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The death of Glitch, the birth of Slack
The death of Glitch, the birth of Slack.
[This post is about the day that Glitch failed, and how that failure created the opportunity to make Slack. We’re sharing it here (out of chronological order) to mark 12 years since the famous pivot.]
“We have to shut down the game.” Stewart Butterfield said.
I looked at him out
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