Lessons From Slack's Origins
A pox on you if you think that the idea behind the popular collaboration tool was someone's master plan.
Like many professors, I teach the software and business development methods that Eric Ries espouses in The Lean Startup. His book touches on now-established concepts such as minimum viable products, closed feedback looks, and pivots. Up until very recently, YouTube served as my favorite example of a company changing its strategy and cashing out.
Not anymore. Now it's Slack.
In the podcast below with NPR's Guy Raz, Slack co-founder and current head honcho Stewart Butterfield explains the company's beginnings and evolutionβamong other subjects. Here are some of the conversation's highlights.
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