Quote

You need to get to the future, ahead of your customers, and be ready to greet them when they arrive.

Marc Benioff

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Marc Benioff
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: September 25
Businessman
Businessperson
Chief Executive Officer
San Francisco County
California
Marc Russell Benioff
Greet
Arrive
Customers
Ahead
Ready
Future
Need
Needs

More quotes by Marc Benioff

Image
The only constant in the technology industry is change.
Marc Benioff
Image
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.
Marc Benioff
Image
Relationships with the media are really important. The media has a more important voice today than it has ever had. We don't advertise. We only have one marketing vehicle, which is editorial, and our ability to get our message out and communicate it effectively.
Marc Benioff
Image
Customers want new functionality, but they don't want the traditional complexity that has marred products in the past.
Marc Benioff
Image
Life grows relative to one’s investment in it.
Marc Benioff
Image
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.
Marc Benioff
Image
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.
Marc Benioff
Image
The secret to successful hiring is this: look for the people who want to change the world.
Marc Benioff
Image
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.
Marc Benioff
Image
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.
Marc Benioff
Image
You must always be able to predict what's next and then have the flexibility to evolve.
Marc Benioff
Image
You need to have a beginner's mind to create bold innovation.
Marc Benioff
Image
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.
Marc Benioff
Image
Philanthropy isn't just about big gifts it's about participation. It is about the grace that comes from working together.
Marc Benioff
Image
I think a critical part of being successful in our industry is having a beginner's mind
Marc Benioff
Image
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.
Marc Benioff
Image
In school all I wanted to do was build technology. That's what I loved.
Marc Benioff
Image
Multi-Tenancy is a requirement for a SaaS vendor to be successful
Marc Benioff
Image
The cloud services companies of all sizes the cloud is for everyone. The cloud is a democracy.
Marc Benioff
Image
I don't look at business as a zero-sum game. I don't. I've never seen it play out that way in our industry, and I think you innovate and you add value, deliver value back to customers, and you get value back from the world.
Marc Benioff