Introduction

The DFJ entrepreneurial thought leader series is brought to you weekly by the Stanford Technology Ventures program. Today we are very proud to have as our speaker Stuart Butterfield, the co-founder and CEO of the popular team communications platform Slack. This afternoon, Stuart will be in conversation with Andrew Bracha,. Andrew is also a general partner at Excel Partners, a global venture capital firm that focuses on early and growth stage investments in high-tech innovations. So without further ado, let me turn things over to Andrew and Stuart.