Slack
web-based instant messaging service
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Videos Mentioning Slack
AI Dev 26 x SF | Daniel Beutel: Flower SuperGrid Agents
DeepLearningAI
A communication platform where Flower has a public community with over 7,000 members.
Inside YC's AI Playbook
Y Combinator
A communication platform used internally at YC to broadcast agent conversations and enable learning.
Devin’s 80% Moment: Background Agents, 7x PRs, & End of Hand-Held Coding — Walden Yan & Cole Murray
Latent Space
A communication platform where agents can be integrated for various use cases, including customer support and prompting for code changes.
Why Two IIT Engineers Turned Down $550K Jobs To Build A Startup
Y Combinator
A communication platform used by GigaML's AI forward deployed engineer to gather information and make changes.
Anthropic's Digital God, Pope vs AI, Job Loss Narrative Flips, Open Source Crackdown Coming?
All-In Podcast
A communication platform, mentioned as an example of a PLG (Product Led Growth) market motion where individual developers sign up before enterprise licenses.
Every Level of Marketing ($0, $10k, $100k, $1m, $10m)
Grant Owen
A software integrated with Salesforce, mentioned in the context of Mr. Beast's sponsorship deals. While Shopify was an intentional sponsorship, Salesforce and Slack were a later, perhaps less strategic, fit.
Why AI Agents Need Context | Deep Dives with a16z
a16z Deep Dives
Mentioned as a SAS tool where Salesforce has historically been good with data access, except for Slack, where they are 'terrible'. Also mentioned as a platform where AI agents might join teams.
GitHub’s Agent Era: 14x Commits, 200M Developers, Copilot’s Next Act — Kyle Daigle
Latent Space
Used by GitHub for chat operations and integrated with commands and workflows, despite the Microsoft acquisition.
Ex-Amazon VP: Do This at Work to Get Promoted Fast | Ethan Evans
BigDeal by Codie Sanchez
A communication platform suggested for sending weekly status reports to make work visible in a corporate environment.
When AI Agents Run Businesses — Lukas Petersson and Axel Backlund of Andon Labs
Latent Space
Used as the primary communication and logging platform for Project Vend, allowing multi-agent interaction and trace analysis.
EMERGENCY DEBATE: The Death Of The Middle Class! The Pitch Forks Are Coming!
The Diary Of A CEO
A communication platform where the host posts a message using Whisper Flow's speech-to-text feature.
The hidden pattern behind successful products | Mark Pincus (FarmVille, Words with Friends, & more)
Lenny's Podcast
A communication platform cited as an example of a successful product that might have been purely 'proven' and 'better' with no 'new' elements, illustrating that innovation doesn't always require complete novelty.
Building the most AI-pilled engineering team in the world | Fiona Fung (Anthropic)
Lenny's Podcast
A communication platform used by Anthropic teams, with integration to Claude Code for feedback channels and project visibility, enabling daily routines for managers.
The Blueprint for Autonomous Work Agents | Gavriel Cohen, NanoClaw
Latent Space
A messaging platform integrated with Nano Claw for agent communication and approvals, considered an S-tier messaging app by the speaker.
The investing hack hiding in your own company
My First Million
The platform where Anthropic launched Claude Tag, chosen because users are already present and it offers necessary permission boundaries for collaborative AI agents.
$4.6B CEO: Excellence Is the Capacity to Take Pain
The Knowledge Project Podcast
Mentioned as a platform where Open Door employees can now directly get information and corporate card numbers to resolve issues like power outages, streamlining the process.
We accidentally dropped 9 genius business ideas while drunk
My First Million
The host uses Slack to keep a running list of his business ideas, labeling them 'drunk idea'.
How to Solve Problems Better Than 99% of People | Seth Godin
BigDeal by Codie Sanchez
Mentioned as a communication tool used by companies that can remove emotion and facilitate top-down, compliant leadership, contrasting with inspirational leadership.
How To Progress Way Faster Than Anyone Else (Answering Your Questions Live)
Alex Hormozi
Mentioned in the context of team communication, specifically regarding adding too many people for visibility, which can distract from core tasks.
Nvidia's Historic Quarter, SaaS Comeback, Bessent vs Druck, America's Debt Crisis, Cancer Vaccine
All-In Podcast
A communication tool mentioned as an example of a horizontal platform company that would be difficult to rebuild internally; Salesforce has developed 'Slack today' with AI capabilities.
Eric Weinstein: The State of American Science, Breakthrough Coverups, and the Danger of Physics
All-In Podcast
A communication tool that emerged from a failed project, used as an example of backing individuals rather than specific ideas.
Inside Trump's Science Agenda: Anti-Science Claims, Fauci's Damage, DEI & China w/ Michael Kratsios
All-In Podcast
A communication platform that originated from a pivot in a different business, illustrating the potential for unexpected success from talented individuals.
Max Junestrand: You Need The Willingness To Learn Faster Than Anyone Else
Y Combinator
A communication platform where Legora has a 'customer love' channel for positive customer feedback.
Why Working Harder Won’t Make You Rich - Codie Sanchez
Chris Williamson
Used as an example of a tool to which micromanaging self-employed individuals might be addicted, constantly seeking dopamine hits from pings.