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Box Smashes $1.1B ARR Record — Aaron Levie Explains Why AI Agents Demand Sandboxes

Box just crossed $1.1 billion in ARR with a 28% margin, thumbing its nose at AI-kills-SaaS doomsayers. CEO Aaron Levie says the future isn't agents replacing us — it's us rebuilding work around them, starting with secure file sandboxes.

Aaron Levie on podcast discussing AI agents and secure file sandboxes

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • Box hits $1.1B ARR, proving SaaS thrives amid AI agent boom.
  • Agents demand secure 'boxes' — filesystems with governance — for enterprise trust.
  • Work adapts to agents, not vice versa; coding leads, but all industries follow.

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Elena Vasquez
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