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"the product didn't seem like compelling standalone option but that would have done well as part of a larger solution" The new approach as a Slack bot addresse
by drb311 11y ago
"the product didn't seem like compelling standalone option but that would have done well as part of a larger solution"
The new approach as a Slack bot addresses that issue precisely. Lots of useful things aren't a compelling standalone solution. Slack bots and other in-messenger apps mean this kind of software can become part of a larger overall experience.
Don't know if Birdly will make it but their argument here is onto something.
https://www.getbirdly.com/ https://www.getbirdly.com/
- mscman 11y agoI don't know that a Slack bot is the right type of larger solution though. For instance, I use the ExpenseIt app on my phone because it's paired with Concur. That's got a much more flexible input when it comes time to do the actual expense report, and it's already processed all of those receipts for me. Now I just need to go through and pair it all up with the transactions on the card. Is Concur perfect? No. But the ExpenseIt app works there because it allows me to add data on the fly then toss the receipt. I don't think I would be compelled to use a Slack bot to do the same thing, even though we use dozens of other Slack integrations.