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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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Aaron Levie
Age: 38
Born: 1985
Born: December 27
Entrepreneur
Seattle
Washington
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Innovation is hard because solving problems people didn't know they had & building something no one needs look identical at first.
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We didn't really start the company to go build an enterprise software company.
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In a user lead model, users are bringing in their own technology... and you can build software then, around the user.
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Entrepreneurship: 10% coach, 20% player, 30% cheerleader, 40% waterboy.
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If there could've ever been a magical time to build an enterprise software company, now is absolutely that time.
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Why we do what we do: that moment when you get to see the future on your computer screen before the rest of the world.
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The 10% between 90% done to 100% done takes most of the time, causes most of the stress, but is all of the value.
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Listen to your customers, but don't always build exactly what they're telling you. This is a really key distinction around building enterprise software.
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Execute like there's no tomorrow, strategize like there will be.
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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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Modularize, don't customize. Build a platform as opposed to building all of the custom technology and custom vertical experiences.
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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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If people don't think the odds are against you, you're doing it wrong.
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It's unfortunate biologically we have to sleep.
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Your product should sell itself, but that does not mean you don't need salespeople.
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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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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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The chance of failure is almost always better than the guarantee of never knowing.
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