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Next Gen Zap Workflows: Building Automation in Code

Next Gen Zap Workflows: Building Automation in Code

Aug 25, 2026

Zapier’s Next Gen Zap Workflows move automation from drag-and-drop builders into TypeScript. Here’s what code-first workflows unlock, and what the learning curve looks like.

AI Skills in Notion Just Got a Lot More Useful

AI Skills in Notion Just Got a Lot More Useful

Aug 16, 2026

Three recent updates to Notion's AI skills (file attachments, automatic invocation, and team-wide defaults) have closed most of the gap with Claude. Here's what changed and why it matters.

How Knoxx Foods Built the Operational Foundations for AI

How Knoxx Foods Built the Operational Foundations for AI

Jul 14, 2026

How Knoxx Foods built the operational foundations that make AI actually useful.

Why Notion Workers + Dashboards are my New BI Stack

Why Notion Workers + Dashboards are my New BI Stack

May 21, 2026

After Notion's developer platform launch, Workers and Dashboards make a credible BI stack for most small teams. Why it's now my default recommendation, and where the warehouse-plus-Tableau setup still has the edge.

How NTUC automated social listening with Zapier, OpenAI, and ExportComments

How NTUC automated social listening with Zapier, OpenAI, and ExportComments

Oct 22, 2025

How NTUC cut hours of manual work by automating social media comment exports, AI analysis, and reporting


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Singapore Leads the World on AI Adoption. Most Teams Still Don't.

Singapore Leads the World on AI Adoption. Most Teams Still Don't.

Jun 14, 2026

What I learned at Notion Sessions Singapore about the gap between buying AI and actually using it.

Why Notion Workers + Dashboards are my New BI Stack

Why Notion Workers + Dashboards are my New BI Stack

May 21, 2026

After Notion's developer platform launch, Workers and Dashboards make a credible BI stack for most small teams. Why it's now my default recommendation, and where the warehouse-plus-Tableau setup still has the edge.

I'm Not Vibe-Coding the Next Salesforce

I'm Not Vibe-Coding the Next Salesforce

May 13, 2026

Five small, purpose-built apps I vibe-coded to replace SaaS tools, fix the missing 10% of off-the-shelf platforms, and stop the recurring bills.

(Claude) Design is my Passion

(Claude) Design is my Passion

May 4, 2026

Two weeks with Anthropic's new design tool: on-brand decks, a morning website redesign, and a Nano Banana workaround for image generation.

How Claude Cowork Does My Job While I Walk the Kids to School

How Claude Cowork Does My Job While I Walk the Kids to School

Apr 21, 2026

Five layers — files, plugins, sub-agents, memory, and scheduled tasks — that turn Claude Cowork from a chatbot into the coworker running ops before you've had coffee.

Your CRM's $2,500 Enrichment Feature Costs Me Half a Cent Per Contact

Your CRM's $2,500 Enrichment Feature Costs Me Half a Cent Per Contact

Apr 14, 2026

We built a contact enrichment pipeline for our Notion CRM using Apollo.io, HarvestAPI via Apify, and Zapier — for roughly $0–5/month. Here's the full architecture, the cost breakdown, and why CRM vendors charging $2–3K/year for the same capability is a broken model.