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title: The Multi-Billion Dollar Purpose Behind Salesforce w/ Marc Benioff
description: Marc & Peter discuss what it takes to create a multi-billion dollar business, the power of purpose in entrepreneurship, and how to build a company that changes the world.
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# [The Multi-Billion Dollar Purpose Behind Salesforce w/ Marc Benioff](https://www.diamandis.com/podcast/marc-benioff)

 Written by [Peter H. Diamandis](https://www.diamandis.com/podcast/author/peter-h-diamandis) | Nov 4, 2022 7:00:00 AM

In this episode, Marc and Peter discuss what it takes to create a multi-billion dollar business, the power of purpose in entrepreneurship, and how to build a company that changes the world.

## You will learn about:

- 06:57 | The steps you need to build your company
- 33:11 | Should you start a company in the cloud?
- 57:01 | How to tackle inequality in the workplace.

Marc Benioff is the Co-Founder, Chairman, and Co-CEO of Salesforce, the #1 CRM in the world. With over 30 years of experience in the Customer Management Software industry, Benioff was named “The Innovator of the Decade” by Forbes and one of the “Top 25 World Greatest Leaders” by Fortune. He’s also an avid philanthropist alongside his wife, Lynne, with over $250 million pledged towards causes like homelessness.

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### Resources

Read Marc’s book, Trailblazer: The Power of Business as the Greatest Platform for Change.

Learn more about [Abundance360](https://www.abundance360.com/summit).

Learn more about [Moonshots & Mindsets](https://www.diamandis.com/podcast).

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