• 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
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (118 ratings)

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Behind the Cloud

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.

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Inspirational

As a Vp of a startup in its infancy- it’s great to see the road map that Marc created. This is probably the closest I’ll ever get to having him as a mentor so I’m grateful for the practical structure of his ideas.

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No lessons. Only narcissism.

Don’t expect to learn anything from this book. If you received one cent for every time the author said “I” or “me”, you’d be wealthier than Musk, Bezoz, Zuckerberg and the next 50 billionaires in the list. Absolute trash.

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Best for startups and IT professionals

What a book, this experience was great ad if I was living it through with Marc, great voice over.

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Interesting, but mostly outdated by this time

It was great to hear the story and I feel more knowledgeable about SalesForce. However, this doesn’t translate too well 10 years later, as most is common knowledge now. Plus, at times, it felt like he was patting himself on the back for a whole chapter.

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  • FayeLouise
  • 10-19-22

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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  • Amazon Customer
  • 07-17-21

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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  • Daniel Nikolaeff
  • 12-06-20

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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  • Jonathan Baynham
  • 11-28-20

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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  • Jeff y.
  • 08-11-21

Forefather if SaaS an inspiration to mankind

Thank you Marc for your passion and ideas! Energy and passion guides success. Salesforce Ohana!

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