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Companies have never won. You're always either fighting for survival, or fighting for relevance.

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Aaron Levie
Age: 38
Born: 1985
Born: December 27
Entrepreneur
Seattle
Washington
Always
Never
Relevance
Entrepreneur
Companies
Survival
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