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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336: Starting a Business During a Crisis with the founder of Alpha and Strata, Thor Ernstsson

336: Starting a Business During a Crisis with the founder of Alpha and Strata, Thor Ernstsson

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335: From 0 to $65m: With Farmgirl Flowers' Christina Stembel

335: From 0 to $65m: With Farmgirl Flowers' Christina Stembel

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334: What This Tech Pioneer Is Betting On Next | Matt Mullenweg Of Wordpress

334: What This Tech Pioneer Is Betting On Next | Matt Mullenweg Of Wordpress

As someone who has pioneered the tech industry with his open-source software, and boasts 38% of the internet using his product, Matt Mullenweg is still one of the most humble and inspiring entrepreneu...

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333: The Top Mistakes to Avoid when Managing Remote Teams with Fibre HR Foundr Lisa Spiden

In this week’s Foundr podcast interview, Nathan Chan sits down with Lisa Spiden, CEO of Workforce Analytics and Foundr of Fibre HR to discuss everything a team leader needs to embody in order to help ...

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332: $16 million a month: The Secret To Success Using Facebook Ads with Nick Shackelford

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330: The 4 Questions You Need To Be Asking To Make Better Decisions: Kickstarter Co-Founder and Author Yancey Strickler

330: The 4 Questions You Need To Be Asking To Make Better Decisions: Kickstarter Co-Founder and Author Yancey Strickler

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