The New Startup Playbook | Box CEO Aaron Levie
The a16z Show
- Published
- October 25, 2026
- Duration
- 34:24
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Nov 1, 2026
Discusses agents.
Summary
Can a 10-person startup outperform a company with hundreds of employees? Box CEO Aaron Levie argues AI agents are giving small teams a level of leverage that simply wasn't economically possible before, creating a window for startups to outrun incumbents.In this episode of Speedrun Office Hours, Aaron explains why founders are shifting from doing the work …
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Can a 10-person startup outperform a company with hundreds of employees? Box CEO Aaron Levie argues AI agents are giving small teams a level of leverage that simply wasn't economically possible before, creating a window for startups to outrun incumbents.In this episode of Speedrun Office Hours, Aaron explains why founders are shifting from doing the work themselves to orchestrating agents, and why that puts a new premium on strategy, taste, and knowing exactly what to build. He makes the case th
Themes
- agents