Quotes by Technology Paintings! They're like TV, but they don't move. A. J. Jacobs tvs technology moving Save interesting thoughts, quotations, films, technologies... the medium doesn't matter, so long as it inspires you. Aaron Koblin technology long interesting I've always been a bit of a mix between art and technology. I used to paint a lot, but I'm not very good with my hands. It has always been a fusion between my computer gaming interests and being exposed to the rich data of society that we live in. Aaron Koblin technology hands art They say an elephant never forgets. Well, you are not an elephant. Take notes, constantly. Save interesting thoughts, quotations, films, technologies…the medium doesn't matter, so long as it inspires you. When you're stumped, go to your notes like a wizard to his spellbook. Mash those thoughts together. Extend them in every direction until they meet. Aaron Koblin get-well elephants technology My mom's a psychologist, and I think that has influenced me on a personal level. Plus, I'm just generally interested in visualization and humanity, social activity and technology, and what happens in aggregate. Aaron Koblin technology mom thinking The best technology is aimed far enough in the future that it stands out, but close enough to the present that it blends in. Aaron Levie standing-out technology enough I think because of the iPhone and the fact that we now have a ubiquitous internet, our creativity in the startup space is 10 times different. Every single industry, every single market, is going to be technology-driven in some way. There's an infinite opportunity for startups because now you can go and solve problems that previously looked like they had nothing to do with technology. Aaron Levie creativity technology opportunity The benefit to building a startup is that customers don't have the same kind of friction when they adopt new technology. Aaron Levie benefits technology kind Modularize, don't customize. Build a platform as opposed to building all of the custom technology and custom vertical experiences. Aaron Levie platforms building technology The business models in enterprise have changed pretty dramatically. A huge problem with enterprise software traditionally has been usually you sell to the customer and then they adopt the technology. The great thing about 'freemium' and the new way enterprise software is being sold is you get to try it first and then buy it. Aaron Levie educational technology trying I tend to not discriminate when it comes to people I can learn from. Basically, if someone has built a meaningful business in software, technology or media, faced disruption and adversity, and overcame underdog status, I want to know how they did it. Aaron Levie adversity technology meaningful I interned at Miramax and subsequently at Paramount because I was really curious about the future of entertainment - how were we going to get films online? While the inspiration for Box didn't come from that experience directly, it was very obvious that bigger businesses had a lot of slow processes and cumbersome technology. Aaron Levie entertainment technology inspiration All we're really doing is repeating technologies that were tried 10, 20, 30 years ago... it's just that it was too expensive, too unusable, and we didn't have the enabling technologies to make it possible. Aaron Levie enabling technology years Always look for these changing technology factors- any market that has a significant change in the underlying raw materials ...or enabling factors, is an environment that is about to change in a very significant way. Aaron Levie raw-materials significant-change technology Every single industry is going through a major business model and technology oriented disruption. Aaron Levie disruption building technology 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. Aaron Levie technology want way In a user lead model, users are bringing in their own technology... and you can build software then, around the user. Aaron Levie building software technology Any time where the delta b/w what is possible and how things work today is at its widest, that's an opportunity to go build new technology. Aaron Levie technology opportunity today Look for new enabling technologies that create a wide gap between how things have been done and how they can be done. Aaron Levie technology done looks It's a 360-degree sound experience. Like you're in the middle of the band. A lot of people have the technology to play the format, so why not put it out there. It sounds great. Aaron Neville technology play people 1234567891011»
