The product that wins is the one that bridges customers to the future, not the one that requires a giant leap.

I have a lot of faults. I often interrupt in meetings. I talk too loud. I talk too fast.

If people don't think the odds are against you, you're doing it wrong.

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.

Tip: Take the stodgiest, oldest, slowest moving industry you can find. And build amazing software for it.

Startups often win because it's easier to see what comes next when you don't have to worry about maintaining what came last.

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.