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Dropbox founder Drew Houston is stepping down as CEO after 19 years to become executive chairman, replaced by Ashraf Alkarmi, who is SVP and GM of Dropbox Core

Drew Houston founded Dropbox nearly two decades ago out at age 24, eventually becoming a household name in Silicon Valley …

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  • Work in Progress Work in Progress on x
    Congratulations to our new co-CEO, Ashraf Alkarmi!
  • @drewhouston Drew Houston on x
    Today, we're promoting Ashraf Alkarmi to co-CEO of @Dropbox .  Ashraf and I will jointly lead the company, and after a transition period, I'll move into the role of executive chairman and Ashraf will be sole CEO.  Ashraf has transformed our core business since joining — the busin…
  • @helen_min Helen Min on x
    Grateful for this legendary run
  • @balajis Balaji on x
    @drewhouston @Dropbox Incredible run. Seven hundred million registered users. You created the category. Others did it first, but you did it best. Dropbox is still better than Google Drive on so many dimensions, particularly for individuals. 🫡
  • @spenserskates Spenser Skates on x
    Congratulations @drewhouston on an incredible run with Dropbox. Drew was the original inspiration for me to get into startups. He was a few years ahead of me at MIT and did MIT's Battlecode competition as well. He introduced me to Paul Graham's writing, YC, and the Silicon
  • @suhail @suhail on x
    Hell of a run @drewhouston - congrats on *19 years*. [image]
  • @joshelman Josh Elman on x
    Congrats to @drewhouston for building a product that seamlessly made the cloud work for regular people. Much of my life still flows through DB.
  • @stevesi Steven Sinofsky on x
    Congratulations on everything! Incredible.
  • Drew Houston Drew Houston on linkedin
    Today, we're promoting Ashraf Alkarmi to co-CEO of Dropbox.  —  Ashraf and I will jointly lead the company for a period …