Box CEO Aaron Levie on Trump, the Tech Giants, and the Stock Market

Big Technology Podcast

Alex Kantrowitz

Technology, Religion & Spirituality, Business News, Business, Religion, Science, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Entrepreneurship, Management, Marketing, Politics, News Commentary, Government, Investing, Tech News, Social Sciences, News

4.6 • 395 Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

As the pandemic flattens much of the U.S. economy, many technology firms are doing just fine. Business is moving online, and they’re well positioned to benefit. For tech CEOs like Box’s Aaron Levie, the experience can be bewildering. While you’re riding a wave most companies can only dream about, you’re watching the rest of the economy — including many of your customers — struggle to get by. In this conversation, Levie says this economy is “not sustainable,” and offers a look into his mindset as he tries to make sense of where this is all heading.

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0:00.0	Will AI improve our lives or exterminate the species?
0:05.0	What would it take to abolish poverty?
0:08.0	Are you eating enough fermented foods?
0:10.0	These are some of the questions we've tackled recently on the next big idea.
0:14.0	I'm Rufus Griscombe, and every week I sit down with the world's leading thinkers
0:19.0	for in-depth conversations that
0:21.4	will help you live, work, and play smarter.
0:24.2	Follow the next big idea wherever you get your podcasts.
0:30.7	I'm Tomer Cohen, LinkedIn's chief product officer.
0:34.0	If you're just as curious as I am about the way things are built, then tune into my podcast, Building One.
0:40.1	I speak with some of the best product builders out there.
0:42.6	I've always been inspired by frustration.
0:45.3	It came back to my own personal pinpoint.
0:47.4	So we had to go out to farmers and convince them.
0:50.6	Following that curiosity is a superpower.
0:53.2	You have to be obsessed with the human condition.
0:55.8	Listen to Building One on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:00.3	Hey, Aaron. Thanks for doing this. Yeah, sure. I do appreciate you coming on. Is it right if we talk a little
1:06.0	politics to start? Yeah, I am at your service. Okay, great. All right. So I'll just cue up the intro and then we can jump right in.
1:27.4	Hello and welcome to the big technology podcast.
1:29.9	This is Alex Cantorwitz.
1:31.1	And joining us today is Box CEO, Aaron Levy.
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