Convo Wants To Be The 'Un-Slack' Version of Slack for Big Companies

There's a new enterprise collaboration platform, Convo, that's fighting its way into the spotlight. Faizan Buzdar, co-founder of Convo, felt that Slack causes employees to become too relaxed—in his eyes, it creates an environment where workers, literally, slack. The app is frequently used for fun emoticons and inside jokes, says Buzdar, which isn't very productive. Buzdar created Convo, a communication platform for vital tasks, as a solution to this perceived problem. “Our mission is to let people get serious work done,” said Buzdar.