Silicon Valley Genius Remembers The Internet When It Began
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- Опубліковано 30 бер 2024
- The speaker is Marc Benioff, the cofounder of Salesforce.com and in my opinion, a brilliant thinker. I conducted this interview 2006 and learned plenty about Internet history in the process. Happy to share it with you. Hang on until near the end when Marc predicts the future of internet technology as he thinks it might occur, from 2006.
Marc Benioff played a significant role in the development of the Internet primarily through his leadership and innovation in the realm of cloud computing and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). While he may not have been directly involved in the initial creation or infrastructure development of the Internet itself, his contributions to how businesses utilize the Internet have been profound.
Marc Benioff co-founded Salesforce, which is widely regarded as one of the first successful cloud computing companies. Salesforce introduced the concept of delivering enterprise software over the Internet, rather than through traditional on-premise installations. This model, known as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), revolutionized the software industry and laid the foundation for the widespread adoption of cloud computing.
Benioff was an early advocate for the Internet as a platform for delivering business solutions. He recognized the potential of the Internet to democratize access to technology and empower businesses of all sizes. Salesforce's cloud-based CRM platform enabled companies to leverage the Internet to manage customer relationships, streamline sales processes, and improve collaboration.
Through Salesforce, Benioff contributed to the advancement of Internet technologies and standards. The company developed innovative solutions for cloud-based storage, data management, and application development, driving the evolution of the Internet ecosystem.
Salesforce's platform emphasized collaboration and connectivity, enabling businesses to connect with customers, partners, and employees in new ways. This focus on leveraging the Internet for communication and collaboration helped drive broader adoption of Internet-based solutions across industries.
Marc Russell Benioff was born on September 25, 1964 in San Francisco, California. He grew up in the city and attended high school at Burlingame High School. From a young age, Benioff showed an interest in technology and entrepreneurship.
Benioff studied at the University of Southern California (USC), where he initially pursued a degree in business administration. During his time at USC, he developed software and sold his first program, How to Juggle, to Macintosh Magazine at the age of 15.
After leaving USC, Benioff worked for various technology companies, including Apple, where he was mentored by Steve Jobs, the co-founder and former CEO of Apple. Jobs had a significant influence on Benioff's approach to business and innovation.
In 1999, Marc Benioff co-founded Salesforce. The company pioneered the concept of delivering enterprise software via the internet, rather than through traditional on-premise installations, a model now commonly known as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).
Under Benioff's leadership, Salesforce grew rapidly, becoming one of the world's leading providers of cloud-based CRM software. The company's platform enables businesses to manage customer relationships, streamline sales processes, and improve marketing campaigns.
Benioff's leadership has been instrumental in Salesforce's success and growth. He is known for his visionary approach to business, commitment to innovation, and focus on philanthropy and corporate social responsibility. Benioff's leadership at Salesforce has helped popularize cloud computing and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) models, revolutionizing the software industry and changing how businesses access and use technology.
Benioff is a prominent philanthropist and advocate for social causes. He has donated millions of dollars to various charitable organizations and initiatives, focusing on areas such as education, healthcare, and environmental conservation. Benioff and his wife, Lynne, established the Benioff Ocean Initiative, which aims to protect and conserve the world's oceans.
Marc Benioff has received numerous awards and honors for his contributions to the technology industry and philanthropy. These include being named one of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People" and Fortune magazine's "World's 50 Greatest Leaders."
Congratulations on 1M Mr. Hoffman! We love your work!❤
He was pretty accurate about the future. The main thing he missed is that the information about the users would not so much be utilized by the users themselves, instead utilized by corporations and governments to manipulate them.
Glad to know the original GUI I created became the radar screen for capturing sales data, thank you David
Congrats on a million! This will be good. I'm 50 and have been on the internet since 1988. It wasn't really the internet per say, you had to have an IBM and you could only communicate with other IBM users on bulletin boards (Apple had a similar version), but I remember asking myself at 15, how it would evolve over time? Pressing play now!
Love the interview and history. I remember all of that. Came from TRS-80, Apple II, USMC w/ NALCOMIS, Compaq, Windows, Prodigy, aol, Yahoo, Andreeson and Netscape, Bill G MS and anti-trust, Oracle, C++, objects, guids and blobs, Linux, SQL Svr 7, MCSE training, Citrix, … very glad you posted this!
Wow what an interview Mr. Hoffman. This is gold thank you for sharing!
Congrats on the gold button! Well deserved! I will never tire of watching your interviews from times gone by. Thank you for sharing your work!
He was spot on about Amazon, Congrats on 1Million🎉 and HAPPY EASTER to everyone❤
Wow, congratulations on 1 million subscribers! Well deserved!
Mr Hoffman your a legend
Beniioff is brilliant! BTW, he mentions the year 2003 in this video ((not 2006 as the description states). May not seem like a big deal, but 3 years is an eternity in the world of tech (as Benioff so perfectly illustrates in this treatise).
I thought he was just talking about something that took place in recent years before the interview. Not sure now.
It does matter, surely, as you mentioned the tech world changing at that pace.
@@MicahScottPnDat 27:11 he mentions the year 2003. So I’m guessing that’s when this interview happened.
Congratulations on a million virewers!!! Well deserved. You make us stop and think--a rare combo in today's world.❤
I love how willing he is to spin a yarn that goes up and down low level technical stuff and the higher, serving the narrative. So cool
1 million! Wow!
congratulations Mr. Hoffman on 1mill subscribers. you inspire me to think of a better future
I remember walking at night and some people leave blinds open and as a teen in the 80s I wondered what that tv like looking box with strange color coming out. Made me wonder.
Cool memory!
Congratulations David! Those were heady times circa 1994...just like it was heady times 30 years earlier in 1964 when a different renaissance swept in the British Invasion, and a different Age of Exuberance. And now here we are, 30 years later than '94 and we are at another Age of Exuberance, another renaissance, this time involving AI in its many forms.
Thanks for sharing that! I often pay attention to 30s myself. But, yep, it's 24 now!☺️
2:50 Minitel was very useful in the 80s. You could reserve your train tickets on 3615 SNCF or plan your road trip on 3615 MICHELIN
Really nice videos by the way… 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
If only the world would let the artists run the show and see what would happen..
I don't recall hearing it put that way🤔 Quite interesting! ☺️
I'm old enough to remember when the sky was blue and the sun was yellow.
I’m young enough to live through green, black, and blue skies.
This interview with Marc Benioff is most fascinating the evolution of technology has been evolving since the dawn of time we been living in a get it done yesterday world with the invention of the internet where we have a vast array of information communication and shopping at our fingertips 24/7 have, we humans grown smarter with technology or just impatience? 🤔
Good question, Drew! "Get it done yesterday", that says a lot.
The only people who don’t remember the world without the internet are the people who believe the internet contains all the answer to life.
Nice ponderance.👍
Never heard that before. People overestimate what you can do in one year and underestimate what you can do in ten.
That one stuck out to me, too. Very good thinking.
Congratulations.
Congratulations on your award David! Great stuff as always ❤
1:01 URL stands for uniform resource locator, but I'm not a genius..
I especially liked the last three paragraphs of the description!☺️ ❤
Congratulations from one of your 1M subscribers 🎆
Wow! It appears this guy is not even making a prepared speech, he seems to be able to marshall his thoughts and roll out a coherent narrative for an extended time.
I wonder what he would make of TikTok?
😂 Yes, that's funny!
Congratulations on your million!!! How do you put your VHS on the computer? I need to do do that
Not sure what you mean. This was not recorded in VHS but instead in Beta SP.
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@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker OH MY bad, I thought this was transferred from a VHS that's why I asked what you use to get them online. It's ok I'll look into it 😜
Ok then I'll ask how did you transfer beta onto a computer so you can post on UA-cam?
I used a small converter made by BlackMagic, but there are many companies that make converters. You plug in your Beta machine and the other end wire goes into a portable USB hard drive which I then plug into my computer and the resulting videos, I put up on UA-cam.
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@@DavidHoffmanFilmmakerThis is helpful, David, thanks!
The description says 2006 but the interview took place in 2003
What is the model of the VCR behind you?
I'm not really sure of the model. I know that it works.
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This is the genius that bought a three letter URL