Breaking Analysis:  Is Box just another Facebook fairytale?
Channel: SiliconANGLE theCUBE
Date: 10/10/2012

The second annual BoxWorks developer conference in San Francisco wrapped up yesterday.  Box CEO Aaron Levie took the stage on Monday to talk about how Box is faring against its competition.  So how bright is the future for Box?  Plus more on Bravo's "real look" at Silicon Valley and what's happening in venture capital markets?  Here with his breaking analysis on today's trending stories is SiliconANGLE founder John Furrier.

First off, can you provide us with a quick background and overview of Box.  

Box started as a college business project in 2005 and has seen rapid growth, and now there are even indications that the company may be heading towards an IPO, is this another Facebook fairy-tale?

CEO Aaron Levie dropped some updates on the company's growth over the last year.  What kind of milestones did they reach? 

How are developers interacting with Box? 

Who are Box's biggest competitors? 

Box has seen a 72 percent increase in the number of businesses that have adopted the product throughout the enterprise. With all this intense growth, how likely does an IPO look for Box?

We mentioned the Silicon Valley Bravo reality show yesterday - did you notice how the Startup Culture is highlighted within the show?

For awhile, incubators and accelerators like Y Combinator were hot and now they seem to be cooling down,  what is going on with that?

What's happening with the venture capital markets.. there was supposed to be all this disruption ..is it happening?

John you're speaking on a panel today about Big Data Monetization at the Quadrus Conference Center on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, CA.  Who else is joining you on the panel and what big ideas will you be discussing?