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Meeting the founding members of Zip Community. 💙 ✨ Over the past few months, these icons have been shaping the community with us, helping to test ideas and share feedback on what really drives connection with real value. We officially launched Zip Community earlier this week, with hundreds of practitioners already applying to join (are you on the list?!) Don't miss out! If you're in procurement or finance and have been craving a space built for and by practitioners like yourself, now's the time to apply. Join Zip Community today: https://lnkd.in/evwcUq43

LESS THAN ONE WEEK AWAY: Join us at DPW as we bring agentic orchestration to Amsterdam! We're proud to present brand new global research and insights to the DPW community across several incredible sessions, led by visionary leaders from across our industry. Our own Felix M. from Zip will be in conversation with Mithun Sharma, CPO of Block discussing 'Agents of Change' and the trends shaping the future of spend, while Nonet Muhring, Procurement Director from Corsearch leads a conversation on how to leverage AI in procurement operations to re-imagine teams, operating models, and your own technological advantage. It's not too late to book some 1:1 time with us DPW Amsterdam here: https://lnkd.in/e3TfGNkh See you along the canals!

SPEAKER DROP: It's October, and that means Zip Forward is nearly upon us! Check out our latest lineup of speakers you wont want to miss! Join us in SF for fresh talks and takes from industry leaders like Kathryn (Kat) Devlin from OpenAI, DJ Beckett from Invesco Ltd., Melissa Chin from Notion, Sean Park from Arm, Kristin Ellis from Instacart, Angela Chim from Redis, and dozens more live from the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts! These 'Agents of Change' are on the cutting edge of our industry, sharing tips, tactics and strategy to help lead your team beyond the boundaries of procurement. More info on Zip Forward, and how to attend: https://lnkd.in/gvKujp56 We hope to see you there!

Exciting news for all our customers: The Zip Community is officially live! "It’s like having a sounding board to make sure we’re taking advantage of not just the product’s capabilities, but also other perspectives from the industry." – Garner Blume, Procurement Manager at Lattice. I’ve been at Zip for 3.5 years leading our Customer Team, and I hear it every week: practitioners want a place to connect, swap ideas, and share what’s working. This community has existed in WhatsApp groups, side chats, and conference hallways for years—now we’re finally bringing it together. In our pilot, customers showed us how powerful this could be when designed for real value. Here’s what you’ll find inside: - Thought leadership: real stories and expert insights - Community forum & education: private Slack with AMAs and peer matchups - Events: in-person meetups and virtual sessions that take online relationships offline It’s incredible to finally see it come to life. Hope to see you inside. Check out the video below and come join us. https://lnkd.in/egRtM7pm

The Zip Community is now live. For years, Zip customers and practitioners have been connecting in side-channels to compare notes, swap fixes, and find mentorship. What was missing was a shared space where this energy could live and grow. That’s what we’re building with the Zip Community. The promise is simple: built by practitioners, powered by peers. Here’s what the Zip Community offers from day one. - Thought leadership: Real stories and insights from the experts - Community forum & education: Private Slack with AMAs and practitioner workshops - Events: In-person meetups and virtual sessions to bring online relationships IRL "[The Zip Community] is like having a sounding board to make sure we’re taking advantage of not just the product’s capabilities, but also other perspectives from the industry." - Garner Blume, Procurement Manager at Lattice If this sounds like your kind of room, you can apply to join today: ziphq.com/community

Let's be honest... Most vendor conferences are a waste of time. Often, they're thinly veiled sales events... If you're not a customer (or seriously considering becoming one), it's tough to justify the time and travel. → Customer engagement sessions feel irrelevant → Product demos focus on features you don't need → Networking is mostly with existing customers → Content is heavily skewed toward the vendor's solutions Generic industry conferences aren't much better. You get surface-level content that applies to everyone and no one. They often lack practical takeaways you can take home and apply NOW... That's what I find refreshing about Zip Forward... They're taking a different approach. Yes, of course there will be Zip content. BUT they're making a clear, concerted effort to offer tech-agnostic insights that are valuable whether you become a Zip customer or not. The proof? They've asked me to host a session called "A Skeptic's Look at AI in Procurement" 😅 And sessions like mine are not an outlier... Check it out for yourself: https://lnkd.in/ett8TaDY What does this unlock? You can get generally applicable ideas, frameworks and content... ...And "put them to the test" with an actual product then and there. This gives you education and experience at the same time. That's digital literacy development on fast forward (Zip forward?) Now that's the kind of conference content procurement needs more of. Not vendor pitches disguised as education. Actual frameworks you can bring back to work and implement on Monday morning. Whether you use Zip, their competitors, or stick with spreadsheets. What's your experience with vendor versus industry conferences? Where's the sweet spot? Let me know in the comments 👇

What an incredible time at #ProcureConEurope, the energy was beyond anything we could have anticipated! We came to connect with procurement leaders across the continent, sharing ideas on the future or orchestration, AI, and next-level collaboration, and left with our hearts and minds completely full of the power of what's possible. Some highlights: Our keynote session with Damyan Grozdanov of Bitpanda; the live calligraphy from Viennese artist Natascha Safarik; an amazing dinner co-hosted with WNS Procurement, a celebration of new and old friends alike! Thanks to everyone who joined us in Vienna, and to the amazing ProcureCon Europe Series organizers who brought it all together. We're inspired and can't wait for the next one! Find out where the Zip team is headed next: https://ziphq.com/events