Build with unbreakable speed in Zapier

I’ve stopped telling my children to be careful. Instead, I tell them to go faster*.

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It's way more fun and encourages them instead of introducing fear into everything they do.

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Take that, fear. 

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*Obligatory disclaimer for my mom: Okay, okay, yes, I make sure I’m being responsible and am not putting them into danger. But, for things like playing on the playground or running down a trail… telling them to be careful is too ambiguous and doesn’t help.

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Chances are you also want to move fast. I’m here to also tell you, “Go faster.” Speed was likely one reason why you started building with Zapier and no-code.

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But you and I both discovered that no-code speed comes at a cost: weakness.

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No-code systems are prone to break.

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There must be a better way. 

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Today, I’m going to show you the better way. I’ll dive into how you can build fast while adding strength to your business. 

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Let’s do the impossible.

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Build with Speed

To build with speed, you build with AI. Use no-code tools, yes, but use AI as your turbo boost. 

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If you don’t know how to build, use AI to give your idea bones. 

If you know exactly what to build, use AI to build at 2x speed.

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Zapier Central, the co-pilot feature in the Zap editor, and Zapier’s AI app integrations are in your toolbelt. 

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Sneak peek into the future: my team at Zapier is working on using AI to help build forms, tables, and full web apps. 

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Hello, speed.

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But don’t break. Let’s talk about strength.

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Build with Strength

To build with speed, you build with AI. To build with strength, you build a system.  

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Your systems need two things to be strong:

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1. Fewer points of failure
2. A control center

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The fewer apps you use, the better. If Zapier Interfaces and Tables can do the heavy lifting, try to use them. If you need Airtable instead, use it. 

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As long as you simplify. The next step is to establish a control center.

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Unlike automation with a trigger and an action, systems are constantly at work and need a central location for visibility into how effective the system is. 

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Zapier is your control center. 

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Zapier becomes the atomic nucleus that holds systems together.

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What’s coming next in Zapier

Here’s how things play out: 

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Zapier Central is an AI command center where you can talk to your systems and learn about how things are working. “Tell me about all the leads from companies with 1-250 employees that came from Facebook.” Speed.

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Use AI to build new systems. Speed.

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Zapier launches “Projects” to house systems all within Zapier: Canvas, Interfaces, Tables, Zaps. Your lead generation system centralized in Zapier. Strength.

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Interfaces, Tables, Chatbots, Zaps, Canvas, Central all lock arms and give visibility and control over dependencies to add super-strength to your systems. Strength.

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Welcome to no-code 2.0.

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To recap:

• No-code is speed. But it has been weak.
• Build with AI for speed. Build systems for strength.
• Zapier becomes the control center for your operations

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That’s all for this week!

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Happy Building,

Bryce