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A few days ago, one of the largest acquisitions in the history of software companies was announced. Salesforce, the customer relations management company, just got Slack for itself for a good $27.7 billion.

That's more than what Microsoft paid for LinkedIn in 2016. It's also more than what Facebook paid for Whatsapp and Instagram, combined.

We already made a video about Slack's valuation back in July this year, when it was already among the fastest-growing tech companies ever. The valuation back then was at around $20 billion.

Six months later, this deal confirms that it's worth $7.7 more billion now. But it all comes with new questions.

Who brings what to the table in such a merger? Is it a win or a loss for Slack? Is it an offensive or defensive move from Salesforce in a market where Microsoft seems to be the ultimate boss?

Let's talk about it in this Company Forensics.

#startups #Slidebean #slack #salesforce

0:00 - Slack & Salesforce - Intro
1:17 - Slack & Salesforce - But first: Why?
2:09 - Slack & Salesforce - A marriage made in heaven
3:37 - Slack & Salesforce - Who wins and who loses?
5:15 - Slack & Salesforce - War against Microsoft?

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