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How Slack and Flickr Founder Stewart Butterfield (Twice) Mastered the Art of the Pivot

Reid Hoffman

Stewart is quite possibly the “grandmaster” of the pivot, having turned two different failed video game companies into, respectively, Flickr (the first image-based social network, which presaged the success of Facebook, Instagram, and Snap) and Slack, the incredibly successful workplace messaging and collaboration service.

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ProfessorVC: Why I Hate Convertible Debt.Let Me Count the Ways

Professor VC

Many others may end up filing for bankruptcy or doing an assignment for the benefit of creditors (ABC). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. So what happens to these companies? ► January. (1).