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Glue: The New Slack Killer with David Sacks and Evan Owen | E1955

May 23, 2024

David Sacks and Evan Owen, co-founders of Glue, delve into their innovative team communication tool designed to challenge Slack. They demo Glue's features, including AI integration that anticipates user needs, making it a potential game-changer. The duo discusses strategies for onboarding users from established platforms and their approach to competitive pricing. They also reflect on the evolution of workplace communication and the dynamics of remote versus in-person teams, offering insights from Sacks' extensive entrepreneurial experience.

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Evan Owen

David Sacks

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Quick takeaways

Integrating AI in chat platforms boosts efficiency by offering proactive assistance and seamless integration for users.

Glue's thread-focused approach enhances collaboration by minimizing channel fatigue and simplifying team interactions.

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Benefits of Combining AI with Chat Experience

Combining AI with the chat experience results in seamless integration for employees, eliminating the need to switch between platforms for AI and human chats. The AI's potential to proactively offer assistance without prompts like a virtual teammate enhances efficiency. Ensuring the AI delivers high-quality responses is crucial to prevent it from becoming disruptive.

AI Integration for Current and Efficient Expertise Identification

01:38

Evolution of AI Models, Growth Insights, and Team Expansion

03:40

Intro

2min

Reviving Roots: The Launch of Glue and the Evolution of Workplace Communication

2min

Revolutionizing Communication: The Development of Glue

3min

Revolutionizing Team Communication with Threads

5min

AI as a Virtual Teammate

8min

Transitioning Users: Strategies and Onboarding in Competitive Landscapes

6min

Optimizing User Onboarding and Competitive Pricing Strategies

4min

Innovative AI Integration and Pricing Strategies in Modern Tools

6min

Scaling for Success

7min

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The Balance of Remote Work and In-Office Collaboration

2min

In this episode, David Sacks and Evan Owen of Glue join Jason to demo their new “slack killer” product (4:38), explain the role of AI within Glue (14:14), discuss building products with remote vs in-person teams (36:47), and more!

Timestamps:

(0:00) David Sacks and Evan Owen join Jason to show us newly launched Glue.

(2:42) David Sacks answers, “Why build another product?”.

(4:38) Evan jumps into a demo of Glue.

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(12:15) Popular data sources users are incorporating into Glue.

(14:14) Digging deeper on the AI of Glue and when it will be able to be proactive in its participation. (19:42) LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at https://www.linkedin.com/twist (21:07) Glue’s strategy on converting users from tools like slack in this competitive landscape.

(27:18) Glue’s approach to pricing.

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(31:45) Training models and the heated subject of privacy and security.

(34:12) How building a company now, fourteen years after Yammer, has been different for Sacks.

(36:47) Diving into the topic of building products with remote vs in-person teams.

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