About Slide
Slide is a modern, security-first Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery (BCDR) company built exclusively for Managed Service Providers. Founded by Austin McChord (Datto Founder & former CEO) and Michael Fass (former Datto General Counsel & Chief People Officer), Slide is led by a team of industry veterans with deep expertise in backup, disaster recovery, and cybersecurity. Built from scratch, from a clean-room code base, free from legacy technical debt, to deliver the MSP-centric backup and recovery platform of the future. By focusing on security, performance, and simplicity, Slide provides a powerful, cost-effective, and easy-to-use solution that ensures MSPs can protect their clients’ data without the constraints of outdated technology and restrictive pricing models.

Slide Leaders

Austin McChord
Co-Founder and Chairman
Austin founded Datto as a college student in his parents’ basement. Datto started as a data backup and recovery company and went on to become the leading provider of cloud-based software and technology solutions purpose-built for delivery through managed service providers (MSPs). He ran the company as CEO, transforming the MSP industry from a static, break-fix business into a recurring revenue technology ecosystem.

Michael Fass
Co-Founder and CEO
Michael has been a transformational leader in high-growth, global technology environments. He was the sole continuous executive leader at Datto throughout the company’s 9-year journey of scale from a 100-employee tech startup to a global, publicly-traded, $6+ billion enterprise. Michael has led teams that created thousands of jobs and multi-billion dollar returns for investors.

Carlson Choi
Head of GTM & Operations
Carlson is a global digital business leader with 20+ years of experience driving transformation across technology, strategy, and operations. Formerly the Co-Founder & CEO of Cork and Chief Digital Officer at Datto and Jollibee, he has led disruptive innovation, global expansion, and accelerated growth, delivering multimillion-dollar revenue and industry-defining solutions.

Philipp Heckel
Head of Engineering
Phil is a seasoned engineering leader with over 20 years of experience across global tech environments. He was a Senior Principal Engineer at Datto, leading development on both BCDR appliances and SaaS Protection. A former Solution Architect at Deutsche Bank and a passionate open source advocate, he is the creator of ntfy, a widely used notification service built in Go.

Sergio Espinosa
Head of Product
Sergio is a technology professional with deep experience in the MSP ecosystem. He began his career leading IT projects at an MSP before joining Datto’s product team, where he helped shape solutions for service providers. He later continued this work at Syncro MSP, focusing on integrated tools to support the channel. Sergio remains committed to empowering MSPs through innovation and strategic product development.
Board of Directors

Austin McChord
Co-Founder and Chairman, Slide

Michael Fass
Co-Founder and CEO, Slide

Rexhi Dollaku
General Partner, Base 10
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Norwalk, CT 06854

MSP Support and Inquires
- Option 1: Disaster Support
- Option 2: Tech Support
- Option 3: Sales
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We’re building something great and will be expanding our team soon. Keep an eye out for upcoming roles and in the meantime, send us a note to introduce yourself at hey@slide.tech.