Director, Software Engineering, San Francisco Bay Area Finally, I can customize my space exactly the way I want.” It also provided me with an opportunity to live in a location where I can take factors other than commute into consideration. Not having to commute saves time and money and helps me spend more time with family. I spend more time with my colleagues and reports and get to know them better because being in a home environment leads to more personal conversations. “Virtual First has made me more effective in every way.
We asked Dropboxers to share a little about how they’ve found improved focus, empowerment, and success as a result of Virtual First. Since shifting to a Virtual First work model, we have seen Dropboxers flourish growth, promotions, and work-life balance have all skyrocketed as people have taken control of their schedules and work environments like never before. Read the full story here, it’s very much worth your time.Being able to control when, where, and how you work can be one of the most empowering experiences of your professional career. Jobs smiled warmly as he told them he was going after their market. Houston cut Jobs’ pitch short: He was determined to build a big company, he said, and wasn’t selling, no matter the status of the bidder (Houston considered Jobs his hero) or the prospects of a nine-digit price (he and Ferdowsi drove to the meeting in a Zipcar Prius). Jobs presciently saw this sapling as a strategic asset for Apple. What Houston does is Dropbox, the digital storage service that has surged to 50 million users, with another joining every second. “How do you even prepare for that?” When Houston whipped out his laptop for a demo, Jobs, in his signature jeans and black turtleneck, coolly waved him away: “I know what you do.” “I mean, Steve friggin’ Jobs,” remembers Houston, now 28. In December 2009 Jobs beckoned Houston (pronounced like the New York City street, not the Texas city) and his partner, Arash Ferdowsi, for a meeting at his Cupertino office. The late Steve Jobs, Apple’s iconic co-founder and former CEO, reportedly led the first (actually, only) meeting and apparently told Dropbox’s founders that they should sell because Apple would crush the company with a competing product – the recently debuted iCloud service.įrom the Forbes article (and cover story), written by Victoria Barret: As we were reporting the news about Dropbox’s $250 million funding round, Forbes went live with a fascinating story, detailing how co-founders Arash Ferdowsi and Drew Houston turned down a “nine-digit” acquisition offer from Apple back in late 2009 when the company was only two years old.
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