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Automating eCommerce Operations: FuseChicken's Journey to Saving 40 Hours Weekly

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Technology Category	Other - Battery Sensors - GPS
Applicable Industries	Finance & Insurance Telecommunications
Applicable Functions	Procurement Sales & Marketing
Use Cases	Leasing Finance Automation Port Automation
Services	System Integration
Challenge	FuseChicken, a smartphone accessory company, experienced rapid growth after a successful product launch. However, the company faced challenges in managing its operations due to the use of multiple different systems. The company's founder, Jon Fawcett, and his team were responsible for the entire process, from designing the cables to manufacturing and selling them online. The rapid growth of the company quickly outpaced many of these systems, leading to inefficiencies and errors. The company needed a platform that would consolidate all its systems, reduce errors and manual work, save time, and increase productivity. Specifically, FuseChicken needed to eliminate the need for recreating information and invoices in secondary systems. Read More
About Customer	FuseChicken is a smartphone accessory company that was created in 2012 by Jon Fawcett. The company launched a Kickstarter campaign in the same year to create a more durable charging cable, the Une Bobine, that could withstand the rigors of day-to-day use and have the strength to hold up a smartphone. The campaign was a success, raising over $210,000 against a target of $9,800. This led to immense growth for FuseChicken in its first few years. The company handles the entire process of its operations, from designing the cables to manufacturing and selling them online. Read More
Solution	Jon found a solution in Airtable, a spreadsheet and database application. He built an entire sales operations system using Airtable, which now runs everything in the company except for accounting. To further streamline operations, Jon discovered Zapier, an app automation tool. This tool allowed him to connect Airtable to FuseChicken's preferred accounting software, Zoho. Jon built several Zaps, or bridges between two or more apps, to allow his different systems to communicate seamlessly. A multi-step Zap was created for the sales process. When a record in Airtable is moved to a specific view, Zapier triggers several different actions. It splits order information within Airtable into separate pieces, uses these pieces to build the invoice in Zoho automatically, and then sends a message to a channel in Slack, notifying Jon and his team. This automation has resulted in a more efficient, error-free sales process. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Other - Battery

Sensors - GPS

Applicable Industries

Finance & Insurance

Telecommunications

Applicable Functions

Procurement

Sales & Marketing

Use Cases

Leasing Finance Automation

Port Automation

Services

System Integration

Challenge

FuseChicken, a smartphone accessory company, experienced rapid growth after a successful product launch. However, the company faced challenges in managing its operations due to the use of multiple different systems. The company's founder, Jon Fawcett, and his team were responsible for the entire process, from designing the cables to manufacturing and selling them online. The rapid growth of the company quickly outpaced many of these systems, leading to inefficiencies and errors. The company needed a platform that would consolidate all its systems, reduce errors and manual work, save time, and increase productivity. Specifically, FuseChicken needed to eliminate the need for recreating information and invoices in secondary systems.

About Customer

FuseChicken is a smartphone accessory company that was created in 2012 by Jon Fawcett. The company launched a Kickstarter campaign in the same year to create a more durable charging cable, the Une Bobine, that could withstand the rigors of day-to-day use and have the strength to hold up a smartphone. The campaign was a success, raising over $210,000 against a target of $9,800. This led to immense growth for FuseChicken in its first few years. The company handles the entire process of its operations, from designing the cables to manufacturing and selling them online.

Solution

Jon found a solution in Airtable, a spreadsheet and database application. He built an entire sales operations system using Airtable, which now runs everything in the company except for accounting. To further streamline operations, Jon discovered Zapier, an app automation tool. This tool allowed him to connect Airtable to FuseChicken's preferred accounting software, Zoho. Jon built several Zaps, or bridges between two or more apps, to allow his different systems to communicate seamlessly. A multi-step Zap was created for the sales process. When a record in Airtable is moved to a specific view, Zapier triggers several different actions. It splits order information within Airtable into separate pieces, uses these pieces to build the invoice in Zoho automatically, and then sends a message to a channel in Slack, notifying Jon and his team. This automation has resulted in a more efficient, error-free sales process.

Impact #1	With the implementation of Airtable and Zapier, FuseChicken has been able to streamline its operations and significantly reduce errors and manual work. The company now has a more efficient, error-free sales process. The automation tools have also given the company the flexibility to choose the best software for its needs, without having to modify its workflow and processes to match the software. As FuseChicken continues to grow, it no longer has to worry about whether new and old systems will work well together. The company can now focus on monitoring its operations while the automation tools do the heavy lifting.

Impact #1

With the implementation of Airtable and Zapier, FuseChicken has been able to streamline its operations and significantly reduce errors and manual work. The company now has a more efficient, error-free sales process. The automation tools have also given the company the flexibility to choose the best software for its needs, without having to modify its workflow and processes to match the software. As FuseChicken continues to grow, it no longer has to worry about whether new and old systems will work well together. The company can now focus on monitoring its operations while the automation tools do the heavy lifting.

Benefit #1	FuseChicken saves 40 hours every week through automation
Benefit #2	The company raised over $210,000 in its first Kickstarter campaign, far exceeding its target of $9,800

Benefit #1

FuseChicken saves 40 hours every week through automation

Benefit #2

The company raised over $210,000 in its first Kickstarter campaign, far exceeding its target of $9,800

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Automating eCommerce Operations: FuseChicken's Journey to Saving 40 Hours Weekly

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