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All we’re really doing is repeating technologies that were tried 10, 20, 30 years ago… it’s just that it was too expensive, too unusable, and we didn’t have the enabling technologies to make it possible.

Aaron Levie

Everything about the enterprise, and then by definition the software the enterprise uses has changed – just in the last 5 years.
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Change Definition Enterprise Software Use Year
We’re going from a world of customized software to standardized platforms.
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Building Custom Platform Standard World
All we’re really doing is repeating technologies that were tried 10, 20, 30 years ago… it’s just that it was too expensive, too unusable, and we didn’t have the enabling technologies to make it possible.
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Ago Done Enabling Repeat Technology Year
If you don’t go to every level of your company, you distance yourself from the marketplace and from your people.
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Company Distance Level Marketplace People
If people don’t think the odds are against you, you’re doing it wrong.
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Against Odd People Thinking Wrong
Entrepreneurship: 10% coach, 20% player, 30% cheerleader, 40% waterboy.
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Cheerleader Coach Entrepreneur Player Waterboy
Execute like there’s no tomorrow, strategize like there will be.
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Entrepreneur Execute Like Strategize Tomorrow
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
The only barrier to entry you can create is to consistently build a great product.
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Barrie Consistently Create Entry Great Product
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
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
In a user lead model, users are bringing in their own technology… and you can build software then, around the user.
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Bringing Building Lead Model Software Technology
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
The only way to avoid disruption is to constantly do what you would if you were just starting out.
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Constant Disruption Out Starting Way
Always look for these changing technology factors- any market that has a significant change in the underlying raw materials …or enabling factors, is an environment that is about to change in a very significant way.
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Change Market Material Raw Significant Technology
The IT model of the enterprise has become a lot more user lead.
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Building Enterprise IT Lead Model

All we’re really doing is repeating technologies that were tried 10, 20, 30 years ago… it’s just that it was too expensive, too unusable, and we didn’t have the enabling technologies to make it possible.

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All we’re really doing is repeating technologies that were tried 10, 20, 30 years ago… it’s just that it was too expensive, too unusable, and we didn’t have the enabling technologies to make it possible.

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