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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344: How Colin Darretta Built A 1m Person Mailing List In 1 Year

344: How Colin Darretta Built A 1m Person Mailing List In 1 Year

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343: How To Find The Next Big Business Idea with Nextdoor Co-Founder Sarah Leary

343: How To Find The Next Big Business Idea with Nextdoor Co-Founder Sarah Leary

For Sarah Leary, entrepreneurship has always been in her blood. Growing up in a household of small-business owners including her grandmother who was also an entrepreneur, she knew she would eventually...

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342: How Alli Webb Turned Drybar Into A $100m Empire

342: How Alli Webb Turned Drybar Into A $100m Empire

When Alli Webb founded Drybar in 2010, it started as one small salon in Brentwood, California that was designed to do one thing and do it well: blowouts.  Today, her brand has grown to over150 stores ...

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341: Pushing Your Limits with Mental Toughness King and Spartan CEO Joe De Sena

341: Pushing Your Limits with Mental Toughness King and Spartan CEO Joe De Sena

If you want to start a business, you sure as hell better be made of the right stuff. Because Joe De Sena is here to tell you that in business, “anything that can go wrong, will go wrong”, and you need...

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340: How Gabi Lewis dominated a $40 billion industry

340: How Gabi Lewis dominated a $40 billion industry

Gabi Lewis, Co-Founder, The Magic Spoon In this yummy episode, Gabi Lewis, Co-Founder of The Magic Spoon, sits down with Nathan Chan to discuss his journey from founding the revolutionary EXO protein ...

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339: How GT Dave Started A $1Billion Kombucha Empire From His Bedroom

339: How GT Dave Started A $1Billion Kombucha Empire From His Bedroom

In this interview, Nathan Chan sits down with GT Dave, Founder and CEO of GT's Living Foods. GT discusses how he built a $1B empire from his bedroom and his journey of being the first seller of Kombuc...

5 Jan 202151min

338: Foundr BEST OF 2020

338: Foundr BEST OF 2020

In this epic roundup episode, we took our favorite moments from every interview this year and combined them to create our most jam-packed episode yet: Foundr Best of 2020! That’s right, in this very s...

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337: What A Future Billion Dollar Business Looks Like: With Google’s Lead Investor, David Lawee

337: What A Future Billion Dollar Business Looks Like: With Google’s Lead Investor, David Lawee

Ever wondered what traits and characteristics Google looks for in a founder? Wonder no more, because in this interview, Nathan Chan sits down with CapitalG Founder, David Lawee, to discuss the journey...

15 Dec 202042min

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