Stewart Butterfield, Founder and CEO of Slack

Summary: Among other topics, Stewart discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:<br> <br> * The genesis of Slack<br> * How Slack was scaled to an enterprise level application<br> * What metrics are used to gauge the health of the business<br> * External inputs into Slack and the value they add<br> * Developers and partners in the Slack ecosystem<br> * The Slack Fund and its role in driving innovative ideas<br> * Stewart’s mentors and lessons learned from his entrepreneurial ventures<br> * How culture can drive productivity<br> * How talent management develops in a rapidly growing company<br> <br> Stewart Butterfield’s Biography<br> Stewart is the founder and CEO of Slack, the fastest growing business app ever. It is a messaging and file sharing application heralded as the “Email Killer” of the workplace with over $100 million in annual revenue. As CEO, Stewart is responsible for all operations throughout the company as well as defining the future vision for Slack.<br> Prior to Slack, Stewart co-founded the picture sharing site Flickr, which was acquired by Yahoo! in 2005. He continued as the General Manager of Flickr at Yahoo! until mid-2008.<br> Stewart received his Bachelor of Philosophy degree from the University of Victoria and went on to earn a Master of Philosophy degree from the University of Cambridge.<br>