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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
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I have a lot of faults. I often interrupt in meetings. I talk too loud. I talk too fast.
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