What scares me the most is that both the poker bot and Dropbox started out as distractions. That little voice in my head was telling me where to go, and the whole time I was telling it to shut up so I could get back to work. Sometimes that little voice knows best. Drew Houston backbotdistraction share on social
One misconception is that entrepreneurs love risk. Actually, we all want things to go as we expect. What you need is a blind optimism and a tolerance for uncertainty. Drew Houston blindentrepreneurexpect Change image and share on social
If you're going to go to the moon, you don't shoot the rocket right at the moon. You have to go at it obliquely. Drew Houston moonobliquelyrocket Change image and share on social
People make basic assumptions based on what they have now. But you have to ask yourself, 'Is this really what people are going to be doing in five years?' Very few people ask themselves what they would actually want instead if they could wave a magic wand. Drew Houston assumptionbasebasic share on social
Devices are getting smarter - your television, your car - and that means more data spread around. There needs to be a fabric that connects all these devices. That's what we do. Drew Houston carconnectdatum Change image and share on social
One of the great things about moving to Silicon Valley is that you're surrounded by all these people who've done it before. This place is an assembly line that takes a couple of twenty-somethings and walks you through everything you need to learn. Drew Houston assemblycouplegreat share on social
