The benefit to building a startup is that customers don't have the same kind of friction when they adopt new technology. — Aaron Levie Benefits Copy Share Image
The only way to avoid disruption is to constantly do what you would if you were just starting out. — Aaron Levie Disruption Copy Share Image
The chance of failure is almost always better than the guarantee of never knowing. — Aaron Levie Chance Copy Share Image
You can look at the cost structure of an incumbent company and discover: where are they not going to be able to… — Aaron Levie Able Copy Share Image
My dad is a chemical engineer, and my mom was a teacher. They were pretty serious about education, but I always thought… — Aaron Levie Chemicals 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 Building Copy Share Image
I'm certainly not into money and prestige. For me there is simply nothing more exciting than people involved in the creation of… — Aaron Levie Creation Copy Share Image
A lot of being productive personally is determined by how you organize your entire business. You can't separate those two things. — Aaron Levie Business Copy Share Image
I have a lot of faults. I often interrupt in meetings. I talk too loud. I talk too fast. — Aaron Levie Faults Copy Share Image
Too little process and you can't get good work done. Too much process and you can't get any work done. Most companies… — Aaron Levie Company 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 Building 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 Building 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 Building Copy Share Image
Sometimes things are the way they are and can't be changed, other times it's because no one ever tried. Your job is… — Aaron Levie Changed Copy Share Image
You'll learn more in a day talking to customers than a week of brainstorming, a month of watching competitors, or a year… — Aaron Levie Brainstorming 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 Business Copy Share Image
The product that wins is the one that bridges customers to the future, not the one that requires a giant leap. — Aaron Levie Bridges Copy Share Image
I think I'm the kind of person who would be very difficult to employ - I'm pretty annoying, but driven. — Aaron Levie Annoying Copy Share Image
Uber is a $3.5 billion lesson in building for how the world *should* work instead of optimizing for how the world *does* work — Aaron Levie Billions Copy Share Image
We didn't really start the company to go build an enterprise software company. — Aaron Levie Building Copy Share Image
My mom is proud of me. But she might not be too happy about the hours I keep or how little I… — Aaron Levie Breakfast Copy Share Image
My workday begins around 11 A.M., with a cup of black coffee in each hand. If I had more hands, there would… — Aaron Levie Black Copy Share Image
I'm obsessed with speed. I'm always asking myself, 'Why can't we do things faster? Why can't it happen more efficiently? Why is… — Aaron Levie Asking Copy Share Image
