How to Choose the Right Partner for Your Startup

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LZ Granderson: There's going to be like a permanent hiring freeze at companies. Why add more people if writing a job rack takes more time than writing a script and automating something? LZ: I want you to hire developers smarter and faster. Visit lemon.io slash twist and give it a shot. He says Zapier has 20% of every individual person working in some sort of AI into their workflows that they use. The company is basically hey, we have software that works while you sleep right? Right? So there's interesting things to learn for us about how this could change the world.

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Today’s show:

Zapier’s Mike Knoop joins Jason to discuss the early days of Zapier before breaking down the evolution of app integrations and API usage (1:20). They dive into reducing friction for Zapier users, regulating AI, the limitations of present-day AI architecture, and more (43:06).

Check out Zapier: https://zapier.com/

Follow Mike: https://twitter.com/mikeknoop

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(0:00) Mike Knoop joins Jason

(1:20) Zapier’s origin story

(8:40) Zapier’s key inflection point and its profit-sharing model

(14:05) Zapier’s business model

(15:48) Embroker - Use code TWIST to get an extra 10% off insurance at https://Embroker.com/twist

(17:03) The evolution of app integrations and API usage

(23:41) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist

(25:00) Zapier demo + incorporating AI into your workflow

(36:43) Eight Sleep - Go to https://eightsleep.com/twist to check out the Pod Cover and get $150 off at checkout!