Slack CEO, ahead of NYSE debut, predicts the end of company email as we know it in 7 years

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The workplace-messaging firm Slack is confident that it will speed toward ending the world of email as we know it inside companies in the next seven years, predicts co-founder and CEO Stewart Butterfield.Slack's paying customers total over 85,000 people, and it has more than 10 million daily active users, the company said in a JanuaryConventional email will phase out between those users between five to seven years from now, Butterfield estimated.

"Everyone will choose this," he said of his platform, where companies can set up both public and private channels for employees to collaborate and direct messaging each other.

 

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The end of Slack will follow soon thereafter. More and more ways to make employees “processed”. Less and less personal interaction.

Tried it Deleted it No moat, too easy to replicate so others will

It doesn’t say how it will end. I do like the direct listing idea very much - no more paying market makers to underwrite issues!

That little weasel McCain going from 26 dollar private stock price to 38 lmao..... I’ll wait

'Slack stores and is able to read all communications, as well as identifying information for everyone in your workspace. Slack has been criticized for a change to their privacy policy, allowing access to all public and private channels by workspace administrators.' Sounds Great.

I love Slack. It's like an AOL chatroom for today. Except GIPHY makes it so much cooler.

I respect Cramer but he is ridiculous in his daily mocking of Trump and his policies. New highs Jim... Lower taxes, less regulation, and standing up for the USA on trade.🇺🇸

OT: Cramer continues to make an ass out of himself and CNBC with the daily Trump ankle-biting. Even though Trump created this huge rally.

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