![Cisco partners with bot makers Gupshup and API.ai](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/5018939048_1240b02422_o.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Topic > Slack
![Cisco partners with bot makers Gupshup and API.ai](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/5018939048_1240b02422_o.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
![MobileBeat 2016 shows bots are hitting critical mass (full agenda)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/MobileBeat-2016-Bots.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
VB Event
MobileBeat 2016 shows bots are hitting critical mass (full agenda)
![Why ‘push’ chatbots in Slack are awesome but ‘pull’ chatbots are more common](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/kittybot-landing-page.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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Why ‘push’ chatbots in Slack are awesome but ‘pull’ chatbots are more common
![5 reasons mobile apps still rule: The Conversational Economy, Part 2](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Conversational-commerce-chat-mobile-app.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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5 reasons mobile apps still rule: The Conversational Economy, Part 2
![Hipmunk embraces bots with an A.I. travel assistant for Facebook Messenger and Slack](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/photo_20160623_095136.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Hipmunk embraces bots with an A.I. travel assistant for Facebook Messenger and Slack
![Slack adds shortcut buttons for quick actions in connected apps](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Slack-sign-3.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Slack adds shortcut buttons for quick actions in connected apps
![The state of bots: 11 examples of conversational commerce in 2016](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/chatbots.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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The state of bots: 11 examples of conversational commerce in 2016
![How will bots make money? Here are 7 business models](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Ex-Machina-movie-still.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
How will bots make money? Here are 7 business models
![A complete guide for launching successful Slack bots](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/slackbot.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
A complete guide for launching successful Slack bots
![Product Hunt launches Kittybot, its first Slack bot](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/kittybot-screen.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Product Hunt launches Kittybot, its first Slack bot
![Slack passes 3 million daily active users, 930K paid seats](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1-eQcT5dLlSlz7gFUeq8VA8A@2x.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Slack passes 3 million daily active users, 930K paid seats
![MobileBeat 2016 will be the first major event to tackle the world of bots](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/MobileBeat-2016-Bots.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
VB Event
MobileBeat 2016 will be the first major event to tackle the world of bots
![Tips for Slack bot onboarding](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/slackbot.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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Tips for Slack bot onboarding
![You can now use your Slack account to sign into other apps, starting with Quip](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image-16.jpeg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
You can now use your Slack account to sign into other apps, starting with Quip
![It begins: BotRevenue.com to serve ads in bots](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/BotRevenue.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
It begins: BotRevenue.com to serve ads in bots
![Sensay, a chatbot for getting help with any task, passes 1 million users](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Sensay-image.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Sensay, a chatbot for getting help with any task, passes 1 million users
![Chatbots for work: Troops raises $2.6M to help you use Salesforce](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/troopsteam.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
VB Insight
Chatbots for work: Troops raises $2.6M to help you use Salesforce
![Why do we hate humans?](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/machine-learning.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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Why do we hate humans?
![Facebook just validated the bot movement for businesses](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/David-Marcus-F8-2016.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Analysis
Facebook just validated the bot movement for businesses
![DeepstreamHub raises $1 million for real-time app development platform](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Screen-Shot-2016-04-07-at-9.16.05-PM.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
DeepstreamHub raises $1 million for real-time app development platform
![Slack confirms it has raised $200 million at $3.8 billion valuation](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Slack-sign-3.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Slack confirms it has raised $200 million at $3.8 billion valuation
![Domo, Slack and Tableau: How the disruptors are already facing disruption](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/josh-james-domo.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Domo, Slack and Tableau: How the disruptors are already facing disruption
![Bots are big: This AI startup turns Slack into SmarterChild on steroids](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/slackbot.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Exclusive
Bots are big: This AI startup turns Slack into SmarterChild on steroids
![Slack now has 2.3 million daily active users, 675,000 paid seats, and 280 apps in its directory](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Slack-daily-active-users-021216.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Slack now has 2.3 million daily active users, 675,000 paid seats, and 280 apps in its directory
![Slack forms Search, Learning, & Intelligence Group focused on ‘mining the chat corpus’](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Photo-Dec-15-5-22-49-PM.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Slack forms Search, Learning, & Intelligence Group focused on ‘mining the chat corpus’
![Skype launches Slack integration in preview](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/skype_logo-e1479153190665.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Skype launches Slack integration in preview
![Slack’s new Do Not Disturb feature lets you snooze notifications](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Photo-Dec-15-5-22-49-PM.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Slack’s new Do Not Disturb feature lets you snooze notifications
![Meet Botkit, an open-source framework for building your own Slack bot](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Slack-BotKit-VentureBeat-2.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Meet Botkit, an open-source framework for building your own Slack bot
![Slack hits 2M daily active users, launches third-party App Directory, $80M developer fund](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Screen-Shot-2015-12-15-at-1.20.59-PM.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Slack hits 2M daily active users, launches third-party App Directory, $80M developer fund
![5 open-source alternatives to Slack](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Slack-down.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
5 open-source alternatives to Slack
![Blockspring integrates with Slack so you can build super useful bots that do real work](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/slack-macaitis-business-card-Novet.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
VB Insight
Blockspring integrates with Slack so you can build super useful bots that do real work
![Slack plans a mass-media advertising push to boost growth](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Slack-office-Novet.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Slack plans a mass-media advertising push to boost growth
![Slack updates API to let developers build more powerful apps, so you can just type to order a Lyft](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/foursquare-sportsbar-demo.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Slack updates API to let developers build more powerful apps, so you can just type to order a Lyft
![Slack founder on why every day he worries: ‘We’ve almost certainly f–ked this up completely.’](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/slack.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Slack founder on why every day he worries: ‘We’ve almost certainly f–ked this up completely.’
![Slack launches user groups, hits 1.7M daily active users and 470K paid seats](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Slack-user-groups-marketing.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Slack launches user groups, hits 1.7M daily active users and 470K paid seats
![Slack launches group chats, turns private groups into private channels](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Slack-group-DMs.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Slack launches group chats, turns private groups into private channels
![Slack bot maker Howdy launches with $1.5M](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Howdy-participant.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Slack bot maker Howdy launches with $1.5M
![Fog Creek launches Chatterbug, a free issue-tracker bot that you can use in Slack](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Chatterbug-Fog-Creek.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Exclusive
Fog Creek launches Chatterbug, a free issue-tracker bot that you can use in Slack
![Slack launches on Windows Phone in beta, but key features like search are missing](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Slack-sign-3.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Slack launches on Windows Phone in beta, but key features like search are missing
![$100B+ mobile opportunity: Mobile enterprise and enabler apps growing fast](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Screen-Shot-2015-09-08-at-10.09.22-AM.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)