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

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!

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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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Check out Glue: https://gluegroups.com/ Glue on X: https://x.com/GlueAI

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Follow David:

X: https://x.com/DavidSacks

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidoliversacks/

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Follow Evan:

X: https://x.com/kainosnoema

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evanaowen/

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Follow Jason:

X: https://twitter.com/Jason

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis

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