@rabois: Wisdom.
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Gokul Rajaram shares a quote about leaders needing to manufacture discomfort, referencing an interview with Frank Slootman, former CEO of Data Domain, ServiceNow, and Snowflake.
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Wisdom.
Gokul Rajaram (@gokulr): Leaders Must Manufacture Discomfort @frank_slootman (Frank Slootman), former CEO of Data Domain, @ServiceNow , and @Snowflake, interviewed by @nakul (Nakul Mandan), @AudaciousHQ (Audacious) (Knuckle Up with Nakul)
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