Seema Amble

How Zapier Became Profitable in 3 Years and Scaled to $5B with Wade Foster

In this episode of “My First Sixteen,” a16z Partner Seema Amble connects with Zapier co-founder Wade Foster about the company’s founding and GTM success utilizing a product-led growth (PLG) strategy. Chock full of actionable insights, this episode explores Zapier’s product strategy, customer experience, and how the team built a sustainable ...

Erik van Klinken

Zapier breach, caused by a 2FA error, is a lesson for others

An unauthorized user obtained access to a Zapier repository “inadvertently” containing customer data. The breach was caused by a simple 2FA misconfiguration on Zapier’s side. The creator of the automation tool of the same name contacted the part of the customer base affected by the leak. Zapier noticed the leak ...