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Drew Houston

Co-founder & CEO, Dropbox

Founder and operator who co-founded Dropbox and has led the cloud storage company since 2007.

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Semiconductors Operations Engineering Management

High Output Management

by Andrew Grove · 1983

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Andrew Grove · Intel engineer-operator

Documented citation: Business Insider reported that Drew Houston loves High Output Management and credited Grove's books with shaping his CEO mindset.

Documented citation Documented citation article Dropbox CEO Drew Houston's favorite books on business and management include these 4 must-reads

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Business Insider · 2025-06-11 · accessed 2026-06-20

Business Insider reports that Houston appeared on Fortune's Leadership Next podcast and specifically loved High Output Management by Andy Grove.

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Semiconductors Strategy Technology

Only the Paranoid Survive

by Andrew Grove · 1996