INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Salesforce chairman, co-founder and CEO Marc Benioff took a lot of big chances when he launched the company 20 years ago
was building one from scratch with social responsibility built-in.Fast-forward 20 years and that company is wildly successful
In its most recent earnings report, it announced a $4 billion quarter, putting it on a $16 billion run rate, and making it by far the most
Even before the company had a working product, in the earliest planning documents, Salesforce wanted to be a different kind of company
As the company has grown, that model has serious financial teeth now, and other startups over the years have also adopted the same approach
personal philosophy around giving back:You are at work, and you have great leadership skills
TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco to discuss with TechCrunch editors how to build a highly successful business, while giving back to the
community and the society your business is part of
In fact, he has a book coming out in mid-October called Trailblazer: The Power of Business as the Greatest Platform for Change, in which he
writes about how businesses can be a positive social force.Benioff has received numerous awards over the years for his entrepreneurial and
Best-Performing CEOs from Harvard Business Review, GLAAD, the Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative for his work on equality and the
Benioff in public comments stated that the tools were being used in recruitment and management, and not helping to separate families at the
While Salesforce did not cancel the contract, at the time, co-CEO Keith Block stated that the company would donate $1 million to
organizations helping separated families, as well as match any internal employee contributions through its charitable arm,
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