Steve Jobs Told Marc Benioff the App Store Would Not Succeed

The transcript recounts a significant relationship between the speaker and Steve Jobs, highlighting Jobs' influence on the creation of Salesforce and the App Store concept. It describes a dinner with Jobs where the iPod was introduced, and Jobs' advice to grow Salesforce and build an application economy. The speaker later realizes the potential of an App Store, trademarks the name, and eventually gifts it to Jobs, who announces it as his greatest invention.

How did Steve Jobs impact the speaker's life and Salesforce?

• He became a co-founder of Salesforce.

• He was a competitor to Salesforce.

• He offered strategic advice and inspiration.

• He provided financial investment.

What was Steve Jobs' reaction to the idea of applications on the iPod?

• He was indifferent to the suggestion.

• He thought it was a great idea.

• He immediately started working on it.

• He dismissed it as a dumb idea.

What was one of the key pieces of advice Steve Jobs gave to the speaker about Salesforce?

• To focus on hardware development.

• To secure a major customer like Avon.

• To reduce the workforce by half.

• To merge with another tech company.

What was the speaker's initial struggle with Steve Jobs' advice?

• Deciding whether to accept the advice.

• Understanding how to secure a major customer.

• Figuring out how to grow 10 times larger.

• Comprehending the concept of an application economy.

What realization did the speaker have about creating a marketplace?

• To develop a new operating system.

• To create a marketplace for applications.

• To sell physical products.

• To focus on international expansion.

What did the speaker do with the 'App Store' trademark?

• Gave it to Steve Jobs as a gift.

• Sold it to a competitor.

• Used it to start a new company.

• Kept it for personal use.

What was Steve Jobs' initial opinion about the potential success of the App Store?

• He was confident it would fail.

• He was skeptical and thought it wouldn't be big.

• He believed it would be a huge success.

• He had no opinion on its success.