Snowflake, the Inside Story: Co-Founder Benoit Dageville to Speak at Startup Grind Global Conference

A Fireside Chat with Author Steve Hamm

We’re excited to announce that Benoit Dageville will be a featured speaker at our upcoming Startup Grind Global Conference. Benoit co-founded Snowflake, currently serves as President of the Product division, and is the visionary behind Snowflake’s Data Cloud. He will be interviewed by Steve Hamm, who cowrote the Rise of the Data Cloud book, along with Snowflake CEO Frank Slootman.

From a scrappy startup to the biggest software IPO ever in just eight years, startups and entrepreneurs all over the world look up to Snowflake and want to follow in its footsteps. Join us at our virtual Global Conference to hear the inside story. Benoit will share the journey from the very early days — including why they started the company, what problem they wanted to solve, and the challenges and lessons learned along the way — all the way to today as a market leader in the data space.

Benoit will share his insights on the data space, including what opportunities he sees for startups and how to partner with Snowflake to pursue them. He will also share how Snowflake supports startups, including details about its startup program and its investment arm, Snowflake Ventures.

Of particular interest to startups will be hearing how Benoit and his team envisioned Snowflake as a platform for others to build on. You will hear how the platform already powers hundreds of data applications and will learn about the most common use cases for startups. In addition, Benoit will describe how startups can join Snowflake Data Marketplace to add new revenue streams and reach Snowflake’s own customers.

Finally, Benoit will tell his personal story. Aspiring entrepreneurs in the audience will want to hear Benoit’s advice on how to become successful founders themselves.

Be sure to register for the conference and block your calendar. Benoit’s fireside chat with author Steve Hamm is scheduled for Wednesday, February 24, at 11:40 a.m. PT.

If you haven’t heard yet, Snowflake is running the Snowflake Startup Challenge for early-stage startups. Register today and compete for up to a $250,000 investment from Snowflake Ventures and exposure to top-tier venture capital firms!