A Slack Story

How I Got Replaced in Europe

Starting work on chapter 2 of Slack EMEA. Prospecting candidates from rooftops. Moving upscale in Dublin.

Dec 3 • 

James Sherrett

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November 2025

Gentrifying Slack With Radio London

Moving up in the old world. Coming to you live. Making my mistakes. Updating my priors.

Nov 26 • 

James Sherrett

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I See London, I See France

Getting beyond Dublin. Onwards to London, Paris, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Copenhagen, Berlin, Oslo. Taking on the mission.

Nov 19 • 

James Sherrett

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Meet the New, New, New Boss: Bob

Feeling our teenage years. Finding a top-1 leader for growing Slack. Hiring our new boss.

Nov 12 • 

James Sherrett

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Leaving Never Neverland

Growing up and growing apart. Finding our competency traps. Matching our customers. Becoming Sales.

Nov 5 • 

James Sherrett

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October 2025

A Very Stewart Visit to Dublin

Bossman comes calling. Wanting to show our set up success. Meeting his handlers. Celebrating back to the future.

Oct 29 • 

James Sherrett

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Hiring Good Irish Hybrids

Hiring all the time. Selling Slack to candidates. Adapting Slack to Ireland. Guessing that it's a little from column A, a little from column B.

Oct 22 • 

James Sherrett

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Just Like Starting Over

Launching in Dublin. What is Slack, again? Telling our story from scratch. Flying to find the complexities of Europe.

Oct 15 • 

James Sherrett

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Culture Carriers in Dublin

Doing the job in Dublin. Starting with Hanni. Finding a fridge. Fitting into life.

Oct 8 • 

James Sherrett

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Boom Times, Not Boom Times

Learning about Ireland. Starting in Dublin. Finding some history. Some well remembered, some purposefully forgotten.

Oct 1 • 

James Sherrett

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September 2025

Stone Upon Stone

Opening Slack’s Dublin offices at the Guinness Storehouse. Finding poetry in the streets. Finding familiarity by travelling.

Sep 24 • 

James Sherrett

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Leaving for Dublin

Things left behind. Deciding as a family. Acknowledging the inequality of it all. Celebrating moving.

Sep 17 • 

James Sherrett

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