Closem relies on Zapier and third-party tools for most software integrations
Richard Miles · $30k in MRR but wouldn't sell for $750k, would you? · Sep 9, 2022 · at 15:11
Nathan Latka questions how Closem maintains 20 software integrations with only two engineers, and founder Richard Miles explains their reliance on middleware platforms.
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“That's via Zapier. Connect to Zapier. Yeah, or Connectly, or ConnectZit, or Pavly. So there's a whole bunch of folks who have been building integrations for our product and, you know, you can hook it up to anything.”
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