137: Salesforce & Slack with Daniel Peter

Daniel Peter is the Salesforce Practice Lead over at Robots & Pencils. Having had some incredible experiences throughout his life (including starting as a self-taught programmer, studying marketing in college, and taking some time mid-career to go on “sabbatical” and travel), Daniel brings a unique perspective to our show.

In today’s conversation, Daniel and I talk all about his time in the Salesforce ecosystem and what his current job looks like. We also get into the weeds a bit with the Slack and Salesforce integration. Tune in to hear all of this and more.

Show Highlights:

• Daniel’s history with computers.
• Why he decided to get a business degree and how it has benefited him.
• How he describes his current job.
• Why the designer role is so important.
• The benefits of Block Kit.
• How Slack can be used for more than communication.
• How the Slack and Salesforce integration can bring back some of the magic for developers.
• Daniel’s developer story with Slack.
• Slack integrations he has worked on and their use cases.
• Event structure in Slack.

Links:

• Daniel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/danieljpeter
• Daniel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieljpeter/
• Daniel on Github: https://github.com/danieljpeter