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I don’t use many apps. I use naps.

Aaron Levie

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
The best technology is aimed far enough in the future that it stands out, but close enough to the present that it blends in.
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Close Enough Out Present Standing Technology
Every single industry is going through a major business model and technology oriented disruption.
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Building Business Disruption Model Oriented Technology
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
Look for new enabling technologies that create a wide gap between how things have been done and how they can be done.
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Done Enable Look Technology
My 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.
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Dad Education Mom Pretty Serious Teacher
If you’re waiting for encouragement from others, you’re doing it wrong. By the time people think an idea is good, it’s probably too late.
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Encouragement Idea People Thinking Wait Wrong
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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Able Building Incumbent Intention Start
Tip: Take the stodgiest, oldest, slowest moving industry you can find. And build amazing software for it.
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Amazing Industry Moving Slow Software Stodgiest
Execute like there’s no tomorrow, strategize like there will be.
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Entrepreneur Execute Like Strategize Tomorrow
Modularize, don’t customize. Build a platform as opposed to building all of the custom technology and custom vertical experiences.
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Building Custom Modularize Oppose Platform Technology
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
Read these 3 books – Crossing the Chasm, Innovators Dilemma and Behind the Cloud.
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Book Building Chasm Cloud Clouds Innovator
Sometimes things are the way they are and can’t be changed, other times it’s because no one ever tried. Your job is to find the latter.
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Change Jobs Latter Sometime Tried Way
The 10% between 90% done to 100% done takes most of the time, causes most of the stress, but is all of the value.
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Cause Done Percentage Stress Time
Listen to your customers, but don’t always build exactly what they’re telling you. This is a really key distinction around building enterprise software.
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Building Customer Distinction Key Listen Software Tell

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