Markets with Madison

Quitting Oracle to US$70b IPO: The Snowflake story

Markets with Madison

Show Notes

[VIDEO EPISODE ON YOUTUBE & SPOTIFY] Snowflake co-founders Benoit Dageville & Thierry Cruanes explain why they quit Oracle to build a company that became the biggest software IPO in US tech history; and the one reason why they almost didn't do it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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