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Funny thing is this was the second time Stewart Butterfield tried to build a massively multiplayer game and pivoted the company. The first one was Flickr! http
by axit 4y ago
Funny thing is this was the second time Stewart Butterfield tried to build a massively multiplayer game and pivoted the company. The first one was Flickr!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Butterfield https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Butterfield
- cercatrova 4y agoThe man just wants to make MMOs but accidentally keeps creating billion dollar companies!
- ErikAugust 4y ago“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.” ― Norman Vincent Peale
- swivelmaster 4y ago“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll be acquired by Yahoo!.”
- rexreed 4y agoor SalesForce in the case of Slack
- justusthane 4y agoOr, you know, come crashing back to earth at terminal velocity.
- Ancapistani 4y agoThat beats drifting out into deep space, alive but unable to do anything other than watch your life support system slowly but inevitably fail.
- qikInNdOutReply 4y agoReminds me of my brother, who wanted to have a little toy car consolation price at the christmas fair, but kept winning the main prices. Parents were chatting with another couple, he came asked for a buck to play, dumped the main price into my fathers arms, this went on six-times, he was almost crying by the point my father said "enough" the arm full of Dresden stollen. Sometimes your glorious victory is the defeat of others. Good times.