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“I had one goal. I wanted people to really learn the tools that could change, because I taught finance for years, I network with people in their 20s, obviously, and all ages I've worked with. But I wanted to just take that to another level, and I also, quite frankly, was just angry. I was angry about the level of abuse I saw in 2008 that happened to people. I knew what happened, I had made a fortune during that time because when things melt down - and they're going to again; life is cyclical - it's one of the greatest opportunities in your life.”

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Marc Benioff is an American entrepreneur and author, renowned for his innovations in the Software as a Service (SaaS) industry. Born on September 25, 1964, he is the co-founder and CEO of Salesforce.com. Benioff is respected for his promotion of cloud computing and transformative impact on the enterprise software industry. more

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