Stewart Butterfield

Extracted Attributes

• Education

  B.A. in Philosophy (University of Victoria), M.A. in Philosophy (University of Cambridge)

• Full Name

  Daniel Stewart Butterfield

• Net Worth

  Estimated US$1.8 billion

• Birth Name

  Dharma Jeremy Butterfield

• Occupation

  Entrepreneur, Billionaire Businessman

• Nationality

  Canadian

• Date of Birth

  1973-03-21

• Place of Birth

  Lund, British Columbia, Canada

Timeline

• Born in Lund, British Columbia, Canada. (Source: Wikidata)

  1973-03-21

• Legally changed name to Daniel Stewart Butterfield at age 12. (Source: Web Search Results)

  1985-01-01

• Graduated with a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Victoria. (Source: Web Search Results)

  1996-01-01

• Co-founded Ludicorp to develop an online video game, later pivoting to Flickr. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2002-01-01

• Co-founded the photo-sharing website Flickr. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2004-01-01

• Received the Legacy Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Victoria. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2008-11-01

• Co-founded Slack Technologies, Inc. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2009-01-01

• Named Wall Street Journal's Technology Innovator and TechCrunch Founder of the Year. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2015-01-01

• Married Jen Rubio, co-founder of Away. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2020-01-01

• Welcomed a son with wife Jen Rubio. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2021-01-01

• Slack, now owned by Salesforce, faces competition from David Sacks' new startup Glue. (Source: Document a7a96b3e-b0a7-41e7-a179-b42068a2117b)

  2024-01-01

Stewart Butterfield

Daniel Stewart Butterfield (born Dharma Jeremy Butterfield; March 21, 1973) is a Canadian billionaire businessman, best known for co-founding the photo-sharing website Flickr and the team-messaging application Slack.

Web Search Results

• Stewart Butterfield | Research Starters - EBSCO

  Stewart Butterfield is a Canadian entrepreneur known for his significant contributions to technology, particularly in fostering online communities and user-driven content. Born on March 21, 1973, in Lund, British Columbia, he earned degrees in philosophy from the University of Victoria and the University of Cambridge before transitioning into the tech industry. Butterfield co-founded Ludicorp in 2002, initially aiming to develop an online video game but pivoted to create Flickr, a [...] Dharma Stewart Butterfield was born in Lund, British Columbia, on March 21, 1973. He studied philosophy in college, earning a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Victoria in Canada. He earned a master's in philosophy from the University of Cambridge in England. He began his career as a computer programmer in Vancouver, working with several large corporations, including Sears and HSBC. In those early years, Butterfield provided design consultancy services for several big [...] Stewart Butterfield is one of the pioneers of the Canadian technology evolution. His desire for nonviolent online communities that foster communication and sharing is a hallmark of his life's work. After he helped solidify the concept of Web 2.0 and image-sharing online, Butterfield returned to the programming life. Whether through his work in online video games or his revolutionary photo-sharing platforms, Butterfield has proven the importance of user-driven content. By providing Flickr users

• Stewart Butterfield | Biography, Slack, & Facts | Britannica Money

  original name: : Dharma Jeremy Butterfield born: : March 21, 1973, Lund, British Columbia, Canada (age 52) Founder: : Slack Technologies : Flickr.com Stewart Butterfield (born March 21, 1973, Lund, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian entrepreneur who cofounded both Flickr (2004), a photo-sharing site, and Slack Technologies, Inc. (2009), a dot-com enterprise that provided organizations with Slack, an internal-messaging service that facilitated employee collaboration. [...] Butterfield’s parents, who lived in a commune in a small British Columbia fishing village, named their son Dharma Jeremy Butterfield; when he was 12 years old, he legally changed his name to Daniel Stewart Butterfield. In 1978 the family left communal living and moved to Victoria, the provincial capital. Within a few years they purchased a computer, and Butterfield became immersed in that technology. He earned a B.A. in philosophy (1996) from the University of Victoria and a master’s degree [...] Entertainment & Pop Culture Literature Sports & Recreation Visual Arts Image GalleriesInfographicsPodcastsSummariesTop QuestionsBritannica Kids Read More Mark ZuckerbergSean ParkerDaniel Ek # Stewart Butterfield Canadian entrepreneur Also known as: Dharma Jeremy Butterfield Written byKaren Sparks Karen Sparks Karen Sparks held various posts associated with the Britannica Book of the Year before serving as its Director/Editor from 2009 to 2016.

• Stewart Butterfield - Wikipedia

  Daniel Stewart Butterfield (born Dharma Jeremy Butterfield; March 21, 1973) is a Canadian billionaire businessman, best known for co-founding the photo-sharing website Flickr and the team-messaging application Slack "Slack (software)"). ## Early life and education [edit] [...] In 1973, Butterfield was born in Lund, British Columbia, to Norma and David Butterfield. For the first five years of his life he grew up in a log cabin without running water or electricity. His family lived on a commune in remote Canada after his father fled the US to avoid being drafted for the Vietnam War. His family moved to Victoria when Butterfield was five years old. As a child, Butterfield taught himself how to code, and changed his name to Stewart when he was 12. [...] In November 2008, Butterfield received the "Legacy Distinguished Alumni Award" from the University of Victoria. In 2015, Stewart was named the Wall Street Journal's Technology Innovator for 2015, awarded TechCrunch’s Founder of the Year Crunchie, and included in Vanity Fair "Vanity Fair (magazine)")'s New Establishment, Advertising Age's Creative 50, and Details’ Digital Mavericks lists.

• Meet Silicon Valley power couple Stewart Butterfield and Jen Rubio

  Canadian billionaire Stewart Butterfield is a Silicon Valley icon, famous for being the man behind Flickr and Slack. Meanwhile, wife Jen Rubio is a powerhouse in her own right, making hundreds of millions of dollars as the co-founder of Away, the viral luggage brand specialising in polycarbonate, hard-shell suitcases. [...] He might have an estimated net worth of US$1.8 billion, but Butterfield, 51, is a self-made man. He made his first foray into the start-up world in 2002 by founding online gaming company Ludicorp with first wife Caterina Fake and a friend, Jason Classon. Butterfield and Fake later co-founded photo-sharing platform Flickr. [...] Advertisement Advertisement # Meet Silicon Valley power couple Stewart Butterfield and Jen Rubio: he co-founded Flickr and Slack, she co-founded Away – they shared a joke proposal on Twitter and raised funds for Kamala Harris STORYLynn Farah Fame and celebrity The entrepreneurial couple married in 2020 and welcomed a son in 2021; now they are building an impressive art and property portfolio and hosting political fundraisers

• Mental models for building products people love ft. Stewart Butterfield

  Stewart Butterfield is the co-founder of Slack and Flickr, two of the most influential products in internet history. After selling Slack to Salesforce in one of tech’s biggest acquisitions, he’s been focused on family, philanthropy, and creative projects. In this rare podcast appearance, Stewart shares the product frameworks and leadership principles that most contributed to his success. From “utility curves” to “the owner’s delusion” to “hyper-realistic work-like activities,” his thoughts on

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• Gender

  male

• Educated At

  Clare College

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  entrepreneur

• Citizenship

  Canada

• Date Of Birth

  3/21/1973

• Place Of Birth

  Lund