We didn't really start the company to go build an enterprise software company.

I think people are always able to achieve more than they think they can. While that’s cliche, I don’t know if managers think about that enough. You have to set your sights extremely high.

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.

Uber is a $3.5 billion lesson in building for how the world *should* work instead of optimizing for how the world *does* work

I don't use many apps. I use naps.

My mom is proud of me. But she might not be too happy about the hours I keep or how little I eat. I wake up so late that it would be inappropriate to have breakfast. At most, I will have a snack in the day and dinner. I realize that it's not the healthiest way to live, but it's all I really have time for.

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.