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  • Behind the Cloud

  • The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company - and Revolutionized an Industry
  • By: Marc Benioff, Carlye Adler
  • Narrated by: Ax Norman
  • Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (43 ratings)

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By: Marc Benioff, Carlye Adler
Narrated by: Ax Norman
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How did salesforce.com grow from a start-up in a rented apartment into the world's fastest growing software company in less than a decade? Marc Benioff, the visionary founder, chairman, and CEO of salesforce.com, tells how he and his team created and used new business, technology, and philanthropic models tailored to this time of extraordinary change.

Showing how salesforce.com not only survived the dotcom implosion of 2001, but went on to define itself as the leader of the cloud computing revolution and spark a $46 billion dollar industry, Benioff's story will help business leaders and entrepreneurs stand out, innovate better, and grow faster in any economic climate. In Behind the Cloud, Benioff shares the strategies that have inspired employees, turned customers into evangelists, leveraged an ecosystem of partners, and allowed innovation to flourish.

©2009 Mark Benioff (P)2009 Audible, Inc.
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Essential listening for any (SaaS) CEO

Good pace of information, well structured and easy to follow for any start up or 1st years business.

Great lessons and insight every start up
Can learn and relate too.

Knew I should have saved $6m before
starting our journey!!

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Amazing inspirational read

Amazing inspirational read. hearing Marc's passion and drive to succeed & also make the world a better place is truly heart warming

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Very good book

Marc Benioff is on of the greatest entrepreneurs in last 30 years and main force behind Salesforce success. You can get lots of insights how he grew the company.

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More of a Product pitch than a book

The stories, particularly the origins, of Salesforce is interesting but mostly a self congratulatory pitch

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