John R. Miles
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Well, I think in the long run, it gave you a very trusted person when Salesforce or someone else was going to make the acquisition that you had brought in a really heavy hitter.
So I have a Mark Benioff story. But first, I've got a bunch of Mark Benioff stories. But first, I wanted to ask you a question about him. So for those who don't know who Mark Benioff is, he's the founder and CEO of Salesforce. He also happens to be a huge fan of Star Wars. I'm such a big fan that he named his daughter Leia.
So I have a Mark Benioff story. But first, I've got a bunch of Mark Benioff stories. But first, I wanted to ask you a question about him. So for those who don't know who Mark Benioff is, he's the founder and CEO of Salesforce. He also happens to be a huge fan of Star Wars. I'm such a big fan that he named his daughter Leia.
So I have a Mark Benioff story. But first, I've got a bunch of Mark Benioff stories. But first, I wanted to ask you a question about him. So for those who don't know who Mark Benioff is, he's the founder and CEO of Salesforce. He also happens to be a huge fan of Star Wars. I'm such a big fan that he named his daughter Leia.
I have to ask, when you walk into his actual house, because I haven't been there, is it all still Star Wars characters throughout it?
I have to ask, when you walk into his actual house, because I haven't been there, is it all still Star Wars characters throughout it?
I have to ask, when you walk into his actual house, because I haven't been there, is it all still Star Wars characters throughout it?
And that's where I wanted to tell this story. I'm going back in time to 2010. And around this time, he was really big in a capability they had called chatter. And I was given on loan by Michael Dell to travel around the world with Mark and brief people on this. So we had implemented it company-wide at Dell and then
And that's where I wanted to tell this story. I'm going back in time to 2010. And around this time, he was really big in a capability they had called chatter. And I was given on loan by Michael Dell to travel around the world with Mark and brief people on this. So we had implemented it company-wide at Dell and then
And that's where I wanted to tell this story. I'm going back in time to 2010. And around this time, he was really big in a capability they had called chatter. And I was given on loan by Michael Dell to travel around the world with Mark and brief people on this. So we had implemented it company-wide at Dell and then
I had gone to France and Asia and New York and all these different places with Mark. And so we were prepping to do the Dreamforce keynote on this. And it's the day of the event. And Mark, if anyone knows him, has a lot of eclectic friends. So in the back, we were hanging out with Neil Young and Will.i.am. And so I had never met Will.i.am before, and I had no idea what I was in tune for.
I had gone to France and Asia and New York and all these different places with Mark. And so we were prepping to do the Dreamforce keynote on this. And it's the day of the event. And Mark, if anyone knows him, has a lot of eclectic friends. So in the back, we were hanging out with Neil Young and Will.i.am. And so I had never met Will.i.am before, and I had no idea what I was in tune for.
I had gone to France and Asia and New York and all these different places with Mark. And so we were prepping to do the Dreamforce keynote on this. And it's the day of the event. And Mark, if anyone knows him, has a lot of eclectic friends. So in the back, we were hanging out with Neil Young and Will.i.am. And so I had never met Will.i.am before, and I had no idea what I was in tune for.
But on this whole philanthropic thing, we get into this huge discussion of how to use cloud computing around this. We were ideating around this idea that Will.i.am had about how to bring software into that whole realm of nonprofits because he wanted to do something good. And it was such...
But on this whole philanthropic thing, we get into this huge discussion of how to use cloud computing around this. We were ideating around this idea that Will.i.am had about how to bring software into that whole realm of nonprofits because he wanted to do something good. And it was such...
But on this whole philanthropic thing, we get into this huge discussion of how to use cloud computing around this. We were ideating around this idea that Will.i.am had about how to bring software into that whole realm of nonprofits because he wanted to do something good. And it was such...
Like it was Mark in his element because Mark cares about sales and all that, but he cares from what I learned about him a lot more about giving back to humanity and finding ways to do it. It was always this way that Mark does have an ego, but he has the biggest heart of any founder I think I ever met in how He's trying to make the world a better place. Is that a side that you all saw as well?
Like it was Mark in his element because Mark cares about sales and all that, but he cares from what I learned about him a lot more about giving back to humanity and finding ways to do it. It was always this way that Mark does have an ego, but he has the biggest heart of any founder I think I ever met in how He's trying to make the world a better place. Is that a side that you all saw as well?
Like it was Mark in his element because Mark cares about sales and all that, but he cares from what I learned about him a lot more about giving back to humanity and finding ways to do it. It was always this way that Mark does have an ego, but he has the biggest heart of any founder I think I ever met in how He's trying to make the world a better place. Is that a side that you all saw as well?
I wanted to talk about relationships in businesses. So you two have been in business together ever since you've been dating and And it's a really magical combination because Cass, you're really about operations and the voice of reason. And Mike, you're about casting the vision and et cetera. A lot of times people start businesses and they all have the same vision.