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You can look at the cost structure of an incumbent company and discover: where are they not going to be able to drop their prices... because that business model is fundamental to the existence of the company.
Aaron Levie
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Aaron Levie
Age: 39
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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