CEO Google Cloud, Thomas Kurian: Competitor-Aware and Customer-Obsessed
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Guest: Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud In this episode, we cover: Thomas’ childhood in India (03:45); His twin brother George — the CEO of NetApp — and their trailblazing mother (07:40); Nostalgia for simpler times without responsibilities (14:03); Working up the ranks at Oracle, from product manager to president (21:40); The Google Cloud opportunity (30:12); How to succeed inside a huge organization (32:38); The big difference between Oracle and Google Cloud in 2019 (39:35); The “mother of God” opportunity of the cloud (42:35); The advice Thomas gives to other CEOs (48:25)
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