Behind the Cloud: The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company-and Revolutionized an Industry

Marc Benioff

Carlye Adler

October 29, 2009

Behind the Cloud: The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company-and Revolutionized an Industry is the inspiring story of Salesforce.com’s rise to the top. Written by former CEO Marc Benioff, this book is a must-have read for entrepreneurs, startups, and those hoping to make it big in business.In this insightful book, Benioff details his decision to break away from Oracle and the struggles he faced to launch Salesforce.com. He shares his own experiences, including the steps he took to build a successful business and the lessons he learned along the way—including the importance of always putting customers first and how one key decision can lead to some of the most life-changing successes.With every chapter, Benioff demonstrates how a great idea and the right people in the right place at the right time can lead to a company’s incredible success, not only in terms of profits, but also in profound enterprise transformation. While offering his own personal wisdom, Benioff also describes the visions of Salesforce.com’s founding and early core executives, and how they helped shape the trajectory of the company. With inspiring advice and vivid details, Benioff delves into Salesforce.com’s company culture and remarkable leadership team, which helped to boost it to the top of the industry.Behind the Cloud is a riveting, inspiring story that details the birth of a company that would quickly revolutionize an entire industry, and become one of the biggest success stories of the 21st century. A must-read for any entrepreneur hoping to build an empire, this book is an inspiring story of success, hard work and determination.