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Everything about the enterprise, and then by definition the software the enterprise uses has changed – just in the last 5 years.

Aaron Levie

Companies have never won. You’re always either fighting for survival, or fighting for relevance.
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Entrepreneur Fighting Relevance Survival
If people don’t think the odds are against you, you’re doing it wrong.
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Against Odd People Thinking Wrong
I’m certainly not into money and prestige. For me there is simply nothing more exciting than people involved in the creation of great products. That is what drives me.
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Certain Creation Involve People Prestige Simply
I don’t use many apps. I use naps.
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App Many Nap Use
We’re going from a world of customized software to standardized platforms.
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Building Custom Platform Standard World
Startups often win because it’s easier to see what comes next when you don’t have to worry about maintaining what came last.
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Come Easier Last Startup Winning Worry
I think people are always able to achieve more than they think they can. While that’s cliche, I don’t know if managers think about that enough. You have to set your sights extremely high.
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Achieve Cliche People Sight Thinking
Your product should sell itself, but that does not mean you don’t need salespeople.
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Doe Mean Need People Product Sales
Execute like there’s no tomorrow, strategize like there will be.
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Entrepreneur Execute Like Strategize Tomorrow
Jeff Bezos is opening a retail store and owns a newspaper. Turns out everything we thought about the Internet is wrong.
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Internet Newspaper Retail Store Wrong
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.
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Company Cost Discover Fundamental Look Structure
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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Delta Opportunity Possible Technology Today Wide
Start with something simple and small, then expand over time. If people call it a ‘toy’ you’re definitely onto something.
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Definite Expand People Simple Toy
I’m obsessed with speed. I’m always asking myself, ‘Why can’t we do things faster? Why can’t it happen more efficiently? Why is this requiring three meetings instead of one?’
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Asking Brilliant Fast Obsessed Three
The product that wins is the one that bridges customers to the future, not the one that requires a giant leap.
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Bridge Future Giant Leap Require Winning
A lot of being productive personally is determined by how you organize your entire business. You can’t separate those two things.
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Business Determined Organize Productive Two

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