When famous CEOs tell their stories, you are never quite sure if they their goal is self-aggrandizement or an authentic desire to recount something that will be of real interest to others. Marc Benioff has lots of reasons to be very proud of accomplishments, but his book Behind the Cloud: The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com [...]
Behind the Cloud, by Marc Benioff
October 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Entrepreneurs
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Melissa Eisenstat: High-tech, Finance, Music – Working always more to balance work and … work!
April 18th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Entrepreneurs, Talents, Innovators
The entrepreneurial spirit is complex. Sometimes it makes you create companies; sometimes the startup is just yourself, as you keep on developing your multi-faceted persona and meaningfully contribute to the success of a large diversity of ventures. The latter characterizes a long-time friend, Melissa Eisenstat.
She worked for me in my first company in France very [...]
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