About Accel
Accel is a leading global venture capital firm known for investing in high-growth technology companies. As part of its commitment to nurturing innovation, Accel created the “Atoms” cohort—a program designed to support early-stage startups through mentorship and resources. Each year, Accel selects a group of promising founders for this cohort, with the application process playing a key role in identifying the best candidates.
The Challenge
In previous years, Accel faced a significant challenge with the application process for the Atoms program: many applicants submitted incorrect LinkedIn profile URLs. This resulted in inaccurate data collection and necessitated manual corrections, which negatively impacted data quality and created a less than optimal experience for both applicants and administrators.
To address these issues, Accel sought a reliable method to automate LinkedIn authentication and ensure accurate data capture from each applicant's profile. After evaluating various automation solutions, Accel chose to collaborate with EPYC, a reputable no-code product design studio, to help resolve the problem.
Why BuildShip?
EPYC selected BuildShip as the core solution for its reliability and powerful API capabilities. The choice was strategic: BuildShip’s no-code platform enabled EPYC to build a complex backend with LinkedIn authentication—something other tools like Xano and n8n couldn’t accomplish effectively due to technical limitations and integration issues.
The Solution
With BuildShip’s low-code backend, EPYC built a LinkedIn authentication layer for Accel’s Atoms application process, achieving:
LinkedIn Authentication: BuildShip enabled Accel to authenticate applicants via LinkedIn quickly and accurately, requiring each applicant to log in with LinkedIn, reducing user error.
Automated Profile Data Retrieval: BuildShip’s platform streamlined data retrieval, automatically pulling applicant information from LinkedIn. This eliminated manual errors and created a consistent, high-quality dataset.
Data Integration Across Systems: Once applicants submitted their forms on Webflow, BuildShip’s powerful data handling distributed applicant data to various databases and systems, ensuring data integrity throughout the entire workflow.
Results
With BuildShip, Accel’s Atoms application experience transformed into a smooth, error-free process. BuildShip’s backend automation allowed Accel to bypass the need for custom development, reducing the time and resources required to build and manage the LinkedIn integration.
Key Outcomes:
Improved Data Accuracy: Accel could trust that each LinkedIn profile link was accurate, vastly improving applicant data quality.
Streamlined Application Experience: With LinkedIn login authentication, applicants had a smoother, faster experience.
Accelerated Implementation: BuildShip enabled EPYC to implement the solution over a single weekend, significantly faster than the traditional development timeline.
Conclusion
By choosing BuildShip, Accel elevated its Atoms cohort application process, achieving a seamless, data-driven experience. This case highlights how BuildShip's low-code solutions can support even the most complex needs in high-stakes environments, making it the perfect choice for industry leaders like Accel seeking efficient, scalable no-code automation.
The Solution
With BuildShip’s low-code backend, EPYC built a LinkedIn authentication layer for Accel’s Atoms application process, achieving:
LinkedIn Authentication: BuildShip enabled Accel to authenticate applicants via LinkedIn quickly and accurately, requiring each applicant to log in with LinkedIn, reducing user error.
Automated Profile Data Retrieval: BuildShip’s platform streamlined data retrieval, automatically pulling applicant information from LinkedIn. This eliminated manual errors and created a consistent, high-quality dataset.
Data Integration Across Systems: Once applicants submitted their forms on Webflow, BuildShip’s powerful data handling distributed applicant data to various databases and systems, ensuring data integrity throughout the entire workflow.
Results
With BuildShip, Accel’s Atoms application experience transformed into a smooth, error-free process. BuildShip’s backend automation allowed Accel to bypass the need for custom development, reducing the time and resources required to build and manage the LinkedIn integration.
Key Outcomes:
Improved Data Accuracy: Accel could trust that each LinkedIn profile link was accurate, vastly improving applicant data quality.
Streamlined Application Experience: With LinkedIn login authentication, applicants had a smoother, faster experience.
Accelerated Implementation: BuildShip enabled EPYC to implement the solution over a single weekend, significantly faster than the traditional development timeline.
Conclusion
By choosing BuildShip, Accel elevated its Atoms cohort application process, achieving a seamless, data-driven experience. This case highlights how BuildShip's low-code solutions can support even the most complex needs in high-stakes environments, making it the perfect choice for industry leaders like Accel seeking efficient, scalable no-code automation.
The Solution
With BuildShip’s low-code backend, EPYC built a LinkedIn authentication layer for Accel’s Atoms application process, achieving:
LinkedIn Authentication: BuildShip enabled Accel to authenticate applicants via LinkedIn quickly and accurately, requiring each applicant to log in with LinkedIn, reducing user error.
Automated Profile Data Retrieval: BuildShip’s platform streamlined data retrieval, automatically pulling applicant information from LinkedIn. This eliminated manual errors and created a consistent, high-quality dataset.
Data Integration Across Systems: Once applicants submitted their forms on Webflow, BuildShip’s powerful data handling distributed applicant data to various databases and systems, ensuring data integrity throughout the entire workflow.
Results
With BuildShip, Accel’s Atoms application experience transformed into a smooth, error-free process. BuildShip’s backend automation allowed Accel to bypass the need for custom development, reducing the time and resources required to build and manage the LinkedIn integration.
Key Outcomes:
Improved Data Accuracy: Accel could trust that each LinkedIn profile link was accurate, vastly improving applicant data quality.
Streamlined Application Experience: With LinkedIn login authentication, applicants had a smoother, faster experience.
Accelerated Implementation: BuildShip enabled EPYC to implement the solution over a single weekend, significantly faster than the traditional development timeline.
Conclusion
By choosing BuildShip, Accel elevated its Atoms cohort application process, achieving a seamless, data-driven experience. This case highlights how BuildShip's low-code solutions can support even the most complex needs in high-stakes environments, making it the perfect choice for industry leaders like Accel seeking efficient, scalable no-code automation.
