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Re:Airtable raises $100M at a $1.1B valuation by naeemtee on Thursday November 15, 2018 @04:02PM (#18463281)
I've been fortunate in building a consultancy that's grown pretty quickly almost entirely based on this insight (https://superwork.io). We've helped some companies basically 2x just by dumping their existing SaaS-based processes.

The days of one-size-fits-all SaaS are numbered.... most companies can find massive efficiency gains through smart deployment of tools like Airtable and Zapier with turnkey automations.

There used to be a time this wasn't feasible because the only option was to hire a development team and deal with legacy software - we don't have that problem anymore.

Re:Airtable raises $100M at a $1.1B valuation by avinium on Thursday November 15, 2018 @07:17PM (#18464895)
> The days of one-size-fits-all SaaS are numbered.... most companies can find massive efficiency gains through smart deployment of tools like Airtable and Zapier with turnkey automations.

Yeah, we're working through Zapier integration at the moment for our paperwork assistant (https://lexico.io) and I'm pleasantly surprised that there aren't as many established B2B SaaS companies doing the same thing as I thought. Self-serve automation definitely feels like the path ahead.

Still don't quite get Airtable though.

Re:Airtable raises $100M at a $1.1B valuation by mbesto on Thursday November 15, 2018 @06:35PM (#18464549)
I've been looking for exactly a consultancy like this. Thanks for sharing.

Feel free to contact me directly, I've got some business for you.

Re:Airtable raises $100M at a $1.1B valuation by pmarreck on Thursday November 15, 2018 @05:49PM (#18464221)
"We're world leaders in automation & optimization. We know our shit."

Ha, brave language!

Re:Airtable raises $100M at a $1.1B valuation by omarchowdhury on Thursday November 15, 2018 @06:28PM (#18464488)
Quite brave. I'd A/B test that with something more benign to see how it's really performing.