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Zoho has so-so products, but at least their founder has the right philosophy to invest in R&D, to focus on organic growth and to take care of their products, em
by faria 13y ago
Zoho has so-so products, but at least their founder has the right philosophy to invest in R&D, to focus on organic growth and to take care of their products, employees & customers vs. Benioff's failed M&A strategy, which is done to sustain more and more expensive growth and their sky high valuation multiples.
Have you ever used Salesforce as a product?
I tried it and cancelled within a week; it's super-clunky & complicated. He's got great marketing, but the product is crap.
Dismissing Zoho's points based on the author's tone is a bit shortsighted don't you think?
Benioff's headcount is ludicrous when you compare the # of staff he has to 37signals on any reasonable metric ($ of sales per employee across any business function).
- nish1500 13y agoExcellent points. He isn't building a profitable, sustainable business. The fundamentals are completely off. However, based on not-very-reliable data, Zoho's revenue per employee is less than Salesforce