![]() ![]() Roger Kirkness, co-founder and CEO of the e-commerce startup Convictional, told Protocol last year that his team didn’t use any messaging apps because their tendency to interrupt deep thinking made them “the enemy of working memory.”Ībe Winter, founder of the early-stage book meetup app Klerb, doesn’t have a need for Slack because he’s only working with two colleagues at the moment, both freelancers. It’s not just competitors who are coming out against Slack. Already, he aims to limit meetings to two hours per week for engineers. We keep pulling each other back into Slack.”Ĭrivello stirred up a conversation on Twitter last week when he posted that he was “strongly considering banning Slack at Teamflow,” and that he at least planned to give each of his engineers a “monk week” - no Slack, email or meetings - once a month. “It’s got this insanely genius engagement loop where we keep re-engaging with each other. ![]() “It’s just distracting and overwhelming,” said Flo Crivello, founder and CEO of the virtual office software maker Teamflow (arguably a competitor of Slack). The emoji-filled messaging tool is integral to many of our work lives, but some tech leaders are ready to walk away. Can your team get by without Slack? Some founders say they’re considering it. ![]()
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