How Dropbox Became The Startup Steve Jobs Wished To Own – with Drew Houston

Drew Houston, Dropbox, Scaling

How did Dropbox go from idea to 50 million users? Why did Steve Jobs want to buy it? And why did the founders turn him down? Grab this interview and hear how it all went down.

Drew Houston is the cofounder of Dropbox, which offers free cloud-based file-syncing from almost any mobile device or computer. In this interview, you’ll hear the biography of Dropbox, where the idea came from, how he built it up, why it’s such a frickin’ hit.

Drew Houston

Dropbox

Drew Houston is the cofounder of Dropbox, which offers free cloud-based file-syncing from almost any mobile device or computer.

 

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