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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: 39
Born: 1985
Born: December 27
Entrepreneur
Seattle
Washington
Companies
Survival
Either
Company
Fighting
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Relevance
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