Behind the Cloud (Salesforce)
This post lists 5 points or thoughts from reading the book Behind the Cloud: The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company-and Revolutionized an Industry . 1. Build network – every person is important One of the first contracts of Salesforce.com, Canon, was won due to a person who was a close co-worker decades ago in Oracle. After conquering Canon, the Post Office of the Japanese Government was conquered. Since then, other organizations or companies were conquered like a house of cards. 2. How much you are willing to give up, how large your success will be Employees were asked to move to Singapore. Few were willing to do so but those that did focused on their work totally and had a great career. (破釜沉舟) 3. Recommendations from authorities Be humble and down-to-earth, then seek attention and recommendations from authorities. 4. Take promises seriously If a cloud business promises and targets the global market, only travelling overse...