Software touches all of these different things you use, and tech companies are revolutionizing all different areas of the world...from how we shop to how farming works, all these things that aren't technical are being turned upside down by software. So being able to play in that universe really makes a difference.

Devices are getting smarter - your television, your car - and that means more data spread around. There needs to be a fabric that connects all these devices. That's what we do.

You must maximize the probability that someone shows up at front door of your store or website and ends up with a solved problem.

Instead of trying to make your life perfect, give yourself the freedom to make it an adventure, and go ever upward.

We've had customers from the beginning. The reason people use Dropbox is because they really love it. We think more about who is going to be competing with what we are going to be doing, not with where we started.

The happiest and most successful people I know don't just love what they do, they're obsessed with solving an important problem, something that matters to them.

Surrounding yourself with inspiring people is now just as important as being talented or working hard.