$4B Box CEO Aaron Levie: The Next 3 Years Are the Best Time to Build — Here's How to Use This Window

About this episode

Aaron Levie discusses the current opportunities in building AI companies and the evolving landscape of enterprise AI.

Aaron Levie built Box into a $4 billion company used by 64% of the Fortune 500. Now he says we're at the best moment to build an AI company in 15 years — and the window is 3 years. In this episode, Marina sits down with Aaron to talk about what's actually happening inside enterprise AI, why younger founders have a surprising advantage right now, and which jobs are genuinely at risk vs. which ones AI will make more valuable. Aaron shares why AI agents still need humans at the beginning and end of every process, why the real new constraint isn't code — it's sales and marketing, and what he'd do if he were 19 and starting over in 2026. If you're building, thinking about building, or trying to figure out your next career move in an AI world — this one is for you. Topics: AI startups, entrepreneurship, future of work, enterprise AI, career advice, business building, AI agents, Aaron Levie, Box, Silicon Valley Links: 📩 Follow my Newsletter: https://siliconvalleygirl.beehiiv.com/subscribe?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=futureproof-sub&utm_content=AaronLevie 🔗 My Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/siliconvalleygirl/ ⁠⁠ 📌 My Companies & Products…

People in this episode

Host: Marina Mogilko

Guest: Aaron Levie

Topics covered

• AI startups
• entrepreneurship
• future of work
• enterprise AI
• career advice
• business building
• AI agents

Keywords

• AI
• Box
• Aaron Levie
• entrepreneurship
• career advice
• future of work
• AI agents
• business building

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Box, Fortune 500

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