The $27 Billion Question: What If Slack Had Never Sold to Salesforce?
Executive Overview In late 2020, enterprise tech witnessed a defining moment when Salesforce announced its acquisition of workplace chat pioneer Slack for a staggering $27.7 billion. At the time, it was hailed as a masterstroke—a definitive counter-offensive against Microsoft Teams. Stewart Butterfield, Slack’s visionary co-founder, walked away with a massive payday, and shareholders pocketed a…
