Slack

Slack Technologies, Inc. is an American international software company founded in 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Its core team is largely drawn from the founders of Ludicorp, the company that created Flickr.

(source: slack.com)

Facebook’s Slack Alternative Reaches 3M Users, Adds Video
Facebook’s Slack Alternative Reaches 3M Users, Adds Video
October 08, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook’s Slack-like worker communication app, Workplace, has just announced a slew of new features along with a milestone – it recently hit three million paying...

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Fraud Experts Raise Concerns That Cap One Hacker Targeted Other Firms
Fraud Experts Raise Concerns That Cap One Hacker Targeted Other Firms
July 31, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Krebs On Security is reporting that the alleged Capital One hacker may have also targeted and stolen data from other corporations. The website named Paige...

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Slack, Like Spotify, Chooses Direct Listing To Go Public
Slack, Like Spotify, Chooses Direct Listing To Go Public
June 20, 2019  |  IPO

Messaging company Slack is planning to use a direct listing method to go public instead of an IPO, according to CNBC. A direct listing, which...

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Slack CEO Weighs In On The End Of (Some) Email 
Slack CEO Weighs In On The End Of (Some) Email 
June 20, 2019  |  IPO

Is the era of email coming to an end? Maybe — and maybe in several years. Slack CEO and Co-Founder Stewart Butterfield was quoted by...

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Direct IPOs Fire Shot Across ‘Old Economy’ Bow
Direct IPOs Fire Shot Across ‘Old Economy’ Bow
June 17, 2019  |  IPO

Call it direct-to-consumer — in a way. Headed into this week, Slack is set to offer up shares in an action that differs from the...

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SoftBank Seeks Loan To Kick Back Cash To Investors
SoftBank Seeks Loan To Kick Back Cash To Investors
May 31, 2019  |  Loans

SoftBank’s Vision Fund is reportedly looking to borrow $4 billion in an effort to give some cash back to its investors. Sources told The Financial...

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Will Slack’s Direct IPO Be A Direct Hit With The Street?
Will Slack’s Direct IPO Be A Direct Hit With The Street?
February 05, 2019  |  IPO

For the stock market, 2018 seems so rear view mirror, among the worst years in a decade. As of this writing the tech-heavy NASDAQ Composite...

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Slack Skips IPO; Plans Direct Listing
Slack Skips IPO; Plans Direct Listing
February 04, 2019  |  Investments

Slack, a popular workplace messaging app, said it has confidentially filed with regulators in the United States to list its shares, according to a report...

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Tesla, Slack Show Lure Of Non-Public Funding Amid High Mkt Valuations
Tesla, Slack Show Lure Of Non-Public Funding Amid High Mkt Valuations
August 14, 2018  |  Investments

As the saying goes, cash is king. Amend that a bit to state that when it comes to corporate events, cash may be … well,...

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