Frank Slootman Quotes

“Ask yourself: how fast and how well can this be done, as opposed to how long and how slowly will we let this take?”

“If you want to increase the pace, the No. 1 thing you need to do is to narrow the focus. A company that does a few things at intensity will outperform one that does many things at mediocrity.”

“There are only three levers for growth: you can increase the number of customers, increase the average deal size, or decrease the time to close. Everything else is commentary.”

“People don't like change, and they especially don't like being changed. But the job isn't to be liked. The job is to win.”

“In the annals of scaling businesses, operational excellence is the scarcest resource. Vision is cheap. Execution is everything.”