ABOUT THIS EPISODEWhen Drew Houston founded Dropbox, he knew he faced some fierce competition (hello, Google, Apple and Microsoft). But he didn’t back down. Why? Because he believed in his product, and he knew he had an advantage those big, cumbersome competitors could never exploit: Dropbox was lean, focused and fast. Hear how he outmaneuvered… Continue reading Masters of Scale : 44. Take on Goliath — and win, w/Dropbox’s Drew Houston
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Masters of Scale : 41. Entrepreneurship as a second act, w/Gwyneth Paltrow
ABOUT THIS EPISODEIt’s never too late to join the entrepreneurial party. We’ve heard all the stories of young geniuses, but plenty of influential entrepreneurs founded companies in their 30s, 40s, 50s. There’s value to being a late-stage founder – like the fact that you’re bringing along all your life experience. That’s what Gwyneth Paltrow did… Continue reading Masters of Scale : 41. Entrepreneurship as a second act, w/Gwyneth Paltrow
The Tim Ferriss Show : #334: Drew Houston — The Billionaire Founder of Dropbox
ABOUT THIS EPISODE“Write an interesting story, not a perfect story.” — Drew Houston Drew Houston (@DrewHouston) is co-founder and CEO of Dropbox. Since founding the company in 2007 with Arash Ferdowsi, Drew has led the company’s growth from a simple idea to a service used by 500 million people around the world. Drew received his… Continue reading The Tim Ferriss Show : #334: Drew Houston — The Billionaire Founder of Dropbox
How I Built This with Guy Raz : Slack & Flickr: Stewart Butterfield
ABOUT THIS EPISODESlack & Flickr: Stewart ButterfieldIn the early 2000s, Stewart Butterfield tried to build a weird, massively multiplayer online game, but the venture failed. Instead, he and his co-founders used the technology they developed to create the photo-sharing site Flickr. After Flickr was acquired by Yahoo in 2005, Butterfield went back to the online… Continue reading How I Built This with Guy Raz : Slack & Flickr: Stewart Butterfield
Masters of Scale : Bonus: The 10 Commandments of Startup Success w/guest host Tim Ferriss
ABOUT THIS EPISODEGuest host Tim Ferriss shares advice you’ll want to etch into stone: the Ten Commandments of Startup Success. We teamed up with Tim’s own podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, to bring you this special remix of actionable lessons from Masters of Scale Season One, including previously unaired insights from Airbnb’s Brian Chesky, Facebook’s… Continue reading Masters of Scale : Bonus: The 10 Commandments of Startup Success w/guest host Tim Ferriss
Masters of Scale : 19. How to price your product to scale, w/ClassPass’ Payal Kadakia
ABOUT THIS EPISODEThe price that bleeds your business could also save it. When you invent something innovative, you can’t know how to price it on day one. First, get people in the door — get a LOT of people in the door — even if you have to price your product fatally low at first.… Continue reading Masters of Scale : 19. How to price your product to scale, w/ClassPass’ Payal Kadakia
Masters of Scale : 11. Escape the competition, w/PayPal’s Peter Thiel
ABOUT THIS EPISODEIf you want to grow your business, your goal isn’t to beat the competition — it’s to escape the competition altogether. No one knows this better than PayPal founder Peter Thiel. His theory? “Competition is for losers.” Thiel is a former colleague, frequent co-investor and longtime intellectual sparring partner with host Reid Hoffman.… Continue reading Masters of Scale : 11. Escape the competition, w/PayPal’s Peter Thiel
The Tim Ferriss Show : #270: Investing Wisdom from Marc Andreessen, Peter Thiel, Reid Hoffman, Chris Sacca, and Others
ABOUT THIS EPISODEThis episode contains some of the best lessons I’ve learned about investing, making money, and growing your personal wealth. It was inspired by my recent talk with Ray Dalio, which has been incredibly popular and led to many additional questions about money and investing. There is no doubt we need to create systems… Continue reading The Tim Ferriss Show : #270: Investing Wisdom from Marc Andreessen, Peter Thiel, Reid Hoffman, Chris Sacca, and Others
The Tim Ferriss Show : #270: Investing Wisdom from Marc Andreessen, Peter Thiel, Reid Hoffman, Chris Sacca, and Others
ABOUT THIS EPISODEThis episode contains some of the best lessons I’ve learned about investing, making money, and growing your personal wealth. It was inspired by my recent talk with Ray Dalio, which has been incredibly popular and led to many additional questions about money and investing. There is no doubt we need to create systems… Continue reading The Tim Ferriss Show : #270: Investing Wisdom from Marc Andreessen, Peter Thiel, Reid Hoffman, Chris Sacca, and Others
Noah Kagan Presents : Meet Andrew Chen: How to Be Successful in Silicon Valley
ABOUT THIS EPISODEHow do you react when things DON’T go your way? Everything seemed great for Andrew Chen — and then it all came crashing down. In one day, 50% of his employees quit. But Andrew didn’t let that stop him: Today, Andrew is the current Head of Rider Growth at Uber and an advisor… Continue reading Noah Kagan Presents : Meet Andrew Chen: How to Be Successful in Silicon Valley