluckow's FREE EBOOK: 27 Winning Strategies That Will Take You From Sales Slump to Sales Streak   Need more sales help? Jeffrey's website: https://gitomer.com Jennifer's website: https://salesinanyminute.com Subscribe to the Gitomer Learning Academy: https://go.gitomer.com/gitomer-learning-academy   NEW BOOK Pre-order your copy of Jeffrey's new book Truthful Living TODAY! The long-lost original notes, letters, and lectures of Napoleon Hill - now compiled, edited, and annotated for the modern reader.   SEE JEFFREY LIVE It's time to skill-up. Learn from Jeffrey Gitomer, the King of Sales. He'll be giving a seminar in a city near you. Be there!

In today's episode, we're talking to Wade Foster, the CEO, and Founder of Zapier, the connector tool that allows you to sync data between web apps.

Wade Foster is the co-founder of Y-Combinator startup Zapier. Zapier lets SaaS users create integrations that push data between hundreds of best-in-breed web applications without having to write any code or wrangle APIs.   In this episode you'll learn: [00:55] What does Wade do on a daily basis at Zapier? [01:30] What changes when you scale up a company? [03:00] How to adjust to a new role in your company? [04:20] What was surprising to Wade as he grew Zapier? [05:20] How Wade learns more from others and less from his own mistakes? [06:30] Why did Wade get a CEO coach? [09:20] What is Wade working on with his coach? [11:40] How ti implement hard changes in a company? [12:45] How "don't hire 'till it hurts" philosophy evolved at Zapier? [14:15] How to prioritize what positions to hire for? [17:45] Who was Wade's first VP hire? [18:58] How does Wade approach marketing? [21:00] What is Zapier's top marketing channel? [23:25] How did Zapier form its first partnerships?   Links mentioned: Wade on Twitter Zapier   Brought to you by Experiment 27. Find us on Youtube here.   If you've enjoyed the episode, please subscribe to the Digital Agency Marketing Podcast on iTunes and leave us a review for the show.   Get access to our FREE Sales Courses.

Many entrepreneurs struggle with how to hire the right people. But they don't always think about when to hire those people. That can lead to disaster, as Zapier cofounder and CEO Wade Foster knows well. He used to follow a philosophy he calls “don't hire ‘til it hurts,” until his company grew so fast that he was severely understaffed. That forced him to develop a new staffing system, one that ensures his staff grows at the same pace his company does.

Wade Foster is the co-founder & CEO of Zapier, a platform that automates your workflow. He went from Startup Weekend hack project, to a Y Combinator startup, to platform that has grown from 50 to 500 integrations. He also helped coin the term "full stack marketer". Growth Hacking course for free at https://www.growthhackingpodcast.com/freecourse For more information and resources, visit https://www.growthhackingpodcast.com

Wade Foster is the CEO and co-founder of Y-Combinator startup Zapier. Zapier lets SaaS users create integrations that push data between hundreds of best-in-breed web apps without having to write any code or deal with APIs. Wade shares with me, how he and a couple of college buddies, took an idea that solved a problem that they were having themselves and turned it into a successful software product with over 300,000 users in less than 3 years. Today, Zapier is helping solve integration problems for over 350 SaaS applications such as SalesForce, DropBox and InfusionSoft. Links & Resources Mentioned Zapier Y Combinator Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to the podcast Leave a rating and review Follow Omer on Twitter Need help with your SaaS? Join SaaS Club Plus: our membership and community for new and early-stage SaaS founders. Join and get training & support. Join SaaS Club Launch: a 12-week group coaching program to help you get your SaaS from zero to your first $10K revenue. Apply for SaaS Club Accelerate: If you'd like to work directly with Omer 1:1, then request a free strategy session.