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Slack

Team communication organized around channels and shared work.

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Slack's growth system

Acquisition

Get discovered

Apps connect existing workflows

Slack’s app directory surfaces integrations for tools a team already uses.

Activation

Deliver the first win

Invite teammates into the workspace

Slack workspaces become useful when colleagues join the conversation.

Getting-started guidance teaches a shared vocabulary

Slack introduces members to channels, messages, and other core actions through its getting-started resources.

Retention

Give people a reason to return

Getting-started guidance teaches a shared vocabulary

Slack introduces members to channels, messages, and other core actions through its getting-started resources.

Monetization

Create value worth paying for

Paid membership follows team adoption

Slack prices paid workspace access around members, with billing rules describing eligible activity and adjustments.

Virality

Build growth into the product

Invite teammates into the workspace

Slack workspaces become useful when colleagues join the conversation.

Paid membership follows team adoption

Slack prices paid workspace access around members, with billing rules describing eligible activity and adjustments.

Growth map

Possible connections · Tactern analysis
  1. 01Trigger
    Create workspace
  2. 02User action
    Start conversation
  3. 03User action
    Find app
  4. 04User action
    Continue in channel
  5. 05User action
    Join workspace
  6. 06User action
    Participate in team work
  7. 07Outcome
    Team adopts Slack

This map connects the researched tactics into a possible system. It is not a verified user journey or a complete account of Slack's strategy.

A teardown in progress.

These are the tactics currently in the library. An unlisted stage means research has not been added, not that the company has no strategy for it.

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