Design Team Hated Mascot Grady; the Tardigrade Took Over Slack Anyway
sarahookr · x · 2026-09-14
AI startup Adaption shares the story of its mascot Grady, a tardigrade. The design team didn't like him, but Grady organically spread through every Slack channel and the company Discord, becoming unstoppable.
The team finds it fitting: tardigrades are nearly indestructible and adapt to any environment — a fitting emblem for a company building continuously adaptive technology.
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