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title: "2 Common denominator Quotes By Stewart Butterfield"
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> [Email has the virtue - sounds like a bad thing, but it's the virtue of being the lowest common denominator messaging protocol. Everyone can have it. It can cross organizational boundaries. No one owns it. It's not some particular company's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/email-has-the-virtue-sounds-like-a-bad-thing-but-it-s-the-virtue-of/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

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> [If your job requires that you spend a lot of time communicating with people across organizational boundaries, email is perfect. Email is the lowest common denominator, and it's going to cross organizational boundaries really well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/if-your-job-requires-that-you-spend-a-lot-of-time-communicating-with/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

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## Other authors on Common denominator

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rush-limbaugh-81741.jpg) Rush Limbaugh 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/common-denominator/rush-limbaugh/)

## More by Stewart Butterfield

> [Every customer interaction is a marketing opportunity. If you go above and beyond on the customer service side, people are much more likely to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/every-customer-interaction-is-a-marketing-opportunity-if-you-go-above/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

> [We're still at the beginning of a major transition in how people communicate and work together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/we-re-still-at-the-beginning-of-a-major-transition-in-how-people/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

> [I see all kinds of people work hard all over the world, and some of them are barely making it. I don't just mean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/i-see-all-kinds-of-people-work-hard-all-over-the-world-and-some-of/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

> [What motivates me is just to do a really, really good job at something. If I were a better musician, I probably would've ended…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/what-motivates-me-is-just-to-do-a-really-really-good-job-at-something/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

> [The most productive employees, from my experience, are those who go home at 5:30 P.M. but are hyperfocused at work. People can only think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/the-most-productive-employees-from-my-experience-are-those-who-go/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

> [People think I'm smart because Flickr was successful. I'm lucky. Maybe I'm smart, too. But, I'm lucky.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/people-think-i-m-smart-because-flickr-was-successful-i-m-lucky-maybe/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

> [The outward expression of empathy is courtesy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/the-outward-expression-of-empathy-is-courtesy/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

> [We created materials to explain Slack to individuals - what it was for, how it worked, what you're supposed to do - but we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/we-created-materials-to-explain-slack-to-individuals-what-it-was-for/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

> [People tend to overestimate the short-term impact of technological change. In the short-term, it's not going to make that much of a difference.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/people-tend-to-overestimate-the-short-term-impact-of-technological/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

> [There's a lot that's wrong with the way we work - bad habits that develop around control of information, people hoarding information as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/there-s-a-lot-that-s-wrong-with-the-way-we-work-bad-habits-that/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

> [You have to figure out what conversion means in your case. What does retention mean? What does activation mean? For every business, it's going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/you-have-to-figure-out-what-conversion-means-in-your-case-what-does/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

> [It’s hard to imagine the revenue from selling the prints will cover the cost of lost goodwill.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/it-s-hard-to-imagine-the-revenue-from-selling-the-prints-will-cover/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

> [I'm going to make more money than I need in any outcome.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/i-m-going-to-make-more-money-than-i-need-in-any-outcome/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

> [There's a lot of automation that can happen that isn't a replacement of humans but of mind-numbing behavior.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/there-s-a-lot-of-automation-that-can-happen-that-isn-t-a-replacement/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

> [Flickr was designed partly to market itself. There are a lot features, in place early on, that let people take their photo, upload it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-butterfield/flickr-was-designed-partly-to-market-itself-there-are-a-lot-features/)

[Stewart Butterfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-butterfield/)

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