Make It Snow: From Zero to Billions

Acknowledgments

SO MANY INDIVIDUALS have taught, inspired, and entrusted us before and during our careers. We are grateful to those who gave us the insights and support we needed so dearly as young professionals. Working hard and staying hungry without the advice from those who journeyed before you remain moot endeavors. We’re also grateful for those who taught us to be humble, and remain humble. It’s a rare leadership quality. Without it, we would not have developed our constant hunger for knowledge. They are the heads and tails of a coin, the front and back of a hand. Hunger and humility: one can’t exist without the other.

We also want to thank everyone who took a chance on us to help lead Snowflake. We had success at our prior companies, but that doesn’t diminish the risk involved when hiring anyone to help lead a startup. When each of us arrived, and thereafter, we had the support of Snowflake’s founders and board members, its three successive CEOs, and all of those who have worked for us and brought their best game to Snowflake, day in and day out. We are also grateful to Snowflake’s customers. Being constantly in their service is what drives us to do what we do. Snowflake’s business partners are also worthy of praise. They have been an inspiration to, and extension of, our sales and marketing strategy and execution since day one.

This book could not have been possible without everyone who helped bring it to life. Thank you to our founding investor, Mike Speiser, for inviting ...