Today's podcast covers:1. [You asked: We don't sell saddles here](https://buildingslack.com/you-asked/)Welcome to Pocket to Podcast. Today we have 1 article covering leadership and innovation at Slack.In July 2013, just before Slack's Preview Release, Stewart Butterfield shared an essay internally titled "We Don't Sell Saddles Here." This piece was later published online around the time of Slack’s public launch in February 2014. John O’Nolan, CEO of Ghost, inquired about the internal reception of this essay at the time and its significance in hindsight. The essay aimed to elevate the team's effort and broaden their vision beyond the minutiae of product development. It served as a directive, urging the team to not only refine the product to eliminate any rough edges but also to engage in storytelling that would resonate with potential customers, inviting them to see themselves in a new way of working. Stewart's message was clear: for Slack to succeed, it had to not only introduce but also deliver a transformative organizational tool with high-quality software.Stewart's approach to le...Generated by Pocket to Podcast