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Slack's Accidental Success Built from a failed game company In 2011, a gaming startup called Tiny Speck was shutting down. Their game failedโ€”but their internal chat tool was amazing. Instead of giving up, they pivoted. That tool became Slack. Today, Slack is used by millions and was acquired by Salesforce for $27.7 Billion. The insight? Sometimes your failure holds the blueprint for your real win.

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