Episode 11

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Published on:

9th Apr 2026

How Zapier is building a supercompany, with Wade Foster

Latent Supercompanies are among us. In this conversation with Greg Shove, Wade Foster, co-founder and CEO of Zapier, shares how he’s found massive success integrating AI internally and with customers.

Zapier was already a success story. Three friends co-founded the automation company in college and built it into a $5B company by working nimbly and embracing remote work early on. Now, Wade is fully embracing wide AI adoption. Learn how Zapier was able to drive 50% employee adoption in just a week, and the strategies that have been key to Zapier’s continued success.

Links:

Zapier.com

Wade's website

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About the Podcast

Supercompanies with Greg Shove
The smartest companies building the future
AI’s capabilities are exploding, and the rules of business are being rewritten in real-time. Join veteran tech CEO Greg Shove and a lineup of world-class AI experts and business leaders as they explore the rise of the supercompany: a high-impact, AI-native organization that favors autonomous operations over massive headcount. Whether you're building a new organization or a professional looking to thrive as a superemployee, we move past the hype to show you how. For more information, head to www.supercompanies.ai.

Supercompanies is on YouTube, too: https://youtube.com/@Supercompaniespod

Greg Shove is CEO of SectionAI, an upskilling and education consultancy that helps enterprise organizations incorporate AI in their workforces. As a seven-time CEO working in tech since before the Y2K scare, Greg Shove has seen it all - or most of it anyway. From early days at AOL to founding seven new tech companies, Greg knows how to bypass the hype and gain practical knowledge. For more information, head to http://www.gregshove.com.