I have a lot of faults. I often interrupt in meetings. I talk too loud. I talk too fast.
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.
More Aaron Levie Quotes
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Read these 3 books – Crossing the Chasm, Innovators Dilemma and Behind the Cloud.
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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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Start with the assumption that the best way to do something is not the way it’s being done right now.
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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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We’re enamored with the concept that there’s always a price. But sometimes, your goal is to build a great company, not sell it.
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The only way to avoid disruption is to constantly do what you would if you were just starting out.
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Startups live at the intersection of existential crisis and everything going perfectly great.
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We’re going from a world of customized software to standardized platforms.
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I don’t use many apps. I use naps.
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Your product should sell itself, but that does not mean you don’t need salespeople.
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You intentionally start small, because you will not be able to compete with an incumbent… because the incumbent is always going to go for the full solution.
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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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The chance of failure is almost always better than the guarantee of never knowing.
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Too little process and you can’t get good work done. Too much process and you can’t get any work done. Most companies never find the middle.
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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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