Acquired
The Slack DPO
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Show Notes
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s an... enterprise software company? We give the full Acquired treatment to newly-public Slack, one of the most extreme and successful pivots of all-time. From a log cabin in Canada to a never-ending game and back again, Slack’s journey has more twists and turns than a Hobbit’s tale. Tune in for one APLUSS story you don’t want to miss!
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LinksKara Swisher’s Flipcam interview with Glitch: https://www.wsj.com/video/tiny-speck-stewart-butterfield-speaks/C51EAD27-FE8E-46AE-B785-6ECF1A9798B0.html
Marc Andreessen on “all will still end well...” https://twitter.com/patphelan/status/1142733251691405312
The Glitch public domain archive: https://www.glitchthegame.com
Carve Outs
Ben: The Expanse on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/The-Expanse-Season-1/dp/B018BZ3SCM
David: Give to any non-profit on Alma: https://alma.app/blog/1-4-million-reasons-to-love-alma-search
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