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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.

Aaron Levie

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
My workday begins around 11 A.M., with a cup of black coffee in each hand. If I had more hands, there would be more coffee.
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Begin Black Coffee Cup Hand Workday
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
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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Done Little Much Person Process
That’s already been tried before only means the first attempt got it wrong.
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Attempt First Mean Tried Wrong
When you’re doing something you’re passionate about, stress becomes a featurenot a bug.
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Bug Feature Passionate Something Stress
In the enterprise you want to start intentionally small.
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Building Enterprise Intention Small Want
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 chance of failure is almost always better than the guarantee of never knowing.
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Always Chance Failure Guarantee Know Knowing
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 IT model of the enterprise has become a lot more user lead.
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Building Enterprise IT Lead Model
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
I don’t use many apps. I use naps.
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App Many Nap Use
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
Better to be too early and have to try again, than be too late and have to catch up.
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Catch Early Late Too Try Trying
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

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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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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