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
startup company
associatedPerson Cal Henderson
Eric Costello
Sergei Mourachov
linked to: Serguei Mourachov

Stewart Butterfield
businessModel venture-backed startup
closedProduct Glitch
coFounder Cal Henderson
Eric Costello
Sergei Mourachov
linked to: Serguei Mourachov

Stewart Butterfield
country Canada
United States
developed Glitch
Slack (early versions)
linked to: Slack
focus online multiplayer gaming (initially)
team communication and collaboration (later)
foundedBy Cal Henderson
Eric Costello
Sergei Mourachov
linked to: Serguei Mourachov

Stewart Butterfield
headquartersLocation San Francisco
Vancouver
industry collaboration software
enterprise software
online gaming
knownFor creating the workplace communication platform that became Slack
developing the online game Glitch
notableEvent pivot from game development to workplace communication software
notableProduct Glitch
Slack
operated Glitch online game
pivotedTo enterprise communication platform development
predecessorOf Slack Technologies
linked to: Slack
productOutcome Glitch shut down
Slack became a widely used workplace communication tool
linked to: Slack
successorProduct Slack

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Stewart Butterfield coFounded Tiny Speck
Stewart Butterfield employer Tiny Speck
Serguei Mourachov coFounded Tiny Speck
Serguei Mourachov employer Tiny Speck