Zitat des Tages von Marc Benioff:
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.
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.
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.
What part of media doesn't need to connect with their customers more smartly?
I like to be in locations that I kind of feel are very creative, that stimulate me in a creative process.
There are a lot of politicians who are just obstructionists.
The best way that I can give my best advice is not to be encumbered with any job with any administration.
You can do things in every part of the world. You can do things in every discipline. You can do large things, you can do small things. But it takes a while to figure out what you actually want to do. And it changes. As you change your interests and desires in philanthropy change, I think you have to be open to that change.
Technology is a continuum. It's constantly getting lower-cost and easier to use, and you see that, and that's true with our company.
The only constant in the technology industry is change.
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.
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.
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.
You must always be able to predict what's next and then have the flexibility to evolve.
We need to make sure we do more job retraining, and that's why we're working to have a 5-million-apprenticeship dream.
The whole concept of data science is that the software becomes the expert, and you, as the average user, are able to understand what's going on.
I mentor a lot of CEOs and entrepreneurs, and when I see that product is the number-one thing, the only thing that matters, that's a real red flag.
Nothing is more important, certainly during these times of artificial intelligence, than our public education. And as it continues to grow and evolve, I think you and I know this is going to be critical that we are constantly training and retraining and creating these next-generation jobs.
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 think a lot of people don't understand how deep AI already is in so many things.
I want to remind everyone that we have a no alcohol policy at Salesforce. Alcohol is a drug, and having alcohol on a Salesforce premise is simply unfair to the Ohana who either do not want it or are intolerant of it.
Businesses cannot be extricated or disintermediated from the communities they serve. Businesses who do that will do that at their own peril. They will draw fire. And companies who are integrated will be lauded by their communities and not draw fire.
We need a new generation of executives who understand how to manage and lead through data. And we also need a new generation of employees who are able to help us organize and structure our businesses around that data.