Drew Houston Quotes

• No te preocupes por el fracaso; sólo tienes que acertar una vez.

  Drew Houston

  Inspiración, motivación, empresa

  "The Era Of The #fumblebrag" by Caleb Garling, www.wired.com. March 26, 2015.

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• 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

  Dream, Planning, Study

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• Surrounding yourself with inspiring people is now just as important as being talented or working hard.

  Drew Houston

  Inspirational, People, Important

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• There are 30,000 days in your life. When I was 24, I realized I’m almost 9,000 days down. There are no warm-ups, no practice rounds, no reset buttons. Your biggest risk isn’t failing, it’s getting too comfortable. Every day we’re writing a few more words of a story. I wanted my story to be an adventure and that’s made all the difference. Instead of trying to make your life perfect, give yourself the freedom to make it an adventure, and go ever upward.

  Drew Houston

  Adventure, Writing, Practice

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• Instead of trying to make your life perfect, give yourself the freedom to make it an adventure, and go ever upward.

  Drew Houston

  Inspirational, Adventure, Giving

  Drew Houston's Commencement Address at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, news.mit.edu. June 7, 2013.

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• You become the average of the five people you hang out with.

  Drew Houston

  Average, People, Growth

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• 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.

  Drew Houston

  Éxito, Gente, Importante

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• If you start your own thing, you can learn a lot really fast from doing things wrong.

  Drew Houston

  Si

  "DropBox CEO Drew Houston Explains How To Become A Leader Quickly" by Max Nisen, www.businessinsider.com. December 6, 2013.

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• Learn early, learn often.

  Drew Houston

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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

  Real, Mistake, School

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• You can’t focus on what everyone else is doing — it has to be about what’s really broken and what you can do to fix it.

  Drew Houston

  Broken, Focus, Can Do

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• Hay que adoptar una mentalidad que diga: "Vale, dentro de tres meses necesitaré saber todo esto, y dentro de seis meses habrá otra serie de cosas que saber, y dentro de un año, dentro de cinco años". Las herramientas cambiarán, los conocimientos cambiarán, las preocupaciones cambiarán.

  Drew Houston

  Inspirational, Years, Worry

  "DropBox CEO Drew Houston Explains How To Become A Leader Quickly" by Max Nisen, www.businessinsider.com. December 6, 2013.

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• The only way to learn on a zero dollar budget is to talk to people

  Drew Houston

  Zero, People, Dollars

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• The hardest-working people don't work hard because they're disciplined. They work hard because working on an exciting problem is fun.

  Drew Houston

  Inspirational, Fun, Hard Work

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• Leer un libro sobre gestión no le convertirá en un buen gestor, igual que un libro sobre guitarra no le convertirá en un buen guitarrista, pero puede hacerle reflexionar sobre los conceptos más importantes.

  Drew Houston

  Reading, Book, Thinking

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• I'd be like, alright, I don't know anything about sales. So I would search for sales on Amazon, get the three top-rated books and just go at it. I did that for marketing, finance, product, engineering. If there was one thing that was really important for me, that was it.

  Drew Houston

  Book, Engineering, Marketing

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• You must maximize the probability that someone shows up at front door of your store or website and ends up with a solved problem.

  Drew Houston

  Doors, Problem, Ends

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• No one is born a CEO, but no one tells you that. The magazine stories make it sound like Mark Zuckerberg woke up one day and wanted to redefine how the world communicates [by creating] a billion-dollar company. He didn't.

  Drew Houston

  Business, Zuckerberg, Creating

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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

  Optimism, Entrepreneur, Tolerance

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• I actually don't think it matters how early or late you are as long as you hit critical mass.

  Drew Houston

  Pensar, Largo, Materia

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• Where you live matters: there’s only one MIT. And there's only one Hollywood and only one Silicon Valley. This isn't a coincidence: 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.

  Drew Houston

  Inspirational, Hero, Circles

  Drew Houston's Commencement Address at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, news.mit.edu. June 7, 2013.

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• Even if it doesn't work out, the experience is so valuable to so many employers that your worst case scenario is, 'Ok, so that was a bust, I'll get a six-figure job at whatever company.' Risk is this outmoded idea - your parents might not understand that, but taking these types of risks doesn't have a downside.

  Drew Houston

  Jobs, Ideas, Worst Case Scenario

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• Devices are getting smarter - your television, your car - and that means more data spread around. There needs to be a fabric that connects all these devices. That's what we do.

  Drew Houston

  Mean, Data, Car

  "How Did This 28-Year-Old Frat Boy End Up Worth $600 Million? A Dropbox FAQ". Interview with Nicholas Carlson, www.businessinsider.com. October 18, 2011.

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• You need that hunger no matter what, because eventually the honeymoon period wears off. Somewhere between printing your business cards that say 'founder' on them and everything else you have to do, you realize, 'Oh, actually this is a ton of work.'

  Drew Houston

  Inspirational, Needs, Cards

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• 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

  Want, Great Men, Clock

  "DropBox CEO Drew Houston Explains How To Become A Leader Quickly" by Max Nisen, www.businessinsider.com. December 6, 2013.

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