Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)

2025-01-09 · 98 min · 95 entities

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Asserted relationships

→ references Netscape company

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netscape
→ references High Output Management Andrew Grove book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/High-Output-Management-Andrew-Grove/dp/0679762884
→ references Myspace company

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspace
→ references Playing Win Strategy Really Works book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Playing-Win-Strategy-Really-Works/dp/142218739X
→ references Gordon Moore person

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Moore
→ references Only Paranoid Survive Exploit Challenge book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Only-Paranoid-Survive-Exploit-Challenge/dp/0385483821
→ references Poor Charlies Almanack Essential Charles book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Poor-Charlies-Almanack-Essential-Charles/dp/1953953239
→ references 15 Commitments Conscious Leadership Sustainable Ebook book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/15-Commitments-Conscious-Leadership-Sustainable-ebook/dp/B00R3MHWUE
→ references Dropbox Carousel person

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dropbox_Carousel
→ references Bill Campbell Business Executive person

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Campbell_(business_executive
→ references StarCraft Video Game person

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarCraft_(video_game
→ references Guerilla Marketing Inexpensive Strategies Business book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Guerilla-Marketing-Inexpensive-Strategies-Business/dp/0618785914
→ references Zone Win Organizing Compete Disruption book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Zone-Win-Organizing-Compete-Disruption/dp/1682302113
→ references Warren Buffett Books product

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/warren-buffett-Books/s?k=warren+buffett&rh=n%3A283155
→ references Invent Wander Collected Writings Introduction book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Invent-Wander-Collected-Writings-Introduction/dp/1647820715
→ hosted by Lenny Rachitsky person

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evidence rules-v4
Feed author/publisher: Lenny Rachitsky
→ recommended High Output Management Andrew Grove book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/High-Output-Management-Andrew-Grove/dp/0679762884
→ recommended High Output Management Andrew Grove book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/High-Output-Management-Andrew-Grove/dp/0679762884
→ recommended Playing Win Strategy Really Works book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Playing-Win-Strategy-Really-Works/dp/142218739X
→ recommended Playing Win Strategy Really Works book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Playing-Win-Strategy-Really-Works/dp/142218739X
→ recommended Only Paranoid Survive Exploit Challenge book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Only-Paranoid-Survive-Exploit-Challenge/dp/0385483821
→ recommended Only Paranoid Survive Exploit Challenge book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Only-Paranoid-Survive-Exploit-Challenge/dp/0385483821
→ recommended Poor Charlies Almanack Essential Charles book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Poor-Charlies-Almanack-Essential-Charles/dp/1953953239
→ recommended Poor Charlies Almanack Essential Charles book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Poor-Charlies-Almanack-Essential-Charles/dp/1953953239
→ recommended 15 Commitments Conscious Leadership Sustainable Ebook book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/15-Commitments-Conscious-Leadership-Sustainable-ebook/dp/B00R3MHWUE
→ recommended 15 Commitments Conscious Leadership Sustainable Ebook book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/15-Commitments-Conscious-Leadership-Sustainable-ebook/dp/B00R3MHWUE
→ recommended Guerilla Marketing Inexpensive Strategies Business book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Guerilla-Marketing-Inexpensive-Strategies-Business/dp/0618785914
→ recommended Guerilla Marketing Inexpensive Strategies Business book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Guerilla-Marketing-Inexpensive-Strategies-Business/dp/0618785914
→ recommended Zone Win Organizing Compete Disruption book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Zone-Win-Organizing-Compete-Disruption/dp/1682302113
→ recommended Zone Win Organizing Compete Disruption book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Zone-Win-Organizing-Compete-Disruption/dp/1682302113
→ recommended Invent Wander Collected Writings Introduction book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Invent-Wander-Collected-Writings-Introduction/dp/1647820715
→ recommended Invent Wander Collected Writings Introduction book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Invent-Wander-Collected-Writings-Introduction/dp/1647820715
→ discusses Technology company

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Feed category: Technology
→ discusses Business concept

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Feed category: Business
→ discusses Entrepreneurship concept

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Feed category: Entrepreneurship
→ references penname.co website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://penname.co/
→ references Automattic company

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://automattic.com/
→ references ycombinator.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://ycombinator.com/
→ references news.ycombinator.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://news.ycombinator.com/
→ references dropbox.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://dropbox.com/
→ references sequoiacap.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://sequoiacap.com/
→ references about.gitlab.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://about.gitlab.com/
→ references paulgraham.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://paulgraham.com/
→ references reddit.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://reddit.com/
→ references zynga.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://zynga.com/
→ references Type Descriptions person

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://enneagraminstitute.com/type-descriptions
→ references digg.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://digg.com/
→ references intel.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://intel.com/
→ references Tc Disrupt person

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://techcrunch.com/events/tc-disrupt-2024
→ references partovi.org website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://partovi.org/
→ references Products And Services person

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://themyersbriggs.com/en-US/Products-and-Services/Myers-Briggs
→ references dash.dropbox.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://dash.dropbox.com/
→ references Welcome Command E To Dropbox person

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://blog.dropbox.com/topics/company/welcome-command-e-to-dropbox-
→ references The Beauty Of Small Wins person

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://hbr.org/2009/10/the-beauty-of-small-wins
→ references Teaching Smart People How To Learn website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://hbr.org/1991/05/teaching-smart-people-how-to-learn

Entities found in this episode

books 32

mentioned High Output Management Andrew Grove book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/High-Output-Management-Andrew-Grove/dp/0679762884
mentioned Playing Win Strategy Really Works book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Playing-Win-Strategy-Really-Works/dp/142218739X
mentioned Only Paranoid Survive Exploit Challenge book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Only-Paranoid-Survive-Exploit-Challenge/dp/0385483821
mentioned Poor Charlies Almanack Essential Charles book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Poor-Charlies-Almanack-Essential-Charles/dp/1953953239
mentioned 15 Commitments Conscious Leadership Sustainable Ebook book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/15-Commitments-Conscious-Leadership-Sustainable-ebook/dp/B00R3MHWUE
mentioned Guerilla Marketing Inexpensive Strategies Business book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Guerilla-Marketing-Inexpensive-Strategies-Business/dp/0618785914
mentioned Zone Win Organizing Compete Disruption book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Zone-Win-Organizing-Compete-Disruption/dp/1682302113
mentioned Invent Wander Collected Writings Introduction book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Invent-Wander-Collected-Writings-Introduction/dp/1647820715
references High Output Management Andrew Grove book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/High-Output-Management-Andrew-Grove/dp/0679762884
references Playing Win Strategy Really Works book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Playing-Win-Strategy-Really-Works/dp/142218739X
references Only Paranoid Survive Exploit Challenge book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Only-Paranoid-Survive-Exploit-Challenge/dp/0385483821
references Poor Charlies Almanack Essential Charles book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Poor-Charlies-Almanack-Essential-Charles/dp/1953953239
references 15 Commitments Conscious Leadership Sustainable Ebook book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/15-Commitments-Conscious-Leadership-Sustainable-ebook/dp/B00R3MHWUE
references Guerilla Marketing Inexpensive Strategies Business book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Guerilla-Marketing-Inexpensive-Strategies-Business/dp/0618785914
references Zone Win Organizing Compete Disruption book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Zone-Win-Organizing-Compete-Disruption/dp/1682302113
references Invent Wander Collected Writings Introduction book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Invent-Wander-Collected-Writings-Introduction/dp/1647820715
recommended High Output Management Andrew Grove book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/High-Output-Management-Andrew-Grove/dp/0679762884
recommended High Output Management Andrew Grove book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/High-Output-Management-Andrew-Grove/dp/0679762884
recommended Playing Win Strategy Really Works book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Playing-Win-Strategy-Really-Works/dp/142218739X
recommended Playing Win Strategy Really Works book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Playing-Win-Strategy-Really-Works/dp/142218739X
recommended Only Paranoid Survive Exploit Challenge book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Only-Paranoid-Survive-Exploit-Challenge/dp/0385483821
recommended Only Paranoid Survive Exploit Challenge book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Only-Paranoid-Survive-Exploit-Challenge/dp/0385483821
recommended Poor Charlies Almanack Essential Charles book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Poor-Charlies-Almanack-Essential-Charles/dp/1953953239
recommended Poor Charlies Almanack Essential Charles book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Poor-Charlies-Almanack-Essential-Charles/dp/1953953239
recommended 15 Commitments Conscious Leadership Sustainable Ebook book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/15-Commitments-Conscious-Leadership-Sustainable-ebook/dp/B00R3MHWUE
recommended 15 Commitments Conscious Leadership Sustainable Ebook book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/15-Commitments-Conscious-Leadership-Sustainable-ebook/dp/B00R3MHWUE
recommended Guerilla Marketing Inexpensive Strategies Business book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Guerilla-Marketing-Inexpensive-Strategies-Business/dp/0618785914
recommended Guerilla Marketing Inexpensive Strategies Business book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Guerilla-Marketing-Inexpensive-Strategies-Business/dp/0618785914
recommended Zone Win Organizing Compete Disruption book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Zone-Win-Organizing-Compete-Disruption/dp/1682302113
recommended Zone Win Organizing Compete Disruption book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Zone-Win-Organizing-Compete-Disruption/dp/1682302113
recommended Invent Wander Collected Writings Introduction book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Invent-Wander-Collected-Writings-Introduction/dp/1647820715
recommended Invent Wander Collected Writings Introduction book

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://amazon.com/Invent-Wander-Collected-Writings-Introduction/dp/1647820715

websites 28

mentioned penname.co website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://penname.co/
mentioned ycombinator.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://ycombinator.com/
mentioned news.ycombinator.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://news.ycombinator.com/
mentioned dropbox.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://dropbox.com/
mentioned sequoiacap.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://sequoiacap.com/
mentioned about.gitlab.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://about.gitlab.com/
mentioned paulgraham.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://paulgraham.com/
mentioned reddit.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://reddit.com/
mentioned zynga.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://zynga.com/
mentioned digg.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://digg.com/
mentioned intel.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://intel.com/
mentioned partovi.org website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://partovi.org/
mentioned dash.dropbox.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://dash.dropbox.com/
mentioned Teaching Smart People How To Learn website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://hbr.org/1991/05/teaching-smart-people-how-to-learn
references penname.co website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://penname.co/
references ycombinator.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://ycombinator.com/
references news.ycombinator.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://news.ycombinator.com/
references dropbox.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://dropbox.com/
references sequoiacap.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://sequoiacap.com/
references about.gitlab.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://about.gitlab.com/
references paulgraham.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://paulgraham.com/
references reddit.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://reddit.com/
references zynga.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://zynga.com/
references digg.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://digg.com/
references intel.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://intel.com/
references partovi.org website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://partovi.org/
references dash.dropbox.com website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://dash.dropbox.com/
references Teaching Smart People How To Learn website

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://hbr.org/1991/05/teaching-smart-people-how-to-learn

persons 20

mentioned Gordon Moore person

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Moore
mentioned Dropbox Carousel person

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dropbox_Carousel
mentioned Bill Campbell Business Executive person

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Campbell_(business_executive
mentioned StarCraft Video Game person

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarCraft_(video_game
references Gordon Moore person

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Moore
references Dropbox Carousel person

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dropbox_Carousel
references Bill Campbell Business Executive person

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Campbell_(business_executive
references StarCraft Video Game person

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarCraft_(video_game
mentioned Lenny Rachitsky person

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Feed author/publisher: Lenny Rachitsky
hosted by Lenny Rachitsky person

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Feed author/publisher: Lenny Rachitsky
mentioned Type Descriptions person

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://enneagraminstitute.com/type-descriptions
mentioned Tc Disrupt person

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://techcrunch.com/events/tc-disrupt-2024
mentioned Products And Services person

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://themyersbriggs.com/en-US/Products-and-Services/Myers-Briggs
mentioned Welcome Command E To Dropbox person

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://blog.dropbox.com/topics/company/welcome-command-e-to-dropbox-
mentioned The Beauty Of Small Wins person

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://hbr.org/2009/10/the-beauty-of-small-wins
references Type Descriptions person

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://enneagraminstitute.com/type-descriptions
references Tc Disrupt person

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://techcrunch.com/events/tc-disrupt-2024
references Products And Services person

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://themyersbriggs.com/en-US/Products-and-Services/Myers-Briggs
references Welcome Command E To Dropbox person

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://blog.dropbox.com/topics/company/welcome-command-e-to-dropbox-
references The Beauty Of Small Wins person

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://hbr.org/2009/10/the-beauty-of-small-wins

companys 8

mentioned Netscape company

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netscape
mentioned Myspace company

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspace
references Netscape company

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netscape
references Myspace company

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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspace
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Drew Houston is the co-founder and CEO of Dropbox. Under his leadership, Dropbox has grown from a simple idea to a service used by over 700 million registered users globally, with a valuation exceeding $9 billion. Drew has led Dropbox through multiple phases, from explosive viral growth, to battling all the tech giants at once, to reinventing the company for the future of work. In our conversation, he opens up about: • The three eras of Dropbox’s growth and evolution • The challenges he’s faced over the past 18 years • What he learned about himself • How he’s been able to manage his psychology as a founder • The importance of maintaining your learning curve • Finding purpose beyond metrics and growth • The micro, macro, and meta aspects of building companies • Much more — Brought to you by: • Paragon —Ship every SaaS integration your customers want • Explo —Embed customer-facing analytics in your product • Vanta —Automate compliance. Simplify security — Find the transcript at: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/behind-the-founder-drew-houston-dropbox — Where to find Drew Houston: • X: https://x.com/drewhouston • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewhouston/ — Where to find Lenny: • Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com • X: https://twitter.com/lennysan • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/ — In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Introduction to Drew and Dropbox (04:44) The three eras of Dropbox (07:53) The first era: Viral growth and early success (14:19) The second era: Challenges and competition (20:49) Strategic shifts and refocusing (29:36) Personal reflections and leadership lessons (40:19) Unlocking mindfulness and building support systems (43:14) The Enneagram test (50:35) The challenges of being a founder CEO (58:11) The third era: Rebooting the team and core business (01:22:41) Lessons and advice for aspiring founders (01:27:46) Balancing personal and professional growth (01:42:38) Final reflections and future outlook — Referenced: • Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/ • Y Combinator: https://www.ycombinator.com/ • Paul Graham’s website: https://www.paulgraham.com/ • Hacker News: https://news.ycombinator.com/ • Arash Ferdowsi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arashferdowsi/ • Sequoia Capital: https://www.sequoiacap.com/ • Pejman Nozad on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pejman/ • Mike Moritz on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmoritz/ • TechCrunch Disrupt: https://techcrunch.com/events/tc-disrupt-2024/ • Dropbox viral demo: https://youtu.be/7QmCUDHpNzE • Digg: https://digg.com/ • Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/ • Hadi and Ali Partovi: https://www.partovi.org/ • Zynga: https://www.zynga.com/ • Steve Jobs announces Apple’s iCloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilnfUa_-Rbc • Dropbox Carousel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dropbox_Carousel • Dropbox Is Buying Mega-Hyped Email Startup Mailbox: https://www.businessinsider.com/dropbox-is-buying-mega-hyped-email-startup-mailbox-2013-3 • 5 essential questions to craft a winning strategy | Roger Martin (author, advisor, speaker): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-ultimate-guide-to-strategy-roger-martin • Intel: https://www.intel.com/ • Gordon Moore: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Moore • Netscape: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netscape • Myspace: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspace • Bill Campbell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Campbell_(business_executive) • Enneagram type descriptions: https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-descriptions/ • The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator: https://www.themyersbriggs.com/en-US/Products-and-Services/Myers-Briggs • Brian Chesky’s new playbook: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/brian-cheskys-contrarian-approach • Ben Horowitz on X: https://x.com/bhorowitz • Why Read Peter Drucker?: https://hbr.org/2009/11/why-read-peter-drucker • GitLab: https://about.gitlab.com/ • Automattic: https://automattic.com/ • Dropbox Dash: https://www.dash.dropbox.com/ • Welcome Command E to Dropbox: