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> [When you are only one vendor, there is a very low rate of innovation. You think the old architecture is just fine, and it can just happily exist for many years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-levine/when-you-are-only-one-vendor-there-is-a-very-low-rate-of-innovation/)

[Peter Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-levine/)

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## More by Peter Levine

> [If you look back over the history of computing, it started as mainframes or terminals. As PCs or work stations became prevalent, computing moved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-levine/if-you-look-back-over-the-history-of-computing-it-started-as/)

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> [I think with the proliferation of mobile devices and then, eventually, the Internet of Things, we literally have supercomputers in our pockets and supercomputers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-levine/i-think-with-the-proliferation-of-mobile-devices-and-then-eventually/)

[Peter Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-levine/)

> [A self-driving car will have 200-plus CPUs. That's a data center on wheels.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-levine/a-self-driving-car-will-have-200-plus-cpus-that-s-a-data-center-on/)

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> [Technical co-founders are great at envisioning where the company's going from a strategic standpoint. They have what I call the 'gut-feel' of building out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-levine/technical-co-founders-are-great-at-envisioning-where-the-company-s/)

[Peter Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-levine/)

> [There has been an ebb and flow in enterprise IT of centralized versus distributed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-levine/there-has-been-an-ebb-and-flow-in-enterprise-it-of-centralized-versus/)

[Peter Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-levine/)

> [When you and I go to work, and we use a computer to work and find that our work apps are completely onerous and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-levine/when-you-and-i-go-to-work-and-we-use-a-computer-to-work-and-find-that/)

[Peter Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-levine/)

> [Old companies that had nothing to do with software in the past all have software development activities to unlock the invention that's occurring inside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-levine/old-companies-that-had-nothing-to-do-with-software-in-the-past-all/)

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> [As a former CEO and senior executive, there was a time when I did not quite understand the profound impact a CEO has on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-levine/as-a-former-ceo-and-senior-executive-there-was-a-time-when-i-did-not/)

[Peter Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-levine/)

> [Doing processing locally has its advantages. For instance, the cost of an endpoint CPU and memory is a 1000x cheaper than the cost of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-levine/doing-processing-locally-has-its-advantages-for-instance-the-cost-of/)

[Peter Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-levine/)

> [The organization reflects the behavior and characteristics of the CEO, and that establishes the culture. Foster an environment of open communication, and the organization…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-levine/the-organization-reflects-the-behavior-and-characteristics-of-the-ceo/)

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> [There's going to be a symbiotic relationship between the edge and the cloud.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-levine/there-s-going-to-be-a-symbiotic-relationship-between-the-edge-and-the/)

[Peter Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-levine/)

> [In the old days, I'd have to go as a company, buy computer resources, buy servers, buy storage, and lash it all together. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-levine/in-the-old-days-i-d-have-to-go-as-a-company-buy-computer-resources/)

[Peter Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-levine/)

> [It's easier to coach a technical founder how to be CEO and manage a business than it is to teach a professional CEO the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-levine/it-s-easier-to-coach-a-technical-founder-how-to-be-ceo-and-manage-a/)

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> [Probably, if I created a venture fund, I would create a firm with virtual services not too different from the a16z model, but without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-levine/probably-if-i-created-a-venture-fund-i-would-create-a-firm-with/)

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> [With the premise that we look for technical co-founders to run a company, I view myself as being a coach to that technical co-founder.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-levine/with-the-premise-that-we-look-for-technical-co-founders-to-run-a/)

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