They said it couldn't be done
Slack
What they said
“It's IRC with auto-linkification. Well deserved? Pro-capitalists are crazy.”
What actually happened
Acquisition
Acquired by Salesforce for $27.7B
by December 2020
The Founder
The Numbers
Aug 2013
Oct 2014
Apr 2015
Jun 2019
Dec 2020
The Journey
April 2013
LaunchSlack private beta begins; team starts testing with 8 other companies.
August 2013
LaunchPublic launch: 8,000 companies sign up on day 1.
October 2014
Milestone$12M ARR, growing 5% week-over-week; 73,000 daily active users.
September 2017
Milestone5M+ daily active users; $200M ARR.
December 2020
AcquiredSalesforce acquires Slack for $27.7B.
The Pattern
“The loudest voices said stop. They shipped anyway.”
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