Stewart Butterfield

My day job (also: night job) is CEO of Slack, a publicly traded company with investors to whom I am a fiduciary, 110k+ paying customers of all sizes, and thousands of employees I care about very, very much. The last few weeks have been 🤯😳😢 Here’s what it's been like. [Thread]

Congrats to this powerhouse group of Slack alumni on the launch of 20SALES. Kim, Renu, Kelly and Maggie are all extremely smart, humble, hardworking and collaborative and played big roles in Slack’s success. They will be great GTM-focused investors. techcrunch.com/2023/06/21/20s…

@koehrsen_will @davetroy @blisstweeting Bob Dobbs is an inspiration to us all

@davetroy @blisstweeting Is there a thread linking "Slack" the company to the concept of "Slack" in the Church of the SubGenius? I couldn't find a link in the Wikipedia pages (the extent of my research) and the co-founder said "Slack" was an acronym. twitter.com/stewart/status…

I know this has been repeatedly said but it's so funny that the two main communication platforms that companies use are called Slack and Discord

I have no perspective on any of @pagerduty HR actions or corporate communications. But I know @jenntejada to be deeply authentic with unimpeachable integrity. She will handle the criticism and fight on to do what’s right.

@sachinrekhi @dpatil I think that’s the right call.

@dpatil Definitely Cometeer. Great coffee that just requires hot water. Just keep some in your freezer. cometeer.com/r/AcPhsY

Q: I’m not a coffee drinker. When people stay over who are coffee drinkers, we don’t know what to do for them. What do you suggest? Nespresso? Something else? It would be used really infrequently and don’t want much maintenance / cleaning

@doriantaylor In the version I posted, it starts at 26m40s. I think it’s all there, no?

Great reminder to post this outstanding high-speed sometimes-hilarious lecture by James Duane, “Don’t talk to the police.” Video is worth it. youtu.be/d-7o9xYp7eE

@keithwhor 🙃

hey @stewart i’m jealous

@antoniogm Closer to $17.5M (seed + A + B). And it was a complete/from scratch pivot.

Looks like Slack/Glitch is a valid example, as they raised $10M for Glitch, which is up there. Any other examples?

Help settle a debate. Has there ever been an example of a series A or later (i.e. not seed/early) startup doing a significant pivot and actually succeeding?

@ngoel36 @SlackHQ CC @noah_weiss @alirayl Not a bad idea!

Top @SlackHQ request for @stewart - can we get a button to seamlessly convert a thread with multiple people into a channel?

@annapickard @johnnyrodgersis @playglitch All you, baby.

We used to send emails about manatees with opposable thumbs to @playglitch players. Not weird. (@annapickard, I expect? Also I remember building this email template)

Happy birthday to the best CTO out there @iamcal 🎂❤️

@kristenswanson @SlackHQ @alirayl @kevin_albers You’re one of a kind, KSwan. You made a HUGE mark and your legacy is going to live on at Slack as long as it’s around. Thank you 🙇‍♂️❤️

Today is my last day at @SlackHQ.💜 Working with @alirayl, @kevin_albers, @stewart, and my incredible team for over seven years has made me a better leader and a better human. Companies are just groups of humans working together; it's been an honor to be a part of this one.

A patent that forces the TV viewer to shout “McDonalds!”, with gusto, at the image of a hamburger in order to get back to watching people shoot each other on TV is such a cloyingly American Invention it’s the sort of thing DeLillo’s editor would cut from a draft of White Noise

Last week, the Slack layoffs affected many talented and hardworking teammates who know how to build great products. Alumni created a list for folks actively looking to add themselves. If you’re hiring, take a look. And feel free to DM – I'm here to help. airtable.com/shrAdxudkjWbRt…

Barbara Walters gave us so much during her life…this moment will always be one of my favorites.

everyone in this photo looks like they learned to stand from a book but has never tried it before

This is a bad trip.

i’m absolutely dying at dan harmon losing his mind over these two hallmark movies