Shareholders have repeatedly tried to oust Facebook’s chairman Mark Zuckerberg. The board has repeatedly rejected that demand. Outside investors are unlikely to get much help with that push from Facebook’s newest board member: Dropbox co-founder and CEO Drew Houston. The addition of Houston is the first since the departure of Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann from the […] Facebook board adds Zuckerberg’s pal, Dropbox’s CEOThis entry was posted in Drew Houston Social TC and tagged facebook on February 3, 2020 by Josh Constine
As Dropbox continues its inevitable march toward an IPO, it’s going to look to bring in people with a lot of experience handling the operations of larger public companies — and it’s getting one today. Dropbox today said it is ad... Former Nike CFO Don Blair joins Dropbox’s board of directorsThis entry was posted in Drew Houston Dropbox Finance IPO Mobile Startups TC on December 19, 2017 by Matthew Lynley
As Dropbox continues its inevitable march toward an IPO, it’s going to look to bring in people with a lot of experience handling the operations of larger public companies — and it’s getting one today. Dropbox today said it is ad... Former Nike CFO Don Blair joins Dropbox’s board of directorsThis entry was posted in Drew Houston Dropbox Finance IPO Mobile Startups TC on December 19, 2017 by Matthew Lynley
As Dropbox slowly gears up toward its initial public offering, it’s bringing on a longtime enterprise executive — Quentin Clark, a former VP of Microsoft as well as SAP CTO — as head of its very-long-title-where-he-will-oversee-a-ton-of-things. Read More Longtime enterprise exec Quentin Clark joins Dropbox as SVP of ...This entry was posted in Apps Drew Houston Dropbox Finance IPO Microsoft Mobile Startups TC on August 4, 2017 by Matthew Lynley
Dropbox may be taking another step in its very slow shuffle toward an IPO, and is now working with Goldman Sachs to prepare documents that could be filed as soon as this year, according to a report by Bloomberg. The company is expected to hire Goldman Sachs as the lead advisor of the IPO process, according to the report. Read More Dropbox is reportedly inching closer to a potential IPOThis entry was posted in Apps Drew Houston Dropbox Mobile Startups TC on July 27, 2017 by Matthew Lynley
Dropbox said today that it is rolling out Paper — its note-taking app that it’s emphasizing is a tool that’s built for managing workflow as well — globally. In addition to the regular launch of Paper, the company said that users will also be able to automatically generate presentations in Keynote and other applications through the app. Radhakrishnan said that users… Read More Dropbox’s note-taking app Paper launches globally in 21 languagesThis entry was posted in Apps Drew Houston Dropbox Enterprise Mobile TC on January 30, 2017 by Matthew Lynley
Dropbox said today that it is rolling out Paper — its note-taking app that it’s emphasizing is a tool that’s built for managing workflow as well — globally. In addition to the regular launch of Paper, the company said that users will also be able to automatically generate presentations in Keynote and other applications through the app. Radhakrishnan said that users… Read More Dropbox’s note-taking app Paper launches globally in 21 languagesThis entry was posted in Apps Drew Houston Dropbox Enterprise Mobile TC on January 30, 2017 by Matthew Lynley
Dropbox today released Smart Sync, its tool that allows users to access files stored online in Dropbox accounts automatically on a desktop without having the file stored locally. Previously dubbed Dropbox Infinite, Smart Sync gives businesses a way to share and access files without needing to have massive ones stored on their desktop. The idea is that businesses regularly deal with piles… Read More Dropbox’s Smart Sync lets users open a file stored only ...This entry was posted in Apps Drew Houston Dropbox Enterprise Mobile Startups TC on January 30, 2017 by Matthew Lynley
Dropbox disclosed earlier this week that a large chunk of its users’ credentials obtained in 2012 was floating around on the dark web. But that number may have been much higher than we originally thought. Credentials for more than 60 million accounts were taken, as first reported by Motherboard and confirmed by TechCrunch sources. The revelation of a password breach at Dropbox is an… Read More Dropbox employee’s password reuse led to theft of 60M+ user ...This entry was posted in Apps Drew Houston Dropbox Fundings & Exits hacks Mobile Startups TC on August 30, 2016 by Kate Conger,Matthew Lynley
Dropbox today is releasing a slew of new enterprise features as it continues to try to woo larger businesses in an effort to build a strong new line of business. The most interesting of which is probably a tool in its mobile application that allo... Dropbox launches a new way to scan documents with your ...This entry was posted in Apps Drew Houston Dropbox Enterprise Mobile Startups TC on June 22, 2016 by Matthew Lynley