Zapier Co-Founder Mike Knoop on category creation, API evolution & AI architecture | E1769

(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
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(17:03) The evolution of app integrations and API usage
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(25:00) Zapier demo + incorporating AI into your workflow
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(38:14) Linkedin tightening the belt on its API
(41:21) Zapier’s enterprise customers
(43:06) Reducing friction for Zapier users
(51:41) Regulating AI
(55:19) The limitations of present-day AI architecture

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