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After months of anticipation, Dreamforce is finally here. We’ve wrapped up the first day of breakout sessions, keynotes, and the opening of the Cloud Expo. Before you head to the Networking Reception tonight, check out five highlights from today. They’re key talking points for mingling with your fellow attendees!
Chairman and CEO of Salesforce Marc Benioff sat down with Microsoft Corporate VP of Windows Marketing Tony Prophet for a fireside chat to discuss cloud and mobile trends and the Salesforce/Microsoft partnership.
The key phrase that came out of the conversation: Beginner’s Mind.
“I think a really critical part of being successful in our industry is having a beginner’s mind,” said Benioff.
The fireside chat highlighted the importance of both companies and their leaders to have a beginner's mind, surrounding themselves with people who are actually going to tell you what you don’t want to hear. In concert with the beginner’s mind is self-awareness, which Prophet noted is the mark of a true leader. Self-awareness comes from listening to others and reflecting on their constructive criticism.
Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn, Max Levchin, co-founder and CTO of PayPal, and Jeremy Stoppleman, co-founder and CEO of Yelp (aka “The PayPal Mafia) formed an all-star panel that discussed the future of innovation.
Check out some of the highlights:
“I think mobile was the biggest disruptor in our industry.” - @jeremys http://t.co/qRhe5jGy3W #DF14 pic.twitter.com/CDBXvcSd4u
— Salesforce (@salesforce) October 13, 2014
"One of the things that is still playing out is network as a platform." @reidhoffman #DF14 pic.twitter.com/RN2Z4jCSMy
— Salesforce (@salesforce) October 13, 2014
Life coach and motivation speaker Tony Robbins led an action-packed keynote that got attendees on their feet, screaming and dancing. Some of key points revolved around the three decisions that are controlling your quality of life.
- What are you going to focus on?
- What does it mean?
- What am I going to do?
But the ultimate theme of Robbins’ talk? Engagement, whether it be in your personal life or within the context of work. Engagement means better retention of information, more profit and—you guessed it—greater satisfaction.
Dreamforce is striving to donate One Million Meals to those in need, and Tony Robbins and Marc Benioff have both pledged to match that number if it’s achieved, bringing the total to three million meals donated at the end of Dreamforce. After the end of the first day there were already over 500,000 donated—halfway there!
Keep donating cans and tweeting your contributions using the #DFGives hashtag.
Tomorrow at 1:30 pm, Benioff takes the stage to introduce the latest products and innovation from Salesforce. We won’t give away all of the surprises, but some of the products are already getting quite a bit of buzz. You can read more about Salesforce1 Lightning and Wave, the Salesforce Analytics Cloud on the blog.
To read more about a roundup of the day’s events, visit the blog for RelateIQ.
To learn more about how top industries can meet the challenges of the customer economy, visit our website, or download the free e-book.
