Aaron Levie | The $1 Trillion AI Opportunity, Stories From Early Days of Box

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Aaron Levie is the co-founder and the CEO of Box. This conversation covers opportunities in AI, the early days of Box, and lessons Aaron's learned on his founder journey.
Timestamps
(00:00) Intro
(03:11) Why ChatGPT was an iPhone moment
(04:37) Advice for large companies incorporating AI
(11:16) Why AI will add jobs, not steal them
(16:13) How AI is supercharging Box’s products
(19:03) AI agents: the $1 trillion opportunity
(25:27) Estimating size of new markets
(29:58) Starting Box with high school friends
(33:18) Living out of their first office
(34:52) Why early investors passed on Box
(37:24) Pivoting from consumer to B2B
(39:53) How Box got its first customers
(41:57) Should founders talk to Associates at VC firms?
(43:26) How Mamoon at Kleiner saved Box at its Series B
(46:25) Turning down an acquisition before IPO
(50:51) Why Box’s IPO was so hard
(54:11) Fending off an activist investor during COVID
Check out Box: www.box.com/
Where to find Aaron:
Twitter: / levie
LinkedIn: / boxaaron
Where to find Turner:
Twitter: / turnernovak
LinkedIn: / turnernovak
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[@memyselfid]

nice, i was number 2

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Love it! Thanks for tuning in 🙏

[@memyselfid]

@@ThePeelPod I’ve learned a ton since you started. Very efficient interviews. I listen while doing boring app debugging/testing. Finishing up an app for people who like drinks and movies. Ill email. No plans for fundraising, but UX feedback greatly appreciated. Throwing Hail Mary’s before public launch. Thanks again, keep going

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Awesome! Reach out whenever, always happy to take a look and share feedback