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“TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 Keynote: A Fireside Chat with Slack CEO Denise Dresser”

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When Slack CEO Denise Dresser was handed the reins last November, she was the third CEO in less than a year at the enterprise communications company. The SaaS Stage lineup, including our discussion with Denise Dresser, is taking place on Oct 29th – learn more about the event here. About TechCrunch Disrupt 2024TechCrunch Disrupt is where you’ll find innovation for every stage of your startup journey. Over 10,000 startup leaders will be attending this year’s event on October 28-30 in San Francisco. We can’t wait to hear from Denise Dresser and more SaaS leaders at this year’s show.

“New Leadership, Same Mission: How Slack’s CEO Plans to Restore Balance Amidst Turmoil”

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Slack’s new CEO looks to bring stability after a turbulent period Three chief executives in one year will do thatIt’s not often you see an established company burn through three CEOs in less than a year. But through circumstances beyond its control, that’s what has happened at Slack, the company Salesforce acquired in 2020 for $28 billion. Jones herself had replaced company co-founder Stewart Butterfield when he announced that he was leaving at the end of 2022. “And then you think about Salesforce having this incredible set of customer data, some of the world’s most valued data. Even though Harris brings a long history of building Salesforce, Slack is losing a person who has a deep understanding of Slack’s technical underpinnings.