Tiny Speck
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Tiny Speck was a startup best known for developing the online game Glitch before pivoting to create the workplace communication platform that became Slack.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
software company
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startup company ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Cal Henderson
NERFINISHED
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Eric Costello NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergei Mourachov NERFINISHED ⓘ Stewart Butterfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessModel | venture-backed startup ⓘ |
| closedProduct | Glitch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounder |
Cal Henderson
NERFINISHED
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Eric Costello NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergei Mourachov NERFINISHED ⓘ Stewart Butterfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| developed |
Glitch
NERFINISHED
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Slack (early versions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focus |
online multiplayer gaming (initially)
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team communication and collaboration (later) ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Cal Henderson
NERFINISHED
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Eric Costello NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergei Mourachov NERFINISHED ⓘ Stewart Butterfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
San Francisco
NERFINISHED
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Vancouver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
collaboration software
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enterprise software ⓘ online gaming ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creating the workplace communication platform that became Slack
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developing the online game Glitch ⓘ |
| notableEvent | pivot from game development to workplace communication software ⓘ |
| notableProduct |
Glitch
NERFINISHED
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Slack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operated | Glitch online game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pivotedTo | enterprise communication platform development ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Slack Technologies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productOutcome |
Glitch shut down
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Slack became a widely used workplace communication tool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorProduct | Slack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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