Episode

Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)

Dropbox founder and CEO Drew Houston shares the unfiltered story of building Dropbox over 18 years, including the initial viral growth phase, the brutal competition era when tech giants launched competing products, and the current transformation focused on distributed work and productivity. Houston discusses personal leadership challenges, the psychological toll of running a company through ups and downs, and lessons about founder mode, team scaling, and maintaining product-market fit in evolving markets.