Box CEO Aaron Levie, he of neon shoelaces and magic tricks, prides himself on not being boring. Ever. He did not disappoint on Tuesday night at Code/Enterprise in San Francisco, sparring with Re/code’s Walt Mossberg. The duo teased each other about everything from Re/code’s upcoming cloud security product (Kara will guard the servers) to Silicon Valley’s magic word for raising your valuation (just say “platform”).
Enjoy the repartee below:
This article originally appeared on Recode.net.
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