I don't think salesforce is a threat to a lot of startups. Maybe to other big companies, but startups should be able to outhack them.

People ought to stop saying "game ending" all the time. It's turned into a cliche.

I always wondered how some software companies can get established names to test their beta software in production environment. For all I know, managers at big companies are rather conservative about their choice of tools. Does anyone know how this usually works? Do they send sales people to convince the managers? Do they pay the testers, or is it the other way around?

Yeah, I've never heard anyone promise this before. Ever. This is truly brand new.

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