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Sridhar Ramaswamy quote, Jun 13, 2022

CEO, Snowflake · Jun 13, 2022 4 years ago · Podcast, EconTalk with Russ Roberts, as founder and CEO of Neeva

But, another way to think about search is that it is the ultimate expression of human curiosity.

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Sridhar Ramaswamy, CEO, Snowflake
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EconTalk with Russ Roberts, as founder and CEO of Neeva
Topics
Search
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Snowflake
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econtalk.org/sridhar-ramaswamy-on-google-search-and-neeva/

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