Drew Houston

Drew Houston

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Founder of Dropbox, used as an example of a successful single founder who later found a co-founder.

Mentioned in 26 videos
Born
March 4, 1983, Acton
Nationality
United States
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School

Videos Mentioning Drew Houston

Building the Silicon Brain - Drew Houston of Dropbox

Building the Silicon Brain - Drew Houston of Dropbox

Latent Space

Co-founder and CEO of Dropbox, discussing his background as an engineer, his early adoption of AI, and the future of work and AI at Dropbox.

#AIS: Pear VC’s Mar Hershenson on making successful founders

#AIS: Pear VC’s Mar Hershenson on making successful founders

All-In Podcast

Founder of Dropbox, who advised that he reads a lot, a trait common among highly successful CEOs.

Work at a Startup Expo 2018

Work at a Startup Expo 2018

Y Combinator

Co-founder and CEO of Dropbox, mentioned as an investor in Scale.

Jessica Livingston at Startup School 2012

Jessica Livingston at Startup School 2012

Y Combinator

Co-founder and CEO of Dropbox. A photo of him during YC in 2007 is shown.

Elad Gil and Pejman Nozad - Startup Investor School Day 3

Elad Gil and Pejman Nozad - Startup Investor School Day 3

Y Combinator

Co-founder and CEO of Dropbox, mentioned for appearing on the cover of Forbes and his vision for reducing workdays.

Drew Houston : How to Build the Future

Drew Houston : How to Build the Future

Y Combinator

Co-founder and CEO of Dropbox. He discusses the origin of Dropbox, its growth, challenges, and evolution.

Lessons From Doing YC Twice - Harj Taggar

Lessons From Doing YC Twice - Harj Taggar

Y Combinator

Founder of Dropbox, used as an example of someone who set criteria for an idea before finding the right company.

IPFS, CoinList, and the Filecoin ICO with Juan Benet and Dalton Caldwell

IPFS, CoinList, and the Filecoin ICO with Juan Benet and Dalton Caldwell

Y Combinator

Co-founder and CEO of Dropbox, mentioned regarding the importance of good user experience in file sharing.

Ruchi Sanghvi Speaks at Female Founders Conference 2015

Ruchi Sanghvi Speaks at Female Founders Conference 2015

Y Combinator

The CEO of Dropbox who asked the speaker what she wanted to work on first, leading her to focus on recruiting.

Tobi Lütke — From Snowboard Shop to Billion Dollar Company | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Tobi Lütke — From Snowboard Shop to Billion Dollar Company | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Tim Ferriss

Co-founder and CEO of Dropbox, who introduced Tim Ferriss to the Enneagram system.

Mike Maples Jr Interview | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Mike Maples Jr Interview | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Tim Ferriss

Co-founder and CEO of Dropbox, who advises that 'you're the average of the five people you associate with most', a piece of advice Tim Ferriss values.

Ian Hogarth

Ian Hogarth

Y Combinator

Co-founder of Dropbox, known for being a humble and down-to-earth founder.

Drew Houston Interview | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Drew Houston Interview | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Tim Ferriss

Co-founder and CEO of Dropbox, who started the company in 2007. He received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT in 2006.

How To Find A Co-Founder | Startup School

How To Find A Co-Founder | Startup School

Y Combinator

Founder of Dropbox, used as an example of a successful single founder who later found a co-founder.

How to Find the Right Co-founder

How to Find the Right Co-founder

Y Combinator

Founder of Dropbox, who initially applied to Y Combinator as a single founder and was advised to find a co-founder.

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

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

Lex Fridman

Founder and CEO of Dropbox, an example of an engineer who built a product and successfully transitioned to lead a large company.

The Person I Call Most for Startup Advice — Naval Ravikant

The Person I Call Most for Startup Advice — Naval Ravikant

Tim Ferriss

Co-founder of Dropbox, noted for recruiting a co-founder quickly.

Eric Migicovsky - How to Talk to Users

Eric Migicovsky - How to Talk to Users

Y Combinator

The founder of Dropbox, mentioned as an example of someone who would have asked user interview questions early in Dropbox's development.

Andrew Chen — Growth Secrets from Uber, Exploring the Metaverse, Startup Investing, and More

Andrew Chen — Growth Secrets from Uber, Exploring the Metaverse, Startup Investing, and More

Tim Ferriss

Co-founder and CEO of Dropbox, mentioned for announcing Dropbox on Hacker News.

Ron Conway at Startup School SV 2014

Ron Conway at Startup School SV 2014

Y Combinator

Co-founder of Dropbox, mentioned as an example of a great entrepreneur with intense product focus, whose idea required investment despite initial skepticism.

Why This Is The Perfect Time To Start A Startup

Why This Is The Perfect Time To Start A Startup

Y Combinator

Co-founder of Dropbox, mentioned as an example of a successful founder who started young.

Turning Your Users Into Paying Customers

Turning Your Users Into Paying Customers

Y Combinator

Founder of Dropbox, shared an anecdote about how they initially set their pricing.

Startup Investor School Day 2 Live Stream

Startup Investor School Day 2 Live Stream

Y Combinator

Founder of Dropbox, whose meeting Paul Buchheit cancelled, leading to missing an early investment opportunity.

Jessica Mah at Female Founders Conference 2014

Jessica Mah at Female Founders Conference 2014

Y Combinator

Founder and CEO of Dropbox, who spoke to students at UC Berkeley and encouraged Jessica Mah.

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