In an interview with the New York Times, Houston said one of his formative moments was 'toddling into the living room. my dad showed me how to write my first couple lines of code in Basic, and that began this odyssey of learning how computers work'. Dropbox co-founder and CEO Drew Houston talks about how he avoids idea boredom, and walking the fine line between perseverance and delusion. Who is Drew Houston? From gaming geek to founderĪ coder and problem solver, Houston's own upbringing saw a fascination with computers and gaming from an early age. With more than 500 million users, Dropbox will be hoping to woo Wall Street and vindicate its founder's decision to turn down Apple.

Its rapid growth saw the Dropbox become a viral hit with consumers, and its popularity was such that the late Apple chief executive Steve Jobs once tried to buy it - then threatened to destroy it. It will land him a fortune of some $2 billion (£1.4 billion).ĭropbox, founded by Houston in 2007, is today set to launch a $9 billion float in New York, the culmination of an 11 year journey for the cloud storage company that provides a simple way to save and share files online. Unlike many founders, the 35-year old is set to become one of a rare breed who takes their idea all the way to a public company. Drew Houston is not your typical chief executive.

Co founder of dropbox