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Heh, this is the story of how Slack got built. Slack was built as an internal tool while building Glitch, an online game. From Wikipedia: > Slack began as an i
by tolmasky 7y ago
Heh, this is the story of how Slack got built. Slack was built as an internal tool while building Glitch, an online game. From Wikipedia:
> Slack began as an internal tool for Stewart Butterfield's company Tiny Speck during the development of Glitch, a defunct online game.[13][14] "Slack" is an acronym for "Searchable Log of All Conversation and Knowledge.
- tbyehl 7y agoSome day, Stewart Butterfield will launch a gaming company that is successful in the gaming space instead of becoming the inspiration for an entirely unrelated startup.
- bobsil1 7y agoButterfield needs to fail at an enterprise app so his side game blows up.
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- cecilpl2 7y agoFun fact: Tiny Speck was actually Stewart Butterfield's second game company. His first game company also didn't do well, so they pivoted to release Flickr.
- monsieurbanana 7y agoI simultaneously wishes for him to continue trying to make video games, and to continue failing to do so. Seems to be working pretty well.