Aaron Levie
Aaron Levie
Aaron Winsor Levieis an American entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of the enterprise cloud company Box...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth27 December 1985
CountryUnited States of America
building software enterprise
We didn't really start the company to go build an enterprise software company.
want building enterprise
In the enterprise you want to start intentionally small.
building software enterprise
If there could've ever been a magical time to build an enterprise software company, now is absolutely that time.
building enterprise models
The IT model of the enterprise has become a lot more user lead.
enterprise happening market software systems
If you think about the market that we're in, and more broadly just the enterprise software market, the kind of transition that's happening right now from legacy systems to the cloud is literally, by definition, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
begins cup
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.
winning organization world
In an IT lead world, incumbents generally win because they have the existing relationship with the IT organization.
technology building software
In a user lead model, users are bringing in their own technology... and you can build software then, around the user.
technology want way
They can bring the technology in, then you can sell to the enterprise when they want to have better control, better security... you still have the same biz model as a traditional enterprise sw company, but the way to get into the company is through the end user.
technology building disruption
Every single industry is going through a major business model and technology oriented disruption.
pride thinking organization
There's a lot of pride that business owners have. It's actually really critical that pride and ownership extends to everyone in the organization. I think of everyone is in the same boat in driving the company forward.
long focus today
Focus too much on the near-term and you won't get tomorrow's customers, focus too much on the long-term and you won't get today's.
trying too-late late
Better to be too early and have to try again, than be too late and have to catch up.
winning bridges giants
The product that wins is the one that bridges customers to the future, not the one that requires a giant leap.