Marc Benioff

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.

I couldn't imagine a more incompetent politician than myself.

You must always be able to predict what's next and then have the flexibility to evolve.

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.

I love software and I love technology.

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.

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.

I strongly believe the business of a business is to improve the world.

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.

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.

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.

It's not so unusual for me to have a week of meetings that includes not only my employees, not only my customers, not only media, but could also include principals of local K-12 schools; it could include non-governmental organizations or nonprofit organizations or members of the community.