Marc Benioff Quotes
The secret to successful hiring is this: look for the people who want to change the world.
You need to get to the future, ahead of your customers, and be ready to greet them when they arrive.
There is no finish line when it comes to system reliability and availability, and our efforts to improve performance never cease.
Most of all, I discovered that in order to succeed with a product, you must truly get to know your customers and build something for them.
You must always be able to predict what's next and then have the flexibility to evolve.
You have chosen the wrong path if it's not fun. And you are probably not taking enough risk if it's not hard and rocky sometimes.
If there wasn't any competition, I'd be very worried, because it would mean we were not doing very well.
I think a critical part of being successful in our industry is having a beginner's mind
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.
I always tell people: Life is the dance between what you desire most and what you fear most. You've got to be able to deal with the threshold of control.
All this green stuff is great, it's great we don't have plastic bottles or plastic bags and all of that, but how about some great schools?
Staying relevant is key. When you're telling your story, you better have a modern story to tell. If I was still saying the same story I was saying 10 years ago, it would not be that interesting.
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.
The elites - or managers in companies - no longer control the conversation. This is how insurrections start.
Philanthropy isn't just about big gifts; it's about participation. It is about the grace that comes from working together.
We believe in the art of war. We are trying to get our competition to attack us with angry, virulent energy, so we can transform that into larger market share.
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.
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.
The cloud services companies of all sizes; the cloud is for everyone. The cloud is a democracy.
Customers want new functionality, but they don't want the traditional complexity that has marred products in the past.
Although I loved working on technology - I've always been a computer geek at heart - my professors encouraged me to get a real-world job working with customers.
You never want to be completely alone at what you do. Competition is good for everyone.
If you look at the top 10 enterprise software companies, a lot of them are important but irrelevant companies. It's really important to be relevant and important.
When I look out from my own business career, I tried to learn from some of the best people, regardless of the industry.
Social embedded business processes that solve concrete needs are key to enterprise social collaboration.
Philanthropy can be integrated into business. I believe strongly that companies can be incredible agents of good in the world.
Journalists immediately think of me as a resource for a quote or comment because they know that I will be available to offer fresh insight and meet their deadlines.
I have failed a lot in my philanthropy, where I will make philanthropic contributions and they just won't be effective.
