Opportunity lives at the intersection of what people need tomorrow and can be just barely built today.
AARON LEVIEOpportunity lives at the intersection of what people need tomorrow and can be just barely built today.
AARON LEVIEWe’re going from a world of customized software to standardized platforms.
AARON LEVIEI have a lot of faults. I often interrupt in meetings. I talk too loud. I talk too fast.
AARON LEVIEAny 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.
AARON LEVIEThe best technology is aimed far enough in the future that it stands out, but close enough to the present that it blends in.
AARON LEVIEIf people don’t think the odds are against you, you’re doing it wrong.
AARON LEVIEIf you don’t go to every level of your company, you distance yourself from the marketplace and from your people.
AARON LEVIEThe only way to avoid disruption is to constantly do what you would if you were just starting out.
AARON LEVIEModularize, don’t customize. Build a platform as opposed to building all of the custom technology and custom vertical experiences.
AARON LEVIEMy dad is a chemical engineer, and my mom was a teacher. They were pretty serious about education, but I always thought about things a little bit differently.
AARON LEVIEStartups live at the intersection of existential crisis and everything going perfectly great.
AARON LEVIEExecute like there’s no tomorrow, strategize like there will be.
AARON LEVIEThe only barrier to entry you can create is to consistently build a great product.
AARON LEVIEIt’s unfortunate biologically we have to sleep.
AARON LEVIEYou can keep ‘consumer’ DNA at the center of your product. That will always mean that adoption is easier.
AARON LEVIEIn an IT lead world, incumbents generally win because they have the existing relationship with the IT organization.
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