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
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 building disruption
Every single industry is going through a major business model and technology oriented disruption.
building software enterprise
We didn't really start the company to go build an enterprise software company.
able building solutions
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.
building incumbents
Do things that incumbents can't or won't do because it's economically or technically infeasible.
mind building lost
Go after the customers that are working in the future, but haven't totally lost their minds.
keys building distinction
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.
technology building platforms
Modularize, don't customize. Build a platform as opposed to building all of the custom technology and custom vertical experiences.
book clouds building
Read these 3 books - Crossing the Chasm, Innovators Dilemma and Behind the Cloud.
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.
world building platforms
We're going from a world of customized software to standardized platforms.
building enterprise models
The IT model of the enterprise has become a lot more user lead.
across dynamic market open products tend works
The dynamic with social is you tend not to have products with 30% market share. It's all or nothing. Email works because we have open standards that let you communicate across any email client.