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The "Bus Ride" That Established A $10 Billion Company (Dropbox Story)

1 h 4 min · 20. juni 2026
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✎ Get free access to our vault of PDF summaries for every YouTube video here: https://believe.evancarmichael.com/the-vault ✎ Check out my NEWEST video: https://goo.gl/E0eE6m ✎ Drew Houston was just a student at MIT when a simple mistake changed his life forever. While riding a bus from Boston to New York, he realized he forgot his USB drive and could not get any work done. This moment of deep frustration led him to sit down and write the first lines of code for Dropbox. He wanted to solve his own problem so he would never have to worry about carrying files again. This shows that the best ideas often come from solving your own pain and turning a bad situation into a big opportunity. ✎ Building a giant company was not easy and required a lot of grit. When Drew applied to Y Combinator, he was told he needed a partner or he would not be accepted. He had only two weeks to find someone he could trust to build a business with. He met Arash Ferdowsi at school and they talked for only two hours before deciding to work together. Arash even dropped out of school to help build the vision. They moved to San Francisco and worked through many challenges to grow the service to hundreds of millions of users. ✎ Other great leaders like Evan Spiegel and Brian Chesky also faced huge doubts before they became successful. Evan was laughed at in college for his idea for Snapchat and even turned down billions of dollars because he believed in his vision. Brian and Joe Gebbia were so broke they had to sell cereal boxes just to pay the rent while starting Airbnb. These stories prove that you do not need to have everything figured out at the start. You just need to take the first step and keep going even when people tell you that your idea is a joke. ✎ To get more details on all the research and studies mentioned in this video check out the articles below: https://www.thewantrepreneurshow.com/blog/from-thumb-drive-frustration-to-billion-dollar-vision-how-drew-houston-built-and-rebuilt-dropbox/ https://www.alphr.com/business/1010208/who-is-evan-spiegel-snapchat/ https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/10/the-birth-of-snapchat/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Spiegel https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/13/snapchat-facebook-buyout-offer-rejected https://www.businessinsider.com/best-quotes-by-evan-spiegel-snapchat-ceo-2015-7 https://thunderbit.com/blog/snapchat-statistics-need-to-know https://ehandbook.com/how-airbnb-founders-sold-cereal-to-keep-their-dream-alive-d44223a9bdab https://www.businessinsider.com/how-airbnb-was-founded-a-visual-history-2016-2 https://www.hostaway.com/blog/airbnb-founders/ ★ BOOKS ★ • Momentum: https://amzn.to/3kJZIAv • Build to Serve: https://amzn.to/3XZiCSg • Your One Word: https://amzn.to/3R9qVII • The Top 10 Rules for Success: https://amzn.to/3JcNZVe • 254 Confidence: https://amzn.to/3jdh9c2 ★ RECOMMENDED VIDEOS FOR YOU ★ If you liked this video, you'll love these ones: • Top 1% Net Worth By Age - https://youtu.be/GZagwF5h5RY • How to Stay Consistent and Motivated - https://youtu.be/xfw9bNXUdFQ • He Was 5'11" And "Too Short". (The Michael Jordan Story) - https://youtu.be/-4ybls8i2mQ ⚑ SUBSCRIBE TO MY CHANNEL ⚑ If you want to do great things you need to have a great environment. Create one by subbing and watching daily. http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=Modelingthemasters ツ CONNECT WITH ME ツ Leave a comment on this video and it'll get a response. Or you can connect with me on different social platforms too: • Skool: https://www.skool.com/believenation • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evancarmichael/ • TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@evancarmichael • X.com: https://x.com/evancarmichael • Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evancarmichael/ • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EvanCarmichaelcom • Website: http://www.evancarmichael.com ------------------------------------------------ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

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