LIVE: The Bull Case for SaaS in the Age of AI | Aaron Levie and Reid Hoffman

About this episode

Aaron Levie discusses the impact of AI on SaaS and shares insights from his experience as a founder.

In this episode of the Village Global Podcast, Box CEO Aaron Levie joins Village Global Chairman Reid Hoffman and host Ben Casnocha live on stage at a Village Global event. They get into what agents actually do to SaaS, where startups should go on offense, and what twenty years of building Box has taught Aaron about leveling up as a founder. Thanks for listening. If you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at ⁠www.villageglobal.com⁠ or get in touch with us on X @villageglobal. Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We'll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. ⁠www.villageglobal.com/signup⁠

People in this episode

Hosts: Reid Hoffman, Ben Casnocha

Guest: Aaron Levie

Topics covered

• SaaS
• AI
• startups
• founder experience
• technology

Keywords

• SaaS
• AI
• startups
• Box
• founder
• technology
• Village Global

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Box, Village Global, Silicon Valley

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