Ray dalio, one of the worlds most successful investors and entrepreneurs, shares the unconventional principles that hes developed, refined, and used over the past forty years to create unique results in both life and businessand which any person or organization can adopt to help achieve their goals. Drew houston on how dropbox bounced back bloomberg. I spoke to drew houston, the ceo and cofounder of dropbox, about the unique qualities that millennials have, the challenges he faced while growing. Drew was founder at accolade, and software engineer at bit9. The staff at station 3 were very professional and courteous. Drew houston pronounced like the nyc street, not the town in texas is the man we can thank for bringing us the cloudbased filesharing service, dropbox.
Houston cofounded the company in 2007, when he was 24, with mit classmate arash ferdowsi. Drew houston started building dropbox on a bus business insider. Drew houston is the founder and ceo of dropbox, a technology company that offers a cloudbased collaboration platform, which he developed alongside cofounder arash ferdowsi as a member of the. Houston is an american internet entrepreneur, and the cofounder and ceo of. Im so happy to be back at mit, and its an honor to be here with you today. Jul 14, 2015 this is the first houston history book to be written from the business perspective, where the stories behind the successes are told. Tribe of mentors recommended books from mentors and top. In 2006, drew houston completed a bachelor of science in computer science at massachusetts institute of technology. The 5 best marketing books read by the founders of airbnb, stripe. John drew is 70 years old and was born on 12071949. View the profiles of professionals named drew houston on linkedin. The best books on marketing for technical founders recommended by drew houston dropbox, joe gebbia airbnb and patrick collison stripe.
Jun 12, 2014 from a good spy to a bad girl, from world war ii france to the dodgy, presentday suburbs of las vegas, 2014s recommended summer reading list reaches wide and deep. Drew houston of dropbox recommends some great books on tim ferriss show podcast. Forkosch prize 2011, awarded by the journal of the history of ideas for the best book in intellectual. I have also included the top most recommended books two or more mentions on the top. The following list covers our favorite basketball books and our recommendations for you.
Join facebook to connect with drew houston and others you may know. This year his company brought in the funding that put it in the 10figure club, and houston with it. May 23, 2017 i spoke to drew houston, the ceo and cofounder of dropbox, about the unique qualities that millennials have, the challenges he faced while growing up companies, what hes learned about himself. He is very talented, innovative, easy to work with and is an expert in his field. Yeah, i was not like super social, but i had a good group. In 2015 houston, covering 627 square miles, ranked as the fourth largest city in the united states with an estimated population of 2,296,224. The cloud storage provider went public in march 2018, with shares. Drew houston is the ceo of dropbox, a file storage and sharing service that has more than 500 million users. Meet drew houston, one of fast companys most creative people. From stories of inspiring female sleuths to hardboiled.
Houston legends contains extrapolations into business culture innovators. How i did it, dropbox founder drew houston remembers writing the first lines of the companys code on the chinatown bus. Chief executive officer dropbox org chart create an alert to follow the career of drew houston. Each chapter features historical perspectives in several key industries in the areas dynamic growth. Houston also continually refers to the published version of the book he is writing, pointing out its similarities to others, ancient and contemporary. Mit is one of the best places in the world to start building that circle. Jun 27, 2017 then youre going to want to check out these incredibly addictive mystery series that will pull you in from book one and never let you go.
Facebook adds dropbox ceo drew houston to board of directors. Thats why i decided to compile a list of 50 books that i absolutely love and think you will too. Dropboxs drew houston on his four favorite business books. James drew is an investigative reporter in the austin bureau of the houston chronicle. Jun 27, 2011 drew houston and arash ferdowsi, founders of dropbox. Drew houston and arash ferdowsi, founders of dropbox. The book hit refresh by microsoft ceo satya nadella makes this list twice as a great read. In 1975, ray dalio founded an investment firm, bridgewater associates. Mark zuckerberg has made his longtime friend drew houston, cofounder and ceo of file hosting service dropbox, one of the members of facebook board of directors. Rare book and texana collections and was provided by unt libraries to the portal to texas history, a digital repository hosted by the unt libraries. Houston history series will be published as a book houston.
When drew houston founded dropbox, he knew he faced some fierce competition. Victoria houston is a renowned american writer who was formally married to a man who was nine years younger than herself. Drew houston of dropbox recommends some great books on tim ferriss showpodcast score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Each chapter features historical perspectives in several key industries in. Houston, tx the handbook of texas online texas state. The list below includes all the mentors in alphabetical order from tribe of mentors who have made book recommendations. Drew houston opened his laptop to finish some work while waiting for his bus. Drew houston ceo and founder of dropbox video khan academy. A situation which led to her interviewing at least 40 couples in similar circumstances such as her and also serving as motivation for one of her best titles loving a younger man. And we sometimes have to unlearn things we thought we knewe.
Jan 20, 2020 in 2006, drew houston completed a bachelor of science in computer science at massachusetts institute of technology. Here are 50 books ramit sethi recommends you have on your shelf. Leaders of some of the worlds biggest organizations share which books will keep. Tech entrepreneur drew houston always knew he wanted to have his. Chemical companys andrew liveris, maria ramos of barclays africa group. This heirloomquality, hardbound book captures the essence of the popular and unprecedented series of stories and images tracing houston citys evolution over the last 115 years since the founding of the houston chronicle. Tristan smiths new book claims theres plenty of history here. The cloud storage provider went public in march 2018, with shares jumping more than 35% on its first day. Lafley, and roger martin, so we trade some book recommendations. For the first time in the events history, south by southwest was cancelled as a result of local health concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. One of the vanguards of online storage, dropbox critics will argue the company now finds itself under. Im a big reader i try to read two books a week, so people often come to me for good book recommendations. Andrew houston is an american internet entrepreneur, and the cofounder and ceo of dropbox, an online backup and storage service. Houston, a history and guide the portal to texas history.
I lost count of the books drew referenced in the course of our conversation. John drew allen, 70 houston, tx background report at. Drew houston of dropbox recommends some great books on tim ferriss showpodcast. James drew, austin bureau reporter houston chronicle. Okay, everyone on this site is impressive, but try keeping your cool as you read this massive micdrop intro. Learn for free about math, art, computer programming, economics, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, finance, history, and more. He has won several awards, including best investigative report award for 2012 from the texas associated press. From a good spy to a bad girl, from world war ii france to the dodgy, presentday suburbs of las vegas, 2014s recommended summer reading. On a friends advice, he walked into y combinators offices unsolicited to talk to paul graham about finding the right person. Jun 07, 20 below is the prepared text of the commencement address by drew houston 05, the ceo of dropbox, for mits 147th commencement held june 7, 20. Conquests of the void, drew houston recommendations, africa, management published in decade. Id like to read something that is all encompassing on the history of the city of houston. Then youre going to want to check out these incredibly addictive mystery series that will pull you in from book one and never let you go.
Houston history series will be published as a book since 1901, the chronicle has been telling the story of houston, one day at a time. The houston chronicle is proud to present a beautiful new coffeetable book, houston through the years. They were responsive to all of our needs and emails were always answered in a timely manner. We were also extremely pleased with the vendor recommendations they made.
Jan 06, 2018 the book hit refresh by microsoft ceo satya nadella makes this list twice as a great read. Reading a book about management isnt going to make you a good manager any more than a book. Founders at work livingston entertaining look at a bunch of startups early lives. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. The hardbound volume contains the more than 160 stories that. Khan academy is a nonprofit with the mission of providing a free, worldclass education for anyone, anywhere.
You will also find at the bottom of the post the top most recommended books from tools of titans as well. John a drew, john allen drew and ja drew are some of the alias or nicknames that john has used. Sep 30, 2016 houston history series will be published as a book since 1901, the chronicle has been telling the story of houston, one day at a time. Here are 50 books i recommend i will teach you to be rich. Nov 18, 2017 the list below includes all the mentors in alphabetical order from tribe of mentors who have made book recommendations. In 2007, drew houston flew to san francisco determined to find a cofounder for dropbox. This is the first houston history book to be written from the business perspective, where the stories behind the successes are told. Previous to johns current city of houston, tx, john drew lived in hearne tx. One of the vanguards of online storage, dropbox critics will argue the company now finds itself under attack from all sides with companies like apple. Perfect for giving or receiving whether you are looking for your next book to read or are looking to find a book for the basketball fan in your life. Professor baring is the author of the young derrida and french philosophy, 19451968 cambridge university press, 2011, which as a dissertation won the harvard history departments harold k. Drew houston ceo and founder of dropbox video khan.
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