Reading a book about management isn't going to make you a good manager any more than a book about guitar will make you a good guitarist, but it can get you thinking about the most important concepts. Drew Houston bookconceptgood Change image and share on social
People do not choose Dropbox because it has this much space or gigabytes. They choose it for the experience. Drew Houston choosedropboxexperience Change image and share on social
With something like Dropbox, it was immediately like, 'Wow, this is literally something that anyone with an Internet connection could use.' Everyone needs something like this; they just don't realize it yet. Drew Houston connectiondropboximmediately share on social
When you're in school, every little mistake is a permanent crack in your windshield. But in the real world, if you're not swerving around and hitting the guard rails every now and then, you're not going fast enough. Your biggest risk isn't failing; it's getting too comfortable. Drew Houston bigcomfortablecrack share on social
You're not going to become a great manager overnight. You're not going to become a great public speaker or figure out how to raise money. These are the things you want to start the clock on as early as possible. Drew Houston clockearlyfigure share on social
There's this joy that comes from sitting down to solve a problem and standing up when it's done and good. Building a company or managing people is never just done. Drew Houston buildcompanygood Change image and share on social
If you have a dream, you can spend a lifetime studying, planning, and getting ready for it. What you should be doing is getting started. Drew Houston dreamlifetimeplan 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
If you start your own thing, you can learn a lot really fast from doing things wrong. Drew Houston fastlearnlot Change image and share on social
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