Frank Slootman
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Podcast Appearances
From day one. Well, that first year getting $200 million from a hundred was very important on that goal. And it really came down to Two last deals at the end of a Q1, 20, oh goodness, what year was it? 2012 that I was working on that we got over the line that allowed us to hit the button to file our IPO.
From day one. Well, that first year getting $200 million from a hundred was very important on that goal. And it really came down to Two last deals at the end of a Q1, 20, oh goodness, what year was it? 2012 that I was working on that we got over the line that allowed us to hit the button to file our IPO.
From day one. Well, that first year getting $200 million from a hundred was very important on that goal. And it really came down to Two last deals at the end of a Q1, 20, oh goodness, what year was it? 2012 that I was working on that we got over the line that allowed us to hit the button to file our IPO.
And then we had to prove that we had visibility of the pipelines so that you wouldn't miss for the next four to eight quarters after you go public.
And then we had to prove that we had visibility of the pipelines so that you wouldn't miss for the next four to eight quarters after you go public.
And then we had to prove that we had visibility of the pipelines so that you wouldn't miss for the next four to eight quarters after you go public.
170 billion. And by the way, during the IPO process, we had Gartner show up at a lot of the investor pitches and say, the size of the ITSM market is gonna be capped out at a billion dollars. We don't see the growth potential for ServiceNow. That was Gartner.
170 billion. And by the way, during the IPO process, we had Gartner show up at a lot of the investor pitches and say, the size of the ITSM market is gonna be capped out at a billion dollars. We don't see the growth potential for ServiceNow. That was Gartner.
170 billion. And by the way, during the IPO process, we had Gartner show up at a lot of the investor pitches and say, the size of the ITSM market is gonna be capped out at a billion dollars. We don't see the growth potential for ServiceNow. That was Gartner.
It was one of the reasons we hated Gartner for a while at ServiceNow, but that was a real big blow and we had to talk our way out of something. And now that business is much, much bigger than a billion.
It was one of the reasons we hated Gartner for a while at ServiceNow, but that was a real big blow and we had to talk our way out of something. And now that business is much, much bigger than a billion.
It was one of the reasons we hated Gartner for a while at ServiceNow, but that was a real big blow and we had to talk our way out of something. And now that business is much, much bigger than a billion.
I put a lot of focus on how big the market is, but I also don't think it's easy to understand when it's going from an on-prem world to in the cloud world. And as it becomes easier, and anytime you make technology easier for the customer, the markets grow.
I put a lot of focus on how big the market is, but I also don't think it's easy to understand when it's going from an on-prem world to in the cloud world. And as it becomes easier, and anytime you make technology easier for the customer, the markets grow.
I put a lot of focus on how big the market is, but I also don't think it's easy to understand when it's going from an on-prem world to in the cloud world. And as it becomes easier, and anytime you make technology easier for the customer, the markets grow.
And so I think that there's some value in understanding if I can consumerize something that was really difficult before, does that make the market grow?
And so I think that there's some value in understanding if I can consumerize something that was really difficult before, does that make the market grow?
And so I think that there's some value in understanding if I can consumerize something that was really difficult before, does that make the market grow?
It's true. You can be too early in markets, and it's hard to know when you're too early until you make the investment.
It's true. You can be too early in markets, and it's hard to know when you're too early until you make the investment.