## Progressive Summary **Executive Summary (Layer 3)**: **API support has become table stakes for enterprise software survival—vendors without robust API offerings face obsolescence as CIOs prioritize integration capabilities.** **Key Insight (Layer 2)**: ==Enterprise software must have **strong API support to stay relevant** in the future. CIOs agree that **vendors without good API options won't last long**.== **Context (Layer 1)**: Aaron Levie (Box CEO) on X/Twitter; based on CIO/AI leader conversations; API-first as competitive differentiator; shift creates new business models and revenue opportunities; enterprise software transformation underway. **Cross-Domain Connections**: [[APIs]], [[Software/Enterprise Software]], [[Digital Transformation]], [[Integration]], [[Business Model Innovation]], [[CIO Priorities]] **Discoverability Score**: 7/10 --- ## Original Content Source: Aaron Levie on X/Twitter Enterprise software must have strong API support to stay relevant in the future. CIOs agree that vendors without good API options won't last long. This shift will create many new opportunities and change how businesses make money.