At my first job in the mid-to-late '90s, almost every product was from Microsoft. Everything was designed to work together - Windows for workgroups, shared M drives, etc., etc. Stewart Butterfield 90sdesigndrive Change image and share on social
There was a lot of dialogue between the people who were developing Flickr and their users to get feedback on how they wanted Flickr to develop. That interaction made the initial community very strong, and then that seed was there for new people who joined to make the community experience strong for them, too. Stewart Butterfield communitydevelopdialogue share on social
I'm going to end up with a lot more money than I feel like I'm entitled to, given how hard I work. Stewart Butterfield endentitlefeel Change image and share on social
The useful part of Microsoft was that everything worked together. Stewart Butterfield microsoftpartwork Change image and share on social
What motivates me is just to do a really, really good job at something. If I were a better musician, I probably would've ended up as one. Stewart Butterfield endgoodhave Change image and share on social
There's a lot that's wrong with the way we work - bad habits that develop around control of information, people hoarding information as a means of preserving their own power. When you're using Slack, everyone can see what's going on because the default mode is public. Stewart Butterfield badcontroldefault share on social
Email will probably be around for many decades to come. It's hard to say what will happen 20 years from now, but email has been around for decades, and it will likely be around for decades more. Stewart Butterfield decadeemailhappen Change image and share on social
For the first five years of my life, I grew up in a log cabin in coastal British Columbia in a very small town, like 300 people, mostly hippies. No running water, no electricity. When I was 12, I changed my name from Dharma to Stewart. At that age, you just want to be normal. Stewart Butterfield agebritishcabin share on social
A company like Adobe, there are dozens of different teams that are using Slack. Each of those elected to use Slack independently. Stewart Butterfield adobecompanydozen Change image and share on social
I have a couple of things I do to clear my head when I need it. The first is exercise, the kind of exercise that makes me lie on the floor afterward gasping for breath and wonder if I'm actually going to be able to breathe enough to not die. The other one is playing music. Stewart Butterfield afterwardbreathbreathe share on social