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News about Slack Technologies

• Slack stock surges at debut, values company at more than US$23 billion

  Strong performance helps validate the unusual direct listing model the company used to go public

• Slack cofounder: 'We didn't have a sense of the scale it could grow to'

  In the two years since its beta launch, Slack has juggled explosive growth, formidable competition and the need to cater to CIOs

• Don't forget that meeting! Slack adds Google Calendar integration so you won't

  Users can set custom reminders before events and get a daily digest each morning

• Slack goes way beyond 'like' with new emoji 'reactions'

  The tired, old thumbs-up symbol is positively dull by comparison

• Slack rides high on early valuations

  The team messaging site now boasts 1.1 million daily active users

• Why investors are so excited about Slack

  The enterprise-software startup's valuation has gone from $1.12 billion to $2.8 billion in six short months