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How to Win as a First Time Founder a Drew Houston Manifesto

In 2007, Drew Houston flew to San Francisco determined to find a co-founder for Dropbox. At the time, it was just him. No backers. No team. On a friend’s advice, he walked into Y Combinator’s offices unsolicited to talk to Paul Graham about finding the right person. It didn’t go well. 

“It wasn't a great experience, coming in unannounced,” Houston recently told students in an exclusive Dorm Room Fund interview at MIT.

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