Marc Benioff Quotes - Page 2

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• The future of communicating with customers rests in engaging with them through every possible channel: phone, e-mail, chat, Web, and social networks. Customers are discussing a company's products and brand in real time. Companies need to join the conversation.

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  Real, Phones, Mail

  "Communicate Like a Billion-Dollar Entrepreneur". Interview with Carmine Gallo, www.theladders.com. February 22, 2010.

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• One problem we discovered, for example, was that our "create a new account" button was in the wrong place...By simply moving it to the left side, mirroring the way people read, we saw a huge improvement in the way people used the site.

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  Moving, People, Buttons

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• Learning to code at a young age opened my eyes to the incredibly exciting world of technology and entrepreneurship. Our youth deserve the opportunity to learn the skills that will enable them to succeed in our connected world.

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  Eye, Technology, Opportunity

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• I just cannot understand why we can't have better schools. That private schools are the only option for the kind of high-net-worth crowd, I think, is ridiculous. It should be a major initiative. It should be something we're all working on. We have to get our head out of the clouds.

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  School, Thinking, Clouds

  Source: www.sfgate.com

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• Our focus was directed at developing the best possible and easiest to use product, and this is where we invested our time. Realize that you won't be able to bring the same focus to everything in the beginning. There won't be enough people or enough hours in the day. So, focus on the 20 percent that makes 80 percent of the difference.

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  Differences, Hours In The Day, People

  Marc Benioff, Carlye Adler (2009). “Behind the Cloud: The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company-and Revolutionized an Industry”, p.12, John Wiley & Sons

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• Multi-Tenancy is a requirement for a SaaS vendor to be successful

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  Successful, Requirements, Being Successful

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• I also think that employees these days expect less of a separation of work and personal life. That doesn't mean that work tasks should encroach upon our personal time, but it does mean that employees today expect more from the companies for whom they work. Why shouldn't your workplace reflect your values? Why is "giving back" not a part of our jobs? The answer for us is to integrate philanthropy with work.

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  Jobs, Business, Work

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• I love software and I love technology.

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  Technology, Software

  "RealTime CrunchUp: Salesforce's Benioff Talks Social Enterprise Strategy, Chatter And More". RealTime CrunchUp event, techcrunch.com. November 20, 2009.

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• In business, we say that people overestimate what you can do in a year and underestimate what you can do in a decade. This is true in philanthropy as well.

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  Years, People, Underestimate

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• The elites - or managers in companies - no longer control the conversation. This is how insurrections start.

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  Conversation, Company, Insurrection

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• The real joy in life comes from giving. It comes from service. It comes from doing things for other people. That is what is so powerful about this. Nothing will make you happier than giving.

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  Powerful, Real, People

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• In school all I wanted to do was build technology. That's what I loved.

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  School, Technology, Wanted

  "Salesforce.com’s Marc Benioff: ‘Many CEOs are afraid to get too personal’". Interview with Anthony Ha, venturebeat.com. October 30, 2009.

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• When I look out from my own business career, I tried to learn from some of the best people, regardless of the industry.

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  Careers, People, Looks

  Source: www.sfgate.com

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• Presentation skills are key. People who work for you represent your brand. You want them to present themselves - and represent you - in a certain way.

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  Keys, Skills, People

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• This is what our customers are asking for to take them to the next level and free them from the bondage of mainframe and client-server software.

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  Next Level, Asking, Levels

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• I believe a balanced life is essential, and I try to make sure that all of our employees know that and live that way. It's crucial to me as a manager that I help ensure that our employees are as successful as our customers and partners.

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  Business, Believe, Successful

  The 'Sonshi.com' Interview, www.sonshi.com.

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• I'm amazed by the potential of more companies employing integrated philanthropic initiatives at earlier stages in their life cycle. What if this were done on an even more massive scale? Consider what would happen if a top-tier venture-capital firm required the companies in which it invested to place 1% of their equity into a foundation serving the communities in which they do business.

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  Business, Community, What If

  Marc Benioff, Carlye Adler (2007). “The Business of Changing the World: Twenty Great Leaders on Strategic Corporate Philanthropy”, McGraw Hill Professional

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• Philanthropy isn't just about big gifts; it's about participation. It is about the grace that comes from working together.

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  Grace, Working Together, Philanthropy

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• You don't want to be the only car company. When you're the only car company and there's no competition, customers may not know what a car is, the roads may not be developed for cars, there may not be gas stations everywhere.

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  Car, Competition, Gas Stations

  Source: www.sfgate.com

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• Social embedded business processes that solve concrete needs are key to enterprise social collaboration.

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  Keys, Collaboration, Needs

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• Some people would argue the other side: that the business of business is business, and companies should only be focused on profits. But in today's world, I don't think corporations can only be focused on profits, because they are inextricably linked with the communities that they serve. I do not believe you can be a leader in your industry without being a leader in your community. It's a fundamental shift in how you think about business.

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  Business, Believe, Thinking

  "On the Record: Marc Benioff". San Francisco Chronicle Interview, www.sfgate.com. October 8, 2006.

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• The cloud services companies of all sizes; the cloud is for everyone. The cloud is a democracy.

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  Clouds, Democracy, Size

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• The concept that I like the most, and the one that I’ve taken most to heart, is the belief that people can’t be united or focused unless they share a common philosophy - a philosophy that gives their effort a greater meaning.

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  Philosophy, Taken, Heart

  Sonshi.com Interview, www.sonshi.com.

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• I had one goal. I wanted people to really learn the tools that could change, because I taught finance for years, I network with people in their 20s, obviously, and all ages I've worked with. But I wanted to just take that to another level, and I also, quite frankly, was just angry. I was angry about the level of abuse I saw in 2008 that happened to people. I knew what happened, I had made a fortune during that time because when things melt down - and they're going to again; life is cyclical - it's one of the greatest opportunities in your life.

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  Opportunity, People, Goal

  Source: www.businessinsider.com

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• Customers get vested in certain paradigms of computing, and those large vendors will try to keep those customers in those paradigms of computing for as long as possible. That's where you basically get the term cash cow.

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  Long, Trying, Cows

  Source: www.sfgate.com

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