7/5/2023 0 Comments Founder dropbox![]() Houston: Getting into Y Combinator, getting our initial funding from Sequoia Capital, things like that. Kerr: Was there one moment that really kind of sparked you and said, “I’ve got to do this”? The idea just took off and very quickly took on a life of its own. What I really wanted was just one folder where I could have all of my files in sync and built it initially for myself. Well, I just finished undergrad, and I had a lot of trouble keeping track of my stuff, and I did all the things we used to have to do back then-carrying thumb drives and forgetting them and emailing myself stuff. What was the original vision of the company, and what motivated you? Kerr:ĝrew, it’s hard to think Dropbox is only 15 years old, thereabouts. Welcome to the podcast, Drew.ĭrew Houston: Thank you. We’ll also look ahead to what AI and machine learning can bring to distributed work. ![]() We’ll talk about the company’s strategic shift from file storage to organizing cloud content. We’ll discuss Dropbox’s origin and evolution and its recent transformation to a predominantly remote organization. Dropbox falls solidly in the remote work or “virtual first” camp. My guest today is Drew Houston, co-founder and CEO of Dropbox. Welcome to the Managing the Future of Work podcast from Harvard Business School. Others, however, see more potential in going virtual. That’s why some business leaders are pressing for a return to pre-Covid business-as-usual. But hybrid can be difficult to manage equitably and productively. As businesses grapple with return-to-work choices, many are gravitating toward the hybrid approach-combining flexibility and in-person collaboration. Bill Kerr: It’s spring 2022, and we’re two years into the pandemic-induced experiment in remote and hybrid work.
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