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Is Salesforce / Siebel a Classic Disruption Case?

Is Salesforce / Siebel a Classic Disruption Case?

By Dave Kellogg on January 25, 2014

Like many others, I have often used Salesforce / Siebel as a classic example of Innovator’s Dilemma style disruption.  Several months ago, in response to this article about Host Analytics, I received a friendly note from former Siebel exec and now venture capitalist Bruce Cleveland saying roughly:  “nice PR piece, but the Salesforce/Siebel disruption story is […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged disruption, innovation, innovator's dilemma, salesforce.com, siebel, strategy

Salesforce Riding High, Opens Dreamforce

Salesforce Riding High, Opens Dreamforce

By Denis Pombriant on August 31, 2011

Salesforce.com is riding the crest of wave after wave of good news as it starts Dreamforce, its annual convocation for customers, prospects, the press and analyst communities.  Forty thousand people are expected in San Francisco for the event at some point in the week. In a sign of how big this event has become, last […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged #DF11, benioff, christensen, CRM, Current Affairs, Dreamforce, economics, Facebook, Forbes, Harvard Business School, innovator's dilemma, Oracle OpenWorld, Salesforce Chatter, salesforce.com

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