

#56, Bob Muglia, Former CEO of Snowflake — Having a values-based vs. performance-based company, rooting out dysfunction, and getting fired by Steve Balmer twice
Dec 5, 2023
Former CEO of Snowflake, Bob Muglia, shares his experiences at Microsoft, including being fired by Steve Ballmer twice. He discusses his playbook for taking Snowflake from 0 revenue to $100M. Topics include values vs. performance, scaling a company, and the impact of AI and human values.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Lessons Learned from Being Fired by Steve Ballmer
01:32 • 18min
Understanding Motivations and Joining Snowflake
20:01 • 9min
Setting the Tone of Accountability and Using Humor
29:10 • 2min
Values vs. Performance
31:24 • 12min
Challenges of Scaling a Company
43:00 • 15min
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and the Influence of Human Values
57:50 • 2min
Writing a Book and Advising Entrepreneurs
59:58 • 9min