Frank Slootman - Playing the Cards He Was Dealt

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Frank Slootman currently serves as Chairman and CEO at Snowflake. Frank has over 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur and executive in the enterprise software industry. Slootman served as CEO and President of ServiceNow from 2011-2017, taking the organization from around $100M in revenue through an IPO to $1.4B.

Prior to that, Frank served as President at the Backup Recovery Systems division at EMC following an acquisition of Data Domain Corporation, or Data Domain Inc., where he served as Chief Executive Officer and President leading the company through an IPO to its acquisition by EMC for $2.4B.

Slootman is a legend in the technology world and on this episode he shares the three key elements that makeup a performance culture, how to cultivate and develop talent, and what it's like taking a business from the brink of death to a billion dollars in sales.

Episode Timeline:
00:00 Frank's Drive
3:25 What Inspired Frank to Move to the USA
5:26 Frank’s Ambition
7:28 Career Opportunities like Cards
10:11 Why Frank Joined Snowflake
13:20 Running a Sailing Team
15:10 Day One of Turning A Company Around
17:41 Challenges Lead to Confidence
18:58 Business is Modern Warfare
22:05 Relating Biology to Businesses
22:33 Rapid Business Growth
27:35 Adaptability
31:14 Startup CEO vs. Public Company CEO
33:25 Increasing Velocity
37:18 Instilling Expected Quality
39:36 Narrowing The Focus For Your Team
40:57 Frank’s Mental Model
42:41 Franks Job & Delegating Roles
45:36 Company Culture
48:32 Snowflake’s IPO
51:22 What Metric is Most Important to Frank
52:43 Book Recommendations
54:42 Frank’s Interview Choice

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