Welcome to Entrepreneur Talks by STATION F, a podcast to inspire and support entrepreneurs in their journey!
STATION F is the world's largest startup campus, with 1000+ startups working on-site. Located in Paris, STATION F gathers all the services an entrepreneur might need under one roof, including 350+ VC funds, 30+ public administrations, and mentorship offices by leading tech companies like Apple, Google, AWS, and OVH.
We are here to help bring ambitious ideas to life and, in this podcast, you'll be able to meet some of the most brilliant entrepreneurs and personalities, discover exciting projects, and learn from their experiences. Failures, regrets, tips, learnings, emotions - no topic will be avoided. We will address all questions to learn the best from our guests.
Sit tight, listen carefully, and take notes, because you're about to get inspired.
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Welcome to Entrepreneur Talks by STATION F, a podcast to inspire and support entrepreneurs in their journey!
STATION F is the world's largest startup campus, with 1000+ startups working on-site. Located in Paris, STATION F gathers all the services an entrepreneur might need under one roof, including 350+ VC funds, 30+ public administrations, and mentorship offices by leading tech companies like Apple, Google, AWS, and OVH.
We are here to help bring ambitious ideas to life and, in this podcast, you'll be able to meet some of the most brilliant entrepreneurs and personalities, discover exciting projects, and learn from their experiences. Failures, regrets, tips, learnings, emotions - no topic will be avoided. We will address all questions to learn the best from our guests.
Sit tight, listen carefully, and take notes, because you're about to get inspired.
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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.
Topics
00:22 — Introduction with Cindy Yang
01:49 — Wade Foster's background and founder story
04:48 — Surprising use cases of Zapier
07:14 — Zapier's new product, Transfer
08:17 — Wade's approach to VC fundraising
09:31 — How Zapier reached 140M ARR in 10 years
12:31 — The importance of defining your go-to-market strategy early on
13:55 — Why Zapier does not have a Sales team
16:17 — Full remote work and "de-location" packages
23:28 — Technologies that Wade is excited about: Web3 and AI / Machine Learning
25:47 — Zapier's vision on the long term
27:48 — Wade's advice for early-stage founders
This episode is supported by TikTok, hosted and produced by Cindy Yang. Art is by Gaëtan Lefebvre.
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