Episode 500: Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield on coronavirus, working from home, and Slack's redesign
Recode Decode, hosted by Kara Swisher
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Episode 500: Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield on coronavirus, working from home, and Slack's redesign
Recode Decode, hosted by Kara Swisher
Stewart Butterfield, Kara Swisher
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Episode 500: Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield on coronavirus, working from home, and Slack's redesign
Recode Decode, hosted by Kara Swisher
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If you're the smaller startup that has a real focus and traction with customers, you have some advantages against the large incumbent that has multiple lines of business, because it's harder for them to focus.
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Smaller, Focused Startups Often Have an Advantage Against Large Incumbents
Communication is the most fundamental thing that people do inside of organizations ... People spend more than 50% of the time on basic acts of internal communication and coordination.
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To Increase Work Productivity, Improve Your Communication Tools
Typically, Slack adds ~5,000 new paid teams per quarter. Halfway through quarter two of 2020, they've already added 7,000.
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Slack's User Base is Surging Because of COVID-19
Slack is a great tool for working from home, but its bigger contribution is giving an organization the agility and responsiveness necessary to make the transition to working from home.
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How the Coronavirus Led to the Most Productive Week in Slack's History
Every time I've ever driven past a mom and pop store or restaurant that's gone out of business, it's always upsetting. It's someone's life work and they're probably bankrupt—it ruins them. Think about the cascade of that.
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