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Feb 2024
29m 12s

Platforms, Platforms, Platforms

The Motley Fool
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For Snowflake, Okta, and Snowflake, growth may come from more products not just more customers. (00:21) David Meier and Deidre Woollard discuss: - The power of a great CFO. - What a change in leadership means for Snowflake. - Why growing revenue isn’t just about new customers. (17:00) Gary Stevenson, author of “The Trading Game,” explains what it was like ... Show More
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