Slack cofounder: 'We didn't have a sense of the scale it could grow to'
If there's anything Cal Henderson knows about, it's scaling technology to keep up with extremely rapid growth.
If there's anything Cal Henderson knows about, it's scaling technology to keep up with extremely rapid growth.
As Slack's team communication software continues to gain fans, on Thursday it announced a new integration that could be key for the chronically time-challenged: Google Calendar.
The "like" button has become so common on social media today that many click it reflexively to acknowledge a post or comment, even when "like" isn't quite what they mean. Recognizing that messages can spark a spectrum of emotions, Slack on Thursday rolled out a new collection of emoji-based "reactions."
Slack is one of those rare startups that seem to defy the odds at just about every turn.
It wasn't long after the launch of Slack's namesake team-communication software last year that the San Francisco company was catapulted into the "unicorn" club -- that growing group of startups with valuations above $1 billion.