Drew Houston
Drew Houston is an American internet entrepreneur, best known as the co-founder and CEO of Dropbox, an online backup and storage service. He was born in Acton, Massachusetts in 1983 and attended Acton-Boxborough Regional High School in the 1990s. Houston later graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a degree in Computer Science, where he met Arash Ferdowsi, who would later become co-founder and CTO of Dropbox. During his time in college, Houston co-founded a SAT prep company.
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"When I think about it, the happiest and most successful people I know don't just love what they do, they're obsessed with solving an important problem, something that matters to them. They remind me of a dog chasing a tennis ball"
— Drew Houston
Drew Houston&039;s Commencement address"the hardest-working people don't work hard because they're disciplined. They work hard because working on an exciting problem is fun. So after today, it's not about pushing yourself; it's about finding your tennis ball, the thing that pulls you."
— Drew Houston
Drew Houston&039;s Commencement address"you're the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with. Think about that for a minute: who would be in your circle of 5?"
— Drew Houston
Drew Houston&039;s Commencement address"One thing I've learned is surrounding yourself with inspiring people is now just as important as being talented or working hard."
— Drew Houston
Drew Houston&039;s Commencement address"for 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
Drew Houston&039;s Commencement address"Your biggest risk isn't failing, it's getting too comfortable."
— Drew Houston
Drew Houston&039;s Commencement address"From now on, failure doesn't matter: you only have to be right once."
— Drew Houston
Drew Houston&039;s Commencement address"from then on, I stopped trying to make my life perfect, and instead tried to make it interesting. I wanted my story to be an adventure — and that's made all the difference."
— Drew Houston
Drew Houston&039;s Commencement address"Instead of trying to make your life perfect, give yourself the freedom to make it an adventure, and go ever upward."
— Drew Houston
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