Top 42 Marc Benioff Quotes
#1. I think a critical part of being successful in our industry is having a beginner's mind
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#2. Don't forget to do something for other people.
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#3. 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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#4. One idea alone is a tactic, but if it can be executed a number of different ways, it becomes a great strategy.
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#5. 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.
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#6. Social embedded business processes that solve concrete needs are key to enterprise social collaboration.
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#7. Learning how to interact with customers is something that anyone starting any business must master. It's an amazing opportunity to be able to learn the ropes at an established company and then employ your expertise at your own company.
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#8. If there wasn't any competition, I'd be very worried, because it would mean we were not doing very well.
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#9. 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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#11. You need to have a beginner's mind to create bold innovation.
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#12. 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.
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#13. 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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#14. If someone asks me what cloud computing is, I try not to get bogged down with definitions. I tell them that, simply put, cloud computing is a better way to run your business.
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#15. The only constant in the technology industry is change.
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#16. We strive always to have a beginner's mind.
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#17. Nothing is going to make you happier in your life than giving
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#18. The world is being re-shaped by the convergence of social, mobile, cloud, big data, community and other powerful forces. The combination of these technologies unlocks an incredible opportunity to connect everything together in a new way and is dramatically transforming the way we live and work.
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#19. You need to get to the future, ahead of your customers, and be ready to greet them when they arrive.
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#20. 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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#21. Philanthropy can be integrated into business. I believe strongly that companies can be incredible agents of good in the world.
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#22. There is no finish line when it comes to system reliability and availability, and our efforts to improve performance never cease.
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#23. The cloud services companies of all sizes; the cloud is for everyone. The cloud is a democracy.
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#24. I always knew I wanted to be an entrepreneur. I started my own software company in high school and went to college to study entrepreneurship.
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#25. 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.
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#26. As we talk about devices, you should never forget that behind every one there is a person - a customer. Its not the Internet of Things, but the Internet of People - of customers. We are moving to one-to-one relationships.
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#27. The secret to successful hiring is this: look for the people who want to change the world.
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#28. 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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#29. Life grows relative to one's investment in it.
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#30. I have failed a lot in my philanthropy, where I will make philanthropic contributions and they just won't be effective.
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#31. In school all I wanted to do was build technology. That's what I loved.
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#32. 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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#33. There are a lot of politicians who are just obstructionists.
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#34. I think the most surprising thing about giving is it takes a while to find out what you're really interested in and what you really want to do.
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#35. 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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#36. 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.
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#37. My approach to politics is that I'm not a Democrat or a Republican. I'm an American and I always support candidates I think are great for the country.
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#38. The elites - or managers in companies - no longer control the conversation. This is how insurrections start.
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#39. The CMO is expected to spend more on technology than the CIO by 2017.
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#40. 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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#41. You must always be able to predict what's next and then have the flexibility to evolve.
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#42. 90% of the world's data was created in the last two years
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