Dropbox

David Lee at Startup School NY 2014

Y Combinator

A company that SV Angel has invested in.

Jessica Livingston at Female Founders Conference 2014

Y Combinator

A well-known startup that was funded by Y Combinator.

Drew Houston Interview | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Tim Ferriss

A leading business collaboration platform, co-founded by Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi in 2007. It grew from a simple idea to a service used by 500 million people worldwide.

My Podcast Setup

Tim Ferriss

A cloud storage service used to share audio files and social media assets for podcast production.

A CS Education That's Free Until You Get a Job - Austen Allred of Lambda School

Y Combinator

Mentioned as a company that succeeded due to product quality, even with competitors who had more resources.

Lessons from Richard Branson, Tony Robbins, and Ray Dalio | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Tim Ferriss

A company Chris Sacca passed on investing in early on, believing Google's G-Drive would be a stronger competitor.

Chris Dixon at Startup School 2013

Y Combinator

Used as an example of a company succeeding in a crowded market by having superior technical expertise in cloud storage, making the user experience feel like a local hard drive.

He Built a $1M Business in 12 Months - Every Step Explained (Case Study)

Ali Abdaal

Inflated GDP?, Google earnings, How the media lost trust, Rogan/Trump search controversy, Election!

All-In Podcast

Cited as an example of a company experiencing softening demand and laying off 20% of its staff, contrary to positive high-level economic reports.

How to Find the Right Co-founder

Y Combinator

A successful company founded by Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi, highlighting the importance of co-founders.

Most Self-Help Advice Is Wrong. Here's The Fastest Way To Transform Your Life | Cal Newport

Cal Newport

A cloud storage service mentioned as a place for digital file storage within the three-component system.

Kevin Hale - How to Pitch Your Startup

Y Combinator

Cited as an example of a clear company description: 'synchronizes files across your or your team's computers.' The speaker highlights its lack of pretense.

Guido van Rossum: Python and the Future of Programming | Lex Fridman Podcast #341

Lex Fridman

Mentioned as a company whose backend code could illustrate software bug rates, and later for its engineering culture and sync technology.

The Besties Take Napa | All-In Special

All-In Podcast

Mentioned as a successful company that leveraged cloud computing, and a specific instance where they incorrectly stood up their own data centers.

My Favourite Mac Apps | What's on my MacBook Pro?

Ali Abdaal

A cloud storage solution that the speaker has tried but prefers Google Drive.

CEO Coach Matt Mochary — Coaching Tim, Why Fear and Anger Give Bad Advice, and More

Tim Ferriss

File hosting service, mentioned as the owner of the HelloSign software for document signing.

Why Anthropic Thinks AI Should Have Its Own Computer — Felix Rieseberg of Claude Cowork/Code

Latent Space

Mentioned as an example of a cloud file storage service and a potential model for skill sharing.

How To 10X Your Results | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Tim Ferriss

A file hosting service used to store and share videos created with tools like ScreenFlow for training purposes.

Walter O'Brien Interview (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Tim Ferriss

A file hosting service, recommended by Walter O'Brien for offsite backups.

Will MacAskill Interview (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Tim Ferriss

A cloud storage company, mentioned as a successful startup that emerged from Y Combinator, illustrating the potential for rapid growth and wealth generation.

Justin Boreta Interview (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Tim Ferriss

A file hosting service used by The Glitch Mob to sync their Ableton sessions across different machines for a distributed studio setup.

The Person I Call Most for Startup Advice — Naval Ravikant

Tim Ferriss

A company co-founded by Drew Houston.

Noah Kagan Interview (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Tim Ferriss

A cloud storage company, used as an example of a SaaS (Software as a Service) business.

Ramit Sethi Interview: Part 1 (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Tim Ferriss

A cloud storage service used by Tim Ferriss to store process documentation and screen recordings for team access.