#2302 Superpowering Claude with 10,000 apps

#2302 Superpowering Claude with 10,000 apps

Author: Andrew Warner April 7, 2026 Duration: 0:00
Zapier just announced a new way for founders to integrate all their favorite apps with their favorite AI model. Wade Foster, their co-founder, came on to show what we can build with it.

Wade Foster is the co-founder and CEO of Zapier, the automation platform that connects thousands of business apps and workflows. In this interview, he shares how he is using Zapier’s SDK and coding agents to automate parts of his own CEO role, from customer outreach and meeting prep to hiring review and daily planning.

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