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Start with the assumption that the best way to do something is not the way it's being done right now.

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Aaron Levie
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: December 27
Entrepreneur
Seattle
Washington
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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 this requiring three meetings instead of one?'
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I think bad politics are incredibly dangerous, so it's important to make sure that people are communicating well. Culture and morale are super important. It's best to not force it, but let it happen organically and genuinely.
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Steve Jobs is the most epic entrepreneur of all time. He served as a guiding light for any emerging businessperson who wanted to learn how things should get done. He'll be looked at as one of the best business leaders of all time, and certainly one of the best tech entrepreneurs.
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The best technology is aimed far enough in the future that it stands out, but close enough to the present that it blends in.
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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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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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Startups often win because it's easier to see what comes next when you don't have to worry about maintaining what came last.
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The chance of failure is almost always better than the guarantee of never knowing.
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All of a sudden, if you think about the entire ecosystem of connected devices that can pull down information, access content and allow me to share and work and communicate, the vast majority now are not Windows computers. They are iPhones. They are iPads. They are Android devices.
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My workday begins around 11 A.M., with a cup of black coffee in each hand. If I had more hands, there would be more coffee.
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In an IT lead world, incumbents generally win because they have the existing relationship with the IT organization.
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The IT model of the enterprise has become a lot more user lead.
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They can bring the technology in, then you can sell to the enterprise when they want to have better control, better security... you still have the same biz model as a traditional enterprise sw company, but the way to get into the company is through the end user.
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If you don't go to every level of your company, you distance yourself from the marketplace and from your people.
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Go after the customers that are working in the future, but haven't totally lost their minds.
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Any time where the delta b/w what is possible and how things work today is at its widest, that's an opportunity to go build new technology.
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I tend to not discriminate when it comes to people I can learn from. Basically, if someone has built a meaningful business in software, technology or media, faced disruption and adversity, and overcame underdog status, I want to know how they did it.
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Look for new enabling technologies that create a wide gap between how things have been done and how they can be done.
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The most customer-centric organizations can answer any question by deciding what's best for the customer, without ever having to ask.
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When you're doing something you're passionate about, stress becomes a featurenot a bug.
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