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We Study Billionaires - The Investor’s Podcast
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Clay Finck is joined by Bob Muglia to discuss the AI boom, Bob’s experience working with Bill Gates, and how he helped lead Snowflake from $0 to $200 million in revenue during his tenure as CEO.
Bob Muglia is a prominent technology executive known for his influential roles at Microsoft, including Senior Vice President of the Server & Tools Division, and is also the former CEO of Snowflake, a leading cloud data warehousing company. Bob helped lead Snowflake to go from zero to a $200 million business. Today, he remains a key figure in the tech industry, contributing his expertise in various leadership and advisory positions.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro.
02:11 - How Bob first got immersed in the technology industry.
05:58 - Bob’s lessons from working with Bill Gates and Steve Balmer.
10:34 - When he realized that data was going to be one of a company’s most valuable assets.
12:40 - What differentiates Snowflake from their competitors in the data warehouse space.
25:25 - Bob’s view of the competitive landscape in the data warehouse industry.
30:13 - Whether Bob was surprised that Berkshire Hathaway bought into the Snowflake IPO.
31:31 - What The Arc of Data Innovation is.
37:09 - When Bob foresees Artificial General Intelligence to become a reality.
39:06 - What industries Bob sees AI impacting the most.
46:16 - What the end game is for AI and where technology is heading.
49:44 - Isaac Asimov’s role in the governance of technological innovation.
54:09 - If regulators are taking appropriate actions to safeguard against the potential downsides of AI.
55:39 - What Bob looks for when investing in technology companies.
62:48 - Why technology in many cases won’t replace people and their jobs.
67:44 - What the future of online search will look like.
Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.
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Bob Muglia is a prominent technology executive known for his influential roles at Microsoft, including Senior Vice President of the Server & Tools Division, and is also the former CEO of Snowflake, a leading cloud data warehousing company. Bob helped lead Snowflake to go from zero to a $200 million business. Today, he remains a key figure in the tech industry, contributing his expertise in various leadership and advisory positions.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro.
02:11 - How Bob first got immersed in the technology industry.
05:58 - Bob’s lessons from working with Bill Gates and Steve Balmer.
10:34 - When he realized that data was going to be one of a company’s most valuable assets.
12:40 - What differentiates Snowflake from their competitors in the data warehouse space.
25:25 - Bob’s view of the competitive landscape in the data warehouse industry.
30:13 - Whether Bob was surprised that Berkshire Hathaway bought into the Snowflake IPO.
31:31 - What The Arc of Data Innovation is.
37:09 - When Bob foresees Artificial General Intelligence to become a reality.
39:06 - What industries Bob sees AI impacting the most.
46:16 - What the end game is for AI and where technology is heading.
49:44 - Isaac Asimov’s role in the governance of technological innovation.
54:09 - If regulators are taking appropriate actions to safeguard against the potential downsides of AI.
55:39 - What Bob looks for when investing in technology companies.
62:48 - Why technology in many cases won’t replace people and their jobs.
67:44 - What the future of online search will look like.
Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.
BOOKS AND RESOURCES
- Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members.
- Check out our recent episode : TIP571: Charlie Munger & The Psychology of Human Misjudgment, or watch the video here.
- Bob’s book/website The Datapreneurs.
- Follow Clay on Twitter.
- Follow Bob on Twitter.
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- NetSuite
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