We're going from a world of customized software to standardized platforms. — Aaron Levie Copy Share Image
The benefit to building a startup is that customers don't have the same kind of friction when they adopt new technology. — Aaron Levie Copy Share Image
Any time where the delta b/w what is possible and how things work today is at its widest, that's an opportunity to… — Aaron Levie Copy Share Image
Modularize, don't customize. Build a platform as opposed to building all of the custom technology and custom vertical experiences. — Aaron Levie Copy Share Image
The best technology is aimed far enough in the future that it stands out, but close enough to the present that it… — Aaron Levie Copy Share Image
Innovation is hard because solving problems people didn't know they had & building something no one needs look identical at first. — Aaron Levie Copy Share Image
In a user lead model, users are bringing in their own technology... and you can build software then, around the user. — Aaron Levie Copy Share Image
Look for new enabling technologies that create a wide gap between how things have been done and how they can be done. — Aaron Levie Copy Share Image
Innovation in tech favors the naive and the stubborn. If you are too rational you won't tackle problems that others once failed… — Aaron Levie Copy Share Image
It's not accidental that products get worse over time; it's because companies stop paying attention to them. They stop caring as much… — Aaron Levie Copy Share Image
Steve Jobs is the most epic entrepreneur of all time. He served as a guiding light for any emerging businessperson who wanted… — Aaron Levie Copy Share Image
All of a sudden, if you think about the entire ecosystem of connected devices that can pull down information, access content and… — Aaron Levie Copy Share Image
Always look for these changing technology factors- any market that has a significant change in the underlying raw materials ...or enabling factors,… — Aaron Levie Copy Share Image
I interned at Miramax and subsequently at Paramount because I was really curious about the future of entertainment - how were we… — Aaron Levie Copy Share Image
What happens to the Microsofts, Oracles and IBMs of the world is that when they get big enough, they don't think they… — Aaron Levie Copy Share Image
I tend to not discriminate when it comes to people I can learn from. Basically, if someone has built a meaningful business… — Aaron Levie Copy Share Image
They can bring the technology in, then you can sell to the enterprise when they want to have better control, better security...… — Aaron Levie Copy Share Image
I believe there's plenty of market for each; we're talking about an ecosystem that is going to support billions of devices, so… — Aaron Levie Copy Share Image
I think because of the iPhone and the fact that we now have a ubiquitous internet, our creativity in the startup space… — Aaron Levie Copy Share Image
Every single industry is going through a major business model and technology oriented disruption. — Aaron Levie Copy Share Image
The business models in enterprise have changed pretty dramatically. A huge problem with enterprise software traditionally has been usually you sell to… — Aaron Levie Copy Share Image
All we're really doing is repeating technologies that were tried 10, 20, 30 years ago... it's just that it was too expensive,… — Aaron Levie Copy Share Image
The benefit to building a startup is that customers don't have the same kind of friction when they adopt new technology. — Aaron Levie Copy Share
The only way to avoid disruption is to constantly do what you would if you were just starting out. — Aaron Levie Copy Share
The chance of failure is almost always better than the guarantee of never knowing. — Aaron Levie Copy Share
You can look at the cost structure of an incumbent company and discover: where are they not going to be able to drop their… — Aaron Levie Copy Share
My dad is a chemical engineer, and my mom was a teacher. They were pretty serious about education, but I always thought about things… — Aaron Levie Copy Share
Modularize, don't customize. Build a platform as opposed to building all of the custom technology and custom vertical experiences. — Aaron Levie Copy Share
I'm certainly not into money and prestige. For me there is simply nothing more exciting than people involved in the creation of great products.… — Aaron Levie Copy Share
A lot of being productive personally is determined by how you organize your entire business. You can't separate those two things. — Aaron Levie Copy Share
I have a lot of faults. I often interrupt in meetings. I talk too loud. I talk too fast. — Aaron Levie Copy Share
Too little process and you can't get good work done. Too much process and you can't get any work done. Most companies never find… — Aaron Levie Copy Share
All we're really doing is repeating technologies that were tried 10, 20, 30 years ago... it's just that it was too expensive, too unusable,… — Aaron Levie Copy Share
Innovation is hard because solving problems people didn't know they had & building something no one needs look identical at first. — Aaron Levie Copy Share
They can bring the technology in, then you can sell to the enterprise when they want to have better control, better security... you still… — Aaron Levie Copy Share
Sometimes things are the way they are and can't be changed, other times it's because no one ever tried. Your job is to find… — Aaron Levie Copy Share
