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How This Entrepreneur Grew a Company to $100M in Revenue in Less Than Five Years

July 23, 2020 by Miriam Kahn Leave a Comment

David Schmaier had a clear vision for Vlocity from day one. He kept his sights set high, growing his industry-specific cloud and mobile software business to $100 million in revenue in less than five years, and then proceeding to get acquired by Salesforce after the company’s sixth year. Now the CEO of Salesforce Industries, David has no plans to slow down. As he takes this next step forward in his journey, we spent time talking with David about the key elements that lead to this all-time height in his entrepreneurial career.

“Build an A-team of people around yourself that share your vision and your passion.”What’s your story? Tell us about your entrepreneurial journey.

David Schmaier: I’ve been blessed to have been involved in a number of successful companies in my 30+ year enterprise software career. I began as an engineer by training and then went to Harvard Business School to pursue my

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