Leadership Lessons from a $30B Startup IPO | Snowflake CFO, Mike Scarpelli

Today, we have Mike Scarpelli, Chief Financial Officer of Snowflake, sharing insights into leadership and team management from his remarkable journey of steering three startup IPOs to success. Mike delves into the value hard work that has guided him over three decades, as well as the invaluable lessons acquired from his two-decade partnership with Frank Slootman, a collaboration spanning three consecutive IPOs.
00:48 Chapter.1 Building Work Ethic at a Young Age
02:23 Chapter.2 Lessons from Running a Failed Company
06:37 Chapter.3 Insights from a 20-Year Trusted Partnership
11:26 Chapter.4 Common Mistakes Startups Make
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[@kafenaded]

Mike Scarpelli VERY SMART MAN, Thank you so much for this information. It good to seek mentors that already did it.

[@anastasiak8257]

Oh, wow, thank you, Mike for all advices and learnings you've shared here. I like this down-to-earth style of management

[@jakeoverflow]

Really sick they got kingpin to do this interview

[@dominicc1295]

He got Spider-Man to IPO then fired the ceo of oz corp. SMH

[@Chibuike_D._Nze]

The best video of the month on my own opinion

[@metaversenft]

Love this! If I’m micromanaging you, I’m probably going to fire you. Brilliant.

[@muhammadasiffarooqi7672]

Loved this man. Same kind of mentality in managing people.

[@mikkeljensen1603]

C or not once employed always employed. he sound like a great worker.

[@specifictoken]

This is quite worthy insight

[@james-sk1si]

Loved the Berkshire story

[@LAinLA86]

Great interview

[@zaidlaffta]

Well said 👏👏👏

[@asdfshah-hb1pm]

well said negotiations should be Win Win for both the parties ..I follow the same matra when I do business deals ..

[@brentdavidson1]

Work life balance - it’s for you to answer. If you want more life than work, gotta figure out how to grind making your own business and then eventually enjoy results

[@AudioDestinyHQ]

7:52 I wonder what he did for these 2 weeks due diligence

[@donghodeotay]

Love this ❤

[@Gberluz]

The second someone starts their story trying to get pity by emphasizing how middle class they were, I immediately roll my eyes and stop listening.

[@kartikeyvhebbar]

So you just wanna hear rich kids make big in life? What's the problem being middle class?

[@etgaming4162]

That's when you know you are gonna be a failure

[@Corgiking521]

When you paid your way through college it was probably 90% less 😂

[@DrSeuss-nw3px]

Quarterly bonuses??

[@MayaUndefined]

I can't tell if he's comments are sarcastic, AI bots, or ...?

[@gurunugget]

Thank you

[@TheTwoWhoWereTaken]

Became a CFO after he decided to stop fighting Daredevil

[@unknownlegend6275]

I think I’ll quit my job now😂

[@LoresGate]

My snowflake stock went crazy before the insiders sold like $100M.

[@Mr.YETI.Cinematic]

In short
Dont let others do your job
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[@iirgendsonTyp]

The pay this guy got is insane 😂😂😂

[@saadali3199]

judge holden

[@goodlife1581]

Hahaha judge Holden of finance

[@loopstring-h7x]

someone who never created anything really thinks he is something throughout the tone LMAO.

[@ahmedsuliman9067]

Thank you