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Code Conference 2015: Slack’s Stewart Butterfield, Houzz’s Adi Tatarko and Stripe’s Patrick Collison

by Liz Gannes

Re/code

Slack, Stripe and Houzz are all “unicorns,” the buzzed-about startups that have landed a $1 billion valuation. Talking with Kara Swisher and Liz Gannes, the founders of these companies talk about diversity, the perils of VC funding and more.

This article originally appeared on Recode.net.

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