Dana Ellis has cleaned up duplicate Stripe charges caused by Zapier retries against a Google Sheet. She writes about automation state as a lock with an id, and why that lock does not belong in a picnic spreadsheet.
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Payments
Stripe Webhooks vs a Nightly Reconcile: Subscriptions That Look Paid and Aren't
Dana Ellis
September 21, 2026
Workflow Automation
Zapier Tables vs Airtable: When Automation State Does Not Belong in a Spreadsheet
Dana Ellis
August 25, 2026