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The $4.5B Board Meeting: Inside Snowflake’s AI Transformation and the CEO Who Bets His Company on Their Platform

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ARR data cloud leader is adapting to AI disruption, the evolution of technical sales, and what it really takes to build strategic partnerships that scale. Strategic Partnerships Need Internal Champions : Real partnerships only exist when someone’s career depends on your success. How many did you win?

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New SaaStr on 20VC! “The VC Playbook: What’s Working in 2025”

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Non-technical CEOs can win in AI : Despite conventional wisdom, OpenAI is dominating with non-technical leadership because they excel at recruitment, empowerment, and strategic partnerships. They’ll sign the contract tonight. A CMO with a $5-10M budget will happily spend $200K on a tool that might save their career.