Nine months into his role as Snowflake’s CEO, Sridhar Ramaswamy sat down for a candid discussion on the journey so far & what’s ahead.
He uncovered details about his transition to Snowflake CEO, the operational changes he’s put in place to accelerate product development, and his bold predictions for AI’s future—along with how he’s guiding a vision for Snowflake to fit into that landscape.
Sridhar also reflects on how his leadership has evolved, from leading a major Google unit to founding Neeva (acquired by Salesforce) and now running Snowflake.
0:00 Intro
1:11 Sridhar’s Journey to Snowflake
3:52 Snowflake’s AI Vision and Cortex AI
10:50 Innovative Uses of AI at Snowflake
16:04 Challenges and Future of AI in Business
21:42 Snowflake’s Long-Term AI Aspirations
25:19 Predictable and Unpredictable Aspects of AI
25:35 Voice Interfaces and Data Transformation
26:35 Autonomous Agents and AI Predictions
27:16 Market Consolidation in AI
30:09 Journey into AI and Early Experiences
31:36 The Evolution of AI Models
32:21 Building Neeva and AI Search Engines
36:31 Leadership and Product Development at Snowflake
41:00 Setting Goals and Accountability
43:40 Leadership Style and Cultural Foundations
47:40 Career Advice and Finding Your Path
Executive Producer: Rashad Assir
Producer: Leah Clapper
Mixing and editing: Sam Dewees and JR Bohannon
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Logan Bartlett is a Software Investor at Redpoint Ventures – a Silicon Valley-based VC with $6B AUM and investments in Snowflake, DraftKings, Twilio, and Netflix. In each episode, Logan goes behind the scenes with world-class entrepreneurs and investors. If you’re interested in the real inside baseball of tech, entrepreneurship, and start-up investing, tune in every Friday for new episodes.
