Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy on the Future of AI and Data

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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 Snowflake) 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 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 Check out Unsupervised Learning, Redpoint's AI Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@UCUl-s_Vp-Kkk_XVyDylNwLA 🎙 Listen to the show Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-logan-bartlett-show/id1606770839 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5WqBqDb4br3LlyVrdqOYYb?si=3076e6c1b5c94d63&nd=1 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9zb0hJZkhWbg 🎥 Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCugS0jD5IAdoqzjaNYzns7w?sub_confirmation=1 Follow on Socials 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theloganbartlettshow 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/loganbartshow 🎬 Clips on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theloganbartlettshow About the Show 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.