Salesforce's extraordinary Q1: Record deals and cash flow on the rise - MLQ.ai | AI for investors

Salesforce just posted record deals and rising cash flow in Q1 2027. Wall Street is happy. Their shareholders are happy.

You're probably not happy.

Because while Salesforce prints money, you're still waiting three weeks for a consultant to move a field, paying for seats your team doesn't use, and explaining to your boss why the pipeline report still doesn't match reality.

Record earnings at a software company usually mean one thing for the customer: prices go up, the roadmap stays locked to what works for the masses, and your specific workflow remains an afterthought. Mid-market operators aren't who Salesforce optimizes for — enterprise contract volume is.

If you've already been through the Salesforce implementation cycle — or any major platform cycle — you know the pattern. Six months of pain, a customization bill that made your stomach drop, and a system your team works around instead of in.

The news here isn't that Salesforce is thriving. It's that a company capturing that much revenue has zero financial incentive to make things easier for you specifically.

A platform's success on an earnings call and your success running daily operations are two very different scorecards.

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... CRM. CRM. Q1 2027 Earnings Call. Prepared. Salesforce's extraordinary Q1: Record deals and cash flow on the rise. "This was really an outstanding ...