People
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frank slootman:
- CEO of snowflake
- dude is ruthless, but a winner. trim the fat, be laser focused.
interesting excerpts:
“When I was a younger man, I was more tolerant; I always thought I could coach people to a place where they would be great,” Slootman says. “And 99 times out of 100, you’re wrong on that, which is the reason I [now] pull triggers much faster. I still don’t think I’ve ever taken anybody out of a job too soon. It’s [always] been too late.
“The board was the one telling me to spend money, the board was just as strongly behind this. But certainly I did it,” says Muglia, noting that overall spending at Snowflake increased after he left. “I used to call it ‘drunken sailors’ spending. I would say, ‘We’re spending like drunken sailors,’ and they would say, ‘Yes, keep doing it.’ And it was the right thing to do.”
question here is that that’s quite obvious in hindsight (especially in a very ripe funding environment), but would this always be the case?
marc lore:
- an ecommerce god.
- founded jet (acquired –> walmart ecommerce); founded quidsi (acquired by amazon)
- owns the timberwolves with alex rodriguez
- next venture: telosa, a “city of the future” founded on “equitism” (a more equitable form of capitalism)
- current venture: wonder, a “ghost kitchen on wheels”. “democratizing good food”
kevin rose:
- founder of digg, revision3
- investor + VC (google ventures, true ventures)
- watch afficionado (runs hodinkee)
I believe in PLAYING THROUGHOUT LIFE, trying and failing over and over at the many things that pique my interest.
denis villeneuve
- highly esteemed director
- notable works: prisoners, sicario, arrival, blade runner 2049, dune
- themes: many thrillers, and also futuristic/exploratory concepts. has been compared to christopher nolan in some regards
pat gelsinger
- prodigious chip engineer/architect
- intel –> vmware –> intel
- reshaping intel’s roadmap
- christian