Slack
web-based instant messaging service
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Videos Mentioning Slack

Work at a Startup Expo 2019
Y Combinator
Referenced as a successful company that achieved a multi-billion dollar valuation, serving as an example of a potential outcome for successful startup employees.

Startup Investor School Day 2 Live Stream
Y Combinator
A communication platform used for questions and communications among attendees of the Startup Investor School.

YC SUS: Aaron Epstein and Eric Migicovsky give website feedback
Y Combinator
A communication platform, used as an example of an app with a well-designed update system that Product Voice could emulate.

Female Founders Conference - New York
Y Combinator
Mentioned as one of the hundreds of best companies that partner with The Muse to tell an authentic story for hiring.

Which Sales Strategy Is Best For Your Startup?
Y Combinator
Used as a prime example of a product that successfully employs a Bottoms-Up sales motion, spreading virally within organizations.

Why Is AI Making My Job *Worse*? | Cal Newport
Cal Newport
Mentioned as a communication tool that, like email, can lead to increased busyness and distraction if not managed carefully.

Fireside Chat with Kat Mañalac, Kathryn Minshew, and Alex Cavoulacos
Y Combinator
One of the companies that uses The Muse's platform to hire.

An inside look at Figma’s unique GTM motion | Claire Butler (first GTM hire)
Lenny's Podcast
Mentioned as an example of a product that is useless on its own, unlike Figma which provides value to individual users.

Every OpenClaw Concept Explained for Normal People
Jay E | RoboNuggets
A business communication platform that can be integrated with OpenClaw as a chat channel.

how I gained 950,000 Instagram followers (copy this system)
Matt Gray
A communication platform where the speaker uploads photos for their designer and social media manager to post throughout the week.

7 OpenClaw Skills To 10x Your Business Output
Riley Brown
Mentioned as a potential alternative messaging platform for AI agent integration.

The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to OpenClaw
Metics Media
A communication platform that OpenClaw can connect to.

An AI state of the union: We’ve passed the inflection point & dark factories are coming
Lenny's Podcast
A communication platform, used by StrongDM in a simulated environment to test their security software with AI agent testers.

Anthropic’s $1B to $19B growth run: how Claude became the fastest-growing AI product in history
Lenny's Podcast
A communication platform used at Anthropic for daily interactions, quick project kickoffs, and containing 'notebook channels' for sharing thoughts.

Rules For Deep Work — Updated for 2026 | Cal Newport
Cal Newport
Messaging platform discussed as part of the 'hyperactive hive mind' collaboration style that requires constant checking.

Extreme Harness Engineering for the 1B token/day Dark Factory — Ryan Lopopolo, OpenAI Frontier
Latent Space
Used as a communication channel where agents can be directed to perform tasks, such as updating documentation or fixing issues.

Notion’s Sarah Sachs & Simon Last on Custom Agents, Evals, and the Future of Work
Latent Space
Mentioned as a communication platform where Notion custom agents are shared and integrated, and used for notifications.

How Anthropic’s product team moves faster than anyone else | Cat Wu (Head of Product, Claude Code)
Lenny's Podcast
Described as the 'core OS' of Anthropic, used extensively for communication and integrating AI tools. It's praised for its hackability and reliability.

Picking sharp problems, increasing virality, and unique product frameworks | Oji Udezue (Typeform)
Lenny's Podcast
Mentioned as an example of a product that achieved virality through solving a sharp problem, not synthetic means. It initially had limitations in connecting to organizations but gained traction through word-of-mouth.

AI News: The Biggest Leap We've Seen This Year!
Matt Wolfe
Mentioned as having a logo that appeared with incorrect coloration in an AI-generated image of a Mac OS X desktop.

Startup Investor School Day 3 Live Stream
Y Combinator
Co-founder of Dropbox, made a deal with Pejman Nozad over tea, later featured on Forbes; has a long-term vision of reducing workdays to four per week.

AI era skills: Why cultivating agency matters more than job titles | Max Schoening (Notion)
Lenny's Podcast
Mentioned as an example of a critical SaaS tool that companies like Anthropic rely on, and that nobody wants to rebuild due to its complexity and scale.

Stanford CS153 Frontier Systems | Mati Staniszewski from ElevenLabs on The Future of Voice Systems
Stanford Online
A communication platform used by 11 Labs after experimenting with Discord, found to be easier for their internal communication.