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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328: Building a $50M Underwear Empire off $20K with Joanna Griffiths from KNIX

328: Building a $50M Underwear Empire off $20K with Joanna Griffiths from KNIX

Joanna Griffiths CEO Knixwear CEO of global intimates brand Knixwear Joanna Griffiths sits down with Nathan Chan to reveal how she took $20k to and made $50m in revenue last year.  In this wonderfully...

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327: How to Outlearn ANYONE & Become the Best with Ulrich Boser of the Learning Agency

327: How to Outlearn ANYONE & Become the Best with Ulrich Boser of the Learning Agency

Ulrich Boser, CEO, The Learning Agency Founder and CEO of The Learning Agency, best-selling author, and Foundr course Instructor Ulrich Boser sits down for an in-depth discussion on becoming a better ...

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326: How Skillshare Co-Founder Malcolm Ong Has Transformed Multiple Industries—From Education To Media

326: How Skillshare Co-Founder Malcolm Ong Has Transformed Multiple Industries—From Education To Media

Malcolm Ong has never shied away from change. In fact, his ability to adapt is what has given him a front-row seat to multiple business transformations—first as the co-founder of education platform Sk...

29 Sep 20201h 5min

325: How Whole Foods Market Co-Founder and CEO John Mackey Leads By Example

325: How Whole Foods Market Co-Founder and CEO John Mackey Leads By Example

John Mackey, Co-Founder and CEO, Whole Foods Market Right now, every company needs strong leadership to guide them through these challenging times. Thankfully, Whole Foods Market co-founder and CEO Jo...

22 Sep 202048min

324: How Vital Proteins’ Kurt Seidensticker Generated Insane Consumer Demand For Collagen

324: How Vital Proteins’ Kurt Seidensticker Generated Insane Consumer Demand For Collagen

Kurt Seidensticker, Former NASA Engineer & Founder and CEO, Vital Proteins How did Kurt Seidensticker go from being a NASA engineer to the founder of one of the biggest protein brands in the world? Be...

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 323: How To Take A Profit-First Mindset During A Pandemic, According to Mike Michalowicz

323: How To Take A Profit-First Mindset During A Pandemic, According to Mike Michalowicz

Mike Michalowicz, Author & Co-Founder, Profit First Professionals Right now, every entrepreneur has the same question on their mind: how do I recover or maintain my company’s profit levels during Covi...

8 Sep 202029min

322: The Rise Of Messenger Marketing, With ManyChat Co-Founder and CEO Mikael Yan

322: The Rise Of Messenger Marketing, With ManyChat Co-Founder and CEO Mikael Yan

Mikael Yan, Co-Founder and CEO, ManyChat When Mikael Yan launched ManyChat in 2015, other messaging apps were trying to impress investors with their fancy AI and NLP technologies. But not him. Instead...

1 Sep 202056min

321: Birchbox’s Katia Beauchamp On Scaling Relationships, Building Trust, And More

321: Birchbox’s Katia Beauchamp On Scaling Relationships, Building Trust, And More

In 2010, only 2% of beauty products were being sold on the internet. When Katia Beauchamp and her Harvard Business School classmate, Hayley Barna, came across this statistic, they were floored. This s...

25 Aug 202052min

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