Beginner workflow question: form lead to follow-up reminders

I’m learning Zapier and trying to understand the cleanest way to build a simple lead follow-up workflow.

Example workflow:

1. new form submission comes in
2. save or update the lead in Google Sheets/CRM
3. send an email confirmation
4. notify the owner/team
5. if no call is booked after 24 hours, create a follow-up task or reminder

What would be the best way to structure this in Zapier?

I’m mainly confused about:

• checking for duplicate leads before creating a new row/contact
• delaying follow-up without accidentally messaging people who already booked
• logging errors or failed Zaps
• when to use Paths vs Filters vs multiple Zaps

Any beginner-friendly structure or example would help.