Drew Houston started Dropbox when he was 24.
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'Your job as a CEO changes every 12 to 18 months': Dropbox founder on what it's like to run a company that grew to $10 billion
On an episode of "Success! How I Did It," Dropbox founder Drew Houston explains what it's like to be CEO of a startup, and then a $10 billion company.
It does level out. Dropbox CEO Drew Houston pictured.
On an episode of Business Insider's podcast "Success! How I Did It, Business Insider US editor in chief Alyson Shontell asked Houston what it's like to go from running a small, fast-growing startup to running a company that was valued at about $10 billion in 2014.
"I think at first you have to be systematic about training yourself, and what you really want to solve for as a founder is making sure that your growth curve stays ahead of the company's growth curve," Houston told Shontell.
He continued:
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However, he said, "It does level off, and you do learn all the different parts of the job, so it becomes less daunting over time."
"It's just: 'How do I make sure that we have the absolute best people on the team, how do we make sure they're working well together?' And fortunately, if you bring on great people, you divide and conquer on this problem. So we've brought in great leaders from all the great companies, which helps a lot."
Listen to the full interview on "Success! How I Did It":
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