Welcome to our first episode of BIG IDEAS by NEW ECONOMIES - a show where we learn how the most iconic founders have turned crucible moments into global companies. Our guest on today’s episode is Wade Foster, the co-founder of Zapier which helps companies with software automations and more.Listen now:YouTube // Apple // SpotifyIn this episode we cover the founding story of Zapier and which tech trends Wade is most excited about and the types of businesses that could be created from them.Chapters: (00:00) Intro (02:10) Building Zapier (05:30) Growth strategies (08:45) Building the team (10:43) Bootstrapping vs. VC (14:53) Lessons from YC (17:05) Navigating growth (18:57) Adapting AI (21:19) The future of AI (26:34) AI bubble? (28:33) AI Fluency (36:05) TrendsLinks mentioned in this episode: * Subscribe to NEW ECONOMIES * Follow Ollie on LinkedIn* Follow Wade on LinkedIn * AI Fluency by Wade * Try Zapier See you in the next episode! Get full access to NEW ECONOMIES at www.neweconomies.co/subscribe

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