This Week in Startups • Snowflake CEO Frank Slootman: victory through taking ownership, increasing velocity & cultivating talent | E1362 • Listen on Fountain
Snowflake CEO Frank Slootman: victory through taking ownership, increasing velocity & cultivating talent | E1362
Frank is the Chairman & CEO of Snowflake, a company he joined and rapidly accelerated in 2019. Frank led Snowflake to the largest software IPO in history (his third massive IPO as CEO). Previously, he grew Data Domain from $0 in revenue in 2003 to a ~$776M IPO in 2007 and then grew ServiceNow to a $22B market cap. In this episode you will learn the principles Frank uses to achieve outlier outcomes.
1 - Attracting and cultivating high-performing talent. Getting the wrong people off the bus fast is critical. Frank prefers "drivers" to "passengers."
2 - Without risk-taking, the business will stagnate. Left to their own...
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