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How Marc Benioff’s Vision for Cloud-Based Service Lifted Up the Innovations of over 3,000 Entrepreneurs

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From the moment he founded Salesforce, Marc Benioff believed that he was creating the future of CRM software. The Legacy CRM companies, like SAP and Oracle, didn’t want to switch from the on-premise software model that they had controlled for so long. CRM Software Without Software. Today, we all know it as software as a service.

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The Entrepreneur's Guide to Venture Capitalists

Hubspot Sales

Since 2004, they have invested in over 100 companies, spanning different sectors and geographies. Matchstick Ventures invests where innovative ideas, huge markets and, most importantly, diverse founders strike. Noteworthy investments : Quizlet, Soundcloud, and Kickstarter. First Round Capital. Region : West Coast. Matchstick Ventures.

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Top 30 SaaS Companies in the US

SmartKarrot

Founded in: 2004. Thousands of enterprises worldwide use Salesforce CRM to explore new opportunities, manage and use customer data , run marketing campaigns, and enhance their communications–internally and externally. Service Now focuses on workplace innovation. Founder: Aaron Skonnard. Ring Central. Salesforce. Service Now.