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The product that wins is the one that bridges customers to the future, not the one that requires a giant leap.

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Aaron Levie
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: December 27
Entrepreneur
Seattle
Washington
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Start with something simple and small, then expand over time. If people call it a 'toy' you're definitely onto something.
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My downtime tends to resemble my uptime. Weekends are workdays, but toned down. Over the whole weekend, I may have five meetings, as opposed to six on a weekday. I used to play piano for 30 minutes at night, but I had to pull that out of my schedule. I don't have time for nonwork stuff.
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That's already been tried before only means the first attempt got it wrong.
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Do things that incumbents can't or won't do because it's economically or technically infeasible.
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If you're waiting for encouragement from others, you're doing it wrong. By the time people think an idea is good, it's probably too late.
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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 the middle.
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