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Messaging Startup Slack Launches App Directory And Creates $80 Million Fund to Invest in Other Startups

Slack Technologies, a Silicon Valley company which owns team communication app Slack announced that it has launched a third-party App Directory aimed at being the de facto source for certified integrations. Slack is also forming an $80 million venture fund to invest in other startup funds. Slack has also reveals that it now has 2 million daily active users, a 16 percent jump from October, when the service had 1.7 million users. It also now has 570,000 paid seats, up from 470,000 two months ago.

Slack considers mass media campaign to gain more users

Slack plans to accelerate its growth by spending some of its $250 million for mass-market advertising. The company is planning to increase its users especially outside of the corporate sector.

Slack launches private channels for temporary private group chats

Business messaging app Slack launches a new feature enabling users to make private discussions with up to eight people on private channels. This feature is useful to discuss a short-term topic with selected users within a group.

Slack launches private channels for temporary private group chats

Inside the Billion Dollar Startup Club: Top 5 Fastest Unicorns in the World Today

It takes a lot of hard work for a company to reach $1 billion valuation. But some are faster than the rest. Here are 5 of them who reached the unicorn status in the shortest time.

Stewart Butterfield on leadership: I am a terrible manager

Stewart Butterfield, the Slack CEO, told an interview that he is a 'terrible manager'.

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Brothers Arrested After Planning to Steal $25M in Cryptocurrencies from Ethereum Blockchain

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