YC Lecture 12- Building for the Enterprise(Aaron Levie)
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Aaron Levie, CEO and co-founder of Box, discusses the evolution and potential of building an enterprise software company. He highlights the idea that enterprise software can be just as exciting as consumer-focused software and shares the story of how Box came to be a major player in the industry.
Highlights
- 📈 Enterprise software can be just as exciting as consumer software.
- 📅 Box was launched in 2005 with the goal of making file sharing easier.
- 💻 The feasibility and importance of cloud-based data storage was growing at the time of Box’s launch.
- 🏢 Box is now used by over 240,000 businesses and 27 million individuals, with a presence in 99% of the Fortune 500.
- 📊 Levie shares insights into the factors that have impacted the growth and potential of enterprise software, and provides suggestions for building a successful enterprise software company.
