Stewart Butterfield

Stewart Butterfield

Co-founder of Flickr and Slack, Former CEO of Slack Technologies, Known for innovating in online photo sharing and collaborative communication platforms.

About

Stewart Butterfield is a Canadian entrepreneur renowned for co-founding Flickr, a pioneering photo-sharing platform, and Slack, a revolutionary business communication tool.
He led Slack Technologies as CEO, scaling the company to global prominence in workplace collaboration software.
He has a background in philosophy and design, which influenced his approach to user-centric digital products.
His work has significantly shaped modern digital communication and team collaboration tools.

Areas of Expertise

entrepreneur CEO

Recent Podcasts

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Slack Founder Butterfield on AI, Software and the Tech Boom's End | Odd Lots

Topic: An in-depth discussion with Slack founder Stewart Butterfield about the current state and future of the tech industry, focusing on AI's impact, economic shifts, mass layoffs, and evolving business models, reflecting on past tech booms and busts.

00:46:034,626892 years ago
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