{"id":7360,"date":"2021-06-01T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/?p=7360"},"modified":"2021-06-01T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T15:00:00","slug":"snowflakes-frank-slootman-on-the-inflection-point-winning-is-all-that-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/in\/news\/stories\/snowflakes-frank-slootman-on-the-inflection-point-winning-is-all-that-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Snowflake\u2019s Frank Slootman on \u201cThe Inflection Point\u201d: Winning Is All That Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Quick Take:<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>Frank Slootman, CEO at Snowflake, joined Monica Langley, EVP, Salesforce, on \u201cThe Inflection Point\u201d to explain how a \u201ccombat mentality\u201d led him to the largest-ever software IPO.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the impact? <\/strong>Slootman revealed that his classic \u201crags to riches\u201d story came with human cost \u2014 both to himself and to the company that asked him to quickly change things \u2014 at any price.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What he\u2019s saying: <\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe fastest way to get change in organizations is to change people. That may sound harsh, but I get thrown into situations where they need change and they need results and they&#8217;re looking to optimize the outcome.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIndustries are changing in profound ways. The future is not going to be the same as the past. Don\u2019t steer the ship by its wake because you&#8217;re going to get caught with your pants down one of these days.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou have to be extremely aware as a CEO that you\u2019re not just taking care of business as usual. There\u2019s going to be profound change forced on you, and will you recognize it in time?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Learn More<\/strong>: To see the full interview with Frank Slootman, watch the latest episode of The Inflection Point <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Y7TxY-nP7ug\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Take: Frank Slootman, CEO at Snowflake, joined Monica Langley, EVP, Salesforce, on \u201cThe Inflection Point\u201d to explain how a \u201ccombat mentality\u201d led him to the largest-ever software IPO.&nbsp; What\u2019s the impact? 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