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Dropbox is useful to anyone with a phone. That's, like, two billion people.

~Drew Houston

Topics: Anyone Billion Like People Phone Two Useful

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Where you live matters. Whatever you're doing, there's usually only one place where the top people go. You should go there. Don't settle for anywhere else. Meeting my heroes and learning from them gave me a huge advantage. Your heroes are part of your circle, too - follow them. If the real action is happening somewhere else, move.

~Drew Houston

Topics: Action Advantage Anywhere Anywhere Else Circle Doing Else Follow Gave Go Happening Heroes Huge Learning Live Matters Me Meeting Move Only Part People Place Real Settle Should Somewhere Somewhere Else Them Too Top Whatever Where You Your

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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

Topics: Actually Blind Entrepreneurs Expect Go Love Misconception Need Optimism Risk Things Tolerance Uncertainty Want You

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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

Topics: About Assembly Assembly Line Before Couple Done Everything Great Great Things Learn Line Moving Need People Place Silicon Silicon Valley Surrounded Takes Things Through Valley Walks You

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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

Topics: Building Company Done Down Good Joy Just Managing Never People Problem Sitting Solve Standing Standing Up Up

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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

Topics: Around Biggest Comfortable Crack Enough Every Failing Fast Getting Going Guard Hitting Little Mistake Now Now And Then Permanent Rails Real Real World Risk School The Real World Then Too World You Your

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businessman

Born: March 4th, 1983

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