305: Dropbox’s Drew Houston on Continuous Learning, Decision Making, and Fixing the Way We Work

305: Dropbox’s Drew Houston on Continuous Learning, Decision Making, and Fixing the Way We Work

By now, the story is legend. When Drew Houston boarded a bus from Boston to New York and discovered that he had—yet again—forgotten to bring his thumb drive, he was frustrated. So frustrated that he sat down and began writing the first lines of code of what would eventually become Dropbox. After over a decade of changing the way files are stored, synced, and shared, Houston is changing the way people work, once again. This time, to solve a problem that likely plagues every single knowledge worker today: our fragmented, overcomplicated workspaces. In this episode, you’ll learn more about Houston’s journey—from ideation to launch—with Dropbox Spaces, as well as the most important lessons he’s collected while building a multibillion-dollar company with over 500 million users. Key Takeaways The relatable experience that inspired Houston to come up with the idea for Dropbox Why Houston doesn’t believe there’s any “magic” involved in building a multibillion-dollar company The importance of decision making and learning continuously on the job How a conversation with a SpaceX engineer sparked the vision behind Dropbox Spaces Houston’s advice on “harvesting” versus “planting” when it comes to your business Why Houston is such a huge believer in intentionally designing your environment—at work and with your personal relationships

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368: The Billion Dollar Blueprint: Ray Dalio

368: The Billion Dollar Blueprint: Ray Dalio

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367: How to Hire Brilliant People & Other Rules for Business | Kayak’s Paul English

367: How to Hire Brilliant People & Other Rules for Business | Kayak’s Paul English

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366: Sock It to Me: How the Cofounders of Bombas Became eCommerce Millionaires

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What do you get when you mix Daymond John, cozy toes, and a charitable mission?    Bombas.    That's right, you get the world's best sock company.    Foundr CEO Nathan Chan recently sat down with Rand...

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365: How to Build a Community of Raving Fans with Radha Agrawal of Daybreaker

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What does a savvy entrepreneur do when she sells her startup for $125 million? She starts another business, of course.   Radha Agrawal, cofounder of Thinx, has launched another passion project: Daybre...

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364: The $100B Cereal Entrepreneur: Joe Gebbia of Airbnb

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363: Everything I've Learned Spending $30M on YouTube Ads | Tommie Powers Interview

363: Everything I've Learned Spending $30M on YouTube Ads | Tommie Powers Interview

Tommie Powers is a legend in digital paid advertising. He's consulted on $100+ million in ad spend, including $30 million on YouTube ads alone.    So when Tommie talks about paid YouTube ad strategies...

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362: How to Build a Brand People Love: Red Antler

362: How to Build a Brand People Love: Red Antler

Inc. Magazine called her the most important entrepreneur on the planet. Fast Company called her the "brand whisperer." Emily Heyward of Red Antler is a master at helping a brand stand out from the cro...

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361: The Near-Death Experience That Fuelled Omaze’s Matt Pohlson

361: The Near-Death Experience That Fuelled Omaze’s Matt Pohlson

In this episode of the Foundr podcast, we speak with Omaze’s Matt Pohlson to discuss how a near-death experience taught him a powerful lesson about optimism—and how it changed his perspective on busin...

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