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CRM directional thesis

Benioff is funding one of the largest buybacks in history into a 37% drawdown, a CEO putting balance sheet behind the view that the SaaSpocalypse selloff overshot. Chamath independently calls the high-end monoliths oversold and due to re-rate up.

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“we want to buy back as much as we can. ... I've bought some great companies, by the way. Everything's a little cheaper. I like that.”
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