Top 100 AI · United States
Philip Lakin
Zapier 
- Score
- 4,074+9 today
- Rank
- 180/198 ↓42
- over 90 days
- −644−12.9%
Philip Lakin is a Director of AI Transformation at Zapier, co-founder of NoCodeOps (acquired by Zapier), and a forward-deployed operator specializing in AI, automation, and no-code solutions. He focuses on transforming business workflows by integrating AI and automation, often sharing practical insights and case studies from his work. Philip is also passionate about educating others, hosting free AI workshops in Atlanta with the ambitious goal of training 20,000+ people.
Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
The raw numbers · last 90 days
- Median views
- 3K
- per post
- Median engagements
- 39
- per post
- Posts
- 44
- over 90 days
- Followers
- 34.3K
- all scored platforms
What drives the score
Percentiles 0–100 against all tracked creators.
- Reach · 30%43
Average views per post over 90 days
- Engagement · 30%21
Average reactions per post
- Audience · 30%47
Total followers, relative to population
- Consistency · 10%100
Posting frequency (25 posts / 90 days = 100)
Platforms
34.3K total followers
| Platform | Followers | Score |
|---|---|---|
| X@philiplakin | 5.4K | 591t10 |
| LinkedIn@philip-lakin | 28.9K | 6,084t4 |
Last 30 days
Lakin's top posts
LinkedIn · 10 days ago#1PLWhoever said don’t meet your heroes was clearly hallucinating. Amazing to meet fellow Community.com member Gary Vaynerchuk at Gartner’s IT Symposium!
7.9K views105 engagements
LinkedIn · 26 days ago#2PLThis video pissed me off. Not because of Jim Reilly. Because of Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel sitting there laughing at him. Jim rented a small office in Charleston to help local people and businesses figure out AI. And …
6.6K views88 engagements
LinkedIn · 21 days ago#3PLFour months ago, I Googled “Forward Deployed Operator” and found Ysimer Gonzalez. Today, seven people we trained together demoed real systems they built for real companies to a virtual room full of recruiters, hiring …
5.2K views62 engagements
- LinkedIn · 24 days ago#4
Huge fan of forward deployed engineering. Less enthusiastic about “hire an FDE and pray” becoming an AI transformation strategy. I’ve hired and worked with FDEs on internal builds and customer projects. Getting someon…
PL3.2K views42 engagements
LinkedIn · 7 days ago#5PL✨Kinda chic to hang with your spouse’s team when at different overlapping conferences. Might also use each other’s product every day. 😄 #gartnersymposium #recopscon
3.1K views41 engagements
LinkedIn · 23 days ago#6PLAnyone can put “AI” on their resume. This Thursday, meet seven people who can show you what they actually built for a real business. They’re looking for their next role. And I’d love for you to meet them. Eight weeks …
3K views38 engagements
Head-to-head
