Businesses can't afford to react to what their customers want; they need to anticipate their needs. — Parker Harris Afford Copy Share Image
We actually went public partly because we wanted companies to realise we were not going away. — Parker Harris Actually Copy Share Image
We're paying a lot of attention to the iPad. But we're expanding that to a tablet focus. — Parker Harris Attention Copy Share Image
I grew up in North Carolina. My father was a salesperson; he sold textiles. — Parker Harris Father Copy Share Image
We're a very iterative company, so we jump on basically all new technology. — Parker Harris Business Copy Share Image
For me, what's crazy is CRM has really evolved, and keeps evolving. — Parker Harris Crazy Copy Share Image
Those trying to get support for their iPhones don't necessary trust their carriers, so they ask their friends for help. — Parker Harris Friends Copy Share Image
What I'll take credit for is finding visionary people in the company, or bringing them in, and then empowering them to help… — Parker Harris Business Copy Share Image
We do a lot of outbound work where we're talking about the future. As we get involved with these new products, it… — Parker Harris Future Copy Share Image
I think the legacy is really the company that we built. That's what makes me happy. I'm a very simple person, so… — Parker Harris Business Copy Share Image
Diving into data has never been more critical for businesses in order to make fast, accurate decisions about customer behaviors and needs… — Parker Harris Business Copy Share Image
Phones are a big deal, but tablets are an even bigger deal. So we're doing a lot of design work and experimentation… — Parker Harris Big Copy Share Image
Where I'm focused now is how I get more women leaders. We decided not to just look outside the company for great… — Parker Harris Business Copy Share Image
After the dotcom boom blew up, it increased the focus on questions like, 'Why should I trust you to help run my… — Parker Harris Business Copy Share Image
I remember my school had some of the first Apple IIs in North Carolina. I remember, when I first started using them,… — Parker Harris Apple Copy Share Image
I grew up loving computers and math, actually. I also loved English literature and French, but I became obsessed with computers when… — Parker Harris Apple Copy Share Image
I was lucky enough to go see Steve Jobs with Marc Benioff. We were talking about the iPad, and one of the… — Parker Harris Believe Copy Share Image
We are building technology to keep up with what's happening in the world. It's transforming the way people are working. We're bringing… — Parker Harris Building Copy Share Image
By flattening time and space, social computing and business is unlocking credible potential within business. For example, individuals and organizations that weren't… — Parker Harris Business Copy Share Image
Looking at the trends that we have gone through as a company, where we started the company, it's all about cloud computing,… — Parker Harris Amazing Copy Share Image
If you want a database, you don't go out and say you're going to write it. I see platforms as going in… — Parker Harris Database Copy Share Image
Wearable technology is not just for consumers. It creates a tremendous opportunity for businesses, too. — Parker Harris Business Copy Share Image
When you come to San Francisco, we want you to know where Salesforce is. — Parker Harris Come Copy Share Image
Social computing is doing what agile methodology is doing to our process - it's breaking down our visibility. — Parker Harris Computers Copy Share Image
When we started, we thought about the scale of the Internet - if everyone was using the service at the same time,… — Parker Harris Internet Copy Share Image
I've used the term 'Facebook for the enterprise,' and everyone goes, 'We don't want Facebook in the enterprise,' because it conjures up… — Parker Harris Business Copy Share Image
My favourite moments at Dreamforce are when people come up and thank me randomly. It's a selfish time for me, as I… — Parker Harris Moments Copy Share Image
I still believe heavily that we have to be careful about having this ego and hubris as a successful corporation, that we… — Parker Harris Believe Copy Share Image
What I see now is the consumerisation of IT. I don't want my company to tell me that I have to use… — Parker Harris Blackberry Copy Share Image
I took a detour to France in my senior year in high school. So that's part of what ended up sending me,… — Parker Harris High Copy Share Image
All business leaders need to be technologists, as every industry now has a Netflix or an Uber on the horizon, threatening to… — Parker Harris Business Copy Share Image
Our output and continued success is all about our culture. Ours has to be highly collaborative, and we have company-wide events and… — Parker Harris Business Copy Share Image
One of our first jobs was at Saba Software. We were helping them build their products for the cloud. We wanted to… — Parker Harris Change Copy Share Image
Many people have said we just need to add more products. Look at Oracle, look at SAP. Add ERP and inventory or… — Parker Harris Business Copy Share Image
I have employees that are, you know, other types of diversity, coming to me and saying 'Well, why aren't we focused on… — Parker Harris Diversity Copy Share Image
People think floating should be the easiest and happiest time for a company, but it's actually really hard. We were meant to… — Parker Harris Business Copy Share Image
