How Dropbox Turned Down Apple And Took Off

[affilinet]

I would sell the company immediatley,there is nothing stopping a competitor with a little bit of marketing skills and extra cash from doyng the same thing.

[SilverTissues]

Love dropbox

[llvlletal3oy]

turn down apple my ass. 

[fibonakki]

{ DELL != Macs && DELL >> Macs ;

}

[thetruthhis]

This interviewer's great at creating that sense of comfort needed to build rapport/have a good interview. Anyhow, great video!

[isti82]

we need more free space,

I mean most of us will never use it, but it would be a nice gesture (aka marketing),

like the all business boxnet gave my ipad 50GB for life, :(

[tykjenffs]

I will never stop using Dropbox.

[t35t0r]

every nerd's dream

[stroggos2k]

@realoaderGUNS I signed in to upvote this

[VietChink518]

OMG.....

He has Beyerdynamic headphones! Pro Series

[ssjkosmo]

WTF is Dropbox?

[steventruongdotcom]

@ssjkosmo I can't post the link here for some reason but search youtube for "what is dropbox" without quotes.

[TheTrafficker85]

@ssjkosmo You must live in a cave.

[deadeye54545454]

Turned down apple, uses nothing but Macs.

[endocondor]

@deadeye54545454 Dell =/= Macs

[CaptainThrill]

@deadeye54545454 Are you blind or just retarded?

[psp10004]

@deadeye54545454 they can't make iOS app without using macs(old comment reply is old)

[dookiee0000001]

Tech Bubble 2.0 is in full swing in California.

[frezzingaces]

"How dropbox turned down apple" copyright free music from apple starts playing....

[Wilson1592]

Fuck that, I would have sold. This company, like many other great startups will die.

[Zlibservacratican]

So.... What's dropbox? It's the only thing they didn't talk about.

[bladerunner12]

@Zlibservacratican It's like a cloud storage service. They give you a few gigs free to store stuff on their servers and you can access it anywhere. They got really huge when they implemented iPhone/Android support. If you pay you can get a few hundred gigs stored on their servers.

[bladerunner12]

@Zlibservacratican Oh, and I forgot to mention, you can share those files with other people. That's what really made them takeoff for productivity.

[w3bguru]

Drew is having trouble walking

[Arcilook]

@ARCILOOK who know project management ARCILOOK.com?

[xXUAEXx123]

@realoaderGUNS That's what she said.

[caLumCake]

I really really love apple, and I'm guessing so do they with all those macs :P But I am kinda glad that he turned Steve down because Dropbox has huge huge potential, and he generally seems like a genuinely nice guy!

[dportis47]

Congratulations, I have a program I would like to introduce to you guys. I believe this will take you to the next level. You can message me here on YouTube. Looking forward to hearing from you.

[nightsaturn]

Steve is a genius, BUT Drew was brighter to turn him down, it's so great to have dropbox available anytime and everywhere not necessarily only apple related. When I have a project to print, I use a mac and digital print companies are mostly working in a windows world, and dropbox works for everything, this is good stuff... ALSO for team projects!

[TheWolowiz]

in reporter's mind "YOU TURNED DOWN STEVEN JOBS?? YOU HAVE BALLS, I LIKE BALLS"

[LOTRzagorath]

Man, can't this comment thread talk about Dropbox? Or how they turned down Apple? Rather than nitpicking over the reporter :P

[XCritonX]

How dare this evil 1%er create jobs and useful products for the masses! Oh wait, that is actually a good thing, never mind, carry on.

[TehDerpHerp]

Nice flip flops, homo. Apparently $4B doesn't buy masculinity.

[kukimonsterist]

they checking all your files:)

[5367gabro]

I have the attention span of a new born.....so WTF do they do exactly....I couldn't pay attention to the video someone plz explain

[Hatchwork]

@5367gabro You get a free amount of online space. You can store anything on it. You can access it from any computer. Anyone you give the password to or allow access to can access it as well and upload documents to your group space.

It's pretty much online storage except accessible from any device.

[Hatchwork]

@5367gabro kind of like icloud except you dont have to have an apple product for it to work properly.

[GratisAvisen]

He got a iPhone 5 xp

[UrbanBubba]

I can see his man boobs through his sweater.

[UrbanBubba]

I think he killed steve jobs.

[infiltrator7777]

What is this fluff piece? This guy has probably never programmed in his entire life and thinks saying NO to Apple means something? Get a job!

[rumputgoyang]

@infiltrator7777 amen, you are the man.. have you ever programmed something in your entire life? have you saying NO to Apple? Get a job!

[bumbumchickeh]

bad choice dropbox, Apple is the biggest dick in business. They are probably going to steal your idea, refine it like a motherf****** and drive you out of the game. Don't get confused, i'm on dropboxes side, but Apple always does this kind of thing.

[Magliter]

she wants that dick so bad, that high revenue dick

[magnumx70]

Very nice application guys good work!!!

[bluuu1028]

i like the name of drop box .

[kevtarzan]

I'll work for u guys super sup!

[bRiiNkz]

never heard of em.

[BigCheezbrgr]

Sooo ugh.... I might be missing it but what the fuck are all those employees doing? The app/program has been made and works great. The only thing they need is space??? 200 more people? Sounds like a huge waste unless I'm not getting something.

[F1sTDaCuFFs]

congrats to you. in a down turn economy your blowing up what if the economy was booming triple the value. at least

[IPrefer2Win]

@F1sTDaCuFFs Conditions of the economy don't cause price flux they cause stability which wouldn't cause a boom. Stick to video games buddy - let the Finance Majors handle this stuff.

[roogey]

@F1sTDaCuFFs Hey, funny seeing you here. Love your call of duty commentaries.

[vasudev666666]

she obviously wants himm

[quakepapi]

@vasudev666666 she wants her money

[ftubes28]

Why the weirdest fucking camera angles! Just have an interview

[Lius525]

man, can't stand these nerds who have billions yet confidence of 3 year old - hey I am a fellow geek, I love comic books and lan parties, but there comes age when every man should grow up and he is way past that age. It's a woman and a tv crew for christ sake not a visitor from another planet...

[xlildeebomb13x]

Steve jobs didn't even make the apple products that's te funniest part

[RedNYello505]

I it's iCloud

[RedNYello505]

Wtf is dropbox

[PGReviews]

@benmeyer123 Say hello to iCloud ;)

[benmeyer123]

so now apple is gonna go off and make something exactly like drop box

[smikules]

@benmeyer123 - they already did, it's called iCloud :)

[keledjuarez19]

@realoaderGUNS naww she whant to trade pussy for money

[NeoxideMolten]

A dream of billionaires, bottles, and babes. What has that dream turned into?

- Mandles, fo-hawks, and hoodies made out of spandex.

[123654789950]

@NeoxideMolten haha i also thought his hoodie looked a bit funny lol

[Ch1ris23]

@realoaderGUNS :)

[georgesoo]

Forbes should make one bout How no one cares what they think and how they are a awful publication now

[lauraR088]

love Dropbox! Thanks for making life easier for me and my clients

[sok8888]

Should have taken the deal when he had a chance.... now Jobs is gone and Apple got iCloud...

[erl4nd0]

Seth Macfarlane is the founder of Dropbox??

[vacamuerta11]

Haha this bitch is trying to spit game at the billionaire haha she's only good for a one night stand .. Stupid bitch! Haha

[GuNzKeWl]

He needs more Coke LOL

[lilgabiee]

i was expecting something more inspiring...

[tmac20031]

We'll see how long DropBox lasts after iCloud has been around for five years.

[ads1113]

i actually love using dropbox....its just convenience!! but i didn't know its a company this big...lol

[fannyslapper33]

What is dropbox lol

[avizuber]

@chuyton DropBox helps people store and reach their files from anywhere. Carol Roth explains it on Fox here: video.foxnewscom/v/96960049500­1/low-cost-ways-to-improve-you­r-productivity

DeskElf is mentioned alongside DropBox in that interview :)

This video also explains it:

watch?v=OFb0NaeRmdg (title: What is DropBox?)

[irfaanfr4]

Use Dropbox everyday on my iPhone

[chuyton]

I have no idea what the hell dropbox is

[FrozoneNetworks]

Good job rejecting Apple's offer :)

[lilfrog5]

I love Dropbox! I didn't know it's a big company.

[JustKeN]

Great Video!!!

[leenstarsx3]

Dropbox is the bomb dot com! woooo

[montanax]

That desk looks exactly like mine with all the coke and shit. Awesome.

[brandonlacavera]

hi i have a new service called shit box this evaluation is just like the american banking system based on fictional pieces of paper . worth nothing in five years

[Rorist21]

It is great to see new companies get press! Let Drew and his team soak up the sun now and continue to build new advances into their product (service) - their time is now. For all you haters, build your own and have your day in the sun. You need more confidence.

[GoogleGas]

this guy is a jerk, but jerks make it in this world, along with Obama mama

[crash1f]

ridiculous. victoria jarrett was a great moderator at the Box conference having a substantial conversation with several industry leaders . her fawning in this video is vomitous. while the article is good, this video is fluff and nonsensical. houston does himself little justice though he appears to be slightly more likeable than Box CEO wunderkid. the other Forbes article nailed it "Dropbox is a feature". Still -- good luck to them. They will have to move fast.

[cybersphere]

Totally gushing reporter. Just bang him already.

[satyajitsahu]

She couldn't hide her secret... i.e. Victoria's Secret.

[RandomActionMen]

IS that iTunes on the left at 2:25?

[MrManny1001]

i thought he was seth macfarlane for a second :P

[72gibson]

Victoria, that is what happens when your sexual tension eclipses the quality interview you could have done...

[pauerbach08]

worst. interviewer. ever.

[Joberooni]

LOL! The iPhone 4S with an iCloud sticker on the desk. LOL

[jianson870621]

Coke castle lol

[Andrewterrorist]

As sophisticated as this video is and how the company looks, dropbox has absolute no use for me

[FloridaCarClubcom]

HD please, Forbes.

[Desterado]

Let's see where dropbox is when their funds dry up.

[PurpleCapGames]

Thumbs up for the Pokémon poster at 2:45

[RealityBallet]

Inspiring Story!

[titino]

The first guy on the right side is wearing a pair of SR60 or SR80... can't see clearly...

[johnsmileyjr]

I wouldn't have trusted Jobs either...may he rest in peace.

[SuperTubeLord]

Pokemon poster FTW 2:50

[timl2k11]

I think they did it before the interview. All the non-verbal communication is a dead give away. She already *knows* it's about the babes.

[BreadForButter]

She's flirting her ass off. And he fucked up, he's worth 4 billion but Apple are worth around 350 billion.

[rainhk12]

so what does dropbox do? coming from a person who have never heard of dropbox, I was intrigued and curious on what type of technology company it is. After viewing 4 minutes of the video, I still have no clue what it is except billionaires, bottles and babes. fml.

[alisabki]

Dropbox is better than iCloud. 

[coldfusion1970]

@alisabki Maybe, but ICloud will be more popular!

[alisabki]

@coldfusion1970 yes, buts for Apple users not a worldwide users. I mean, dropbox work with any system while icloud works with just apple os..

[Planet7Station]

@alisabki

iCloud works on Windows too.

[alisabki]

@Planet7Station you mean by using itunes? well its good.

[coldfusion1970]

@alisabki Well Dropbox apparently has 45 million users, while there are more than 250 million people with iOS devices. I'll leave you to do the maths ...

[ThePAFtone]

What happens after the interview could not be posted on Youtube.

[simplecrs13]

She is hitting on him

[Curtis2255]

horrible interview

[igoamd]

Focus on iPhone 4S

[craptbern88]

Box is giving away 50GB free of online storage(for iOS users). check it out at twitter #box50gb haha i laugh at dropbox 2GB

[chug20]

Have fun rotting in obscurity, bozos.

[feelbur]

It would of been nice for Miss Barret to quieten down for a moment and let the poor boy (well multimillionaire fella) speak.

I came here to listen to the story, That story 'may of' been interesteing if we got to hear it... the story isn't about you Victoria

[dokuja]

Yawn. No one cares about Dropbox. The only reason anyone is here is because it mentions Apple.

[thelollestloller]

0:25 funny how he got that iPhone 4s with ICLOUD on the side of the box.

[M3aaaqHD]

@thelollestloller how does one guy represent a company you dumb?

[LeapingDodo]

@thelollestloller Business choice and personal choice ;P

[ThePorsche4life]

@thelollestloller I'm sure it's one of those test versions of the phone

[Delizsieg]

he is awesome btw :)

[receo11]

snooresville

[1337MaxRabbit]

I feel like the reporter is totally crushing on him.

[luisbrioness]

@1337MaxRabbit You're right, that lucky bastard. She's smoking! 

[airusersblog]

@luisbrioness Smoking what?

[chakdey1]

@1337MaxRabbit He's rich, why wouldn't she? lol

[malique666]

Ya, she totally wants to be the babe to the billionaire.

[joebonsaipoland]

@1337MaxRabbit Yeah reporter wants Drew Houston to make a deposit in her drop-box. How many times did she have to say 'Billionaires, Bottles and Babes'?

[rio197]

@1337MaxRabbit yes I felt that too... he could have turn this on its head and teased her with it instead.

[ThatPinkBeardedGuy]

@1337MaxRabbit Reporters do that so they can get more info and what not.

[showskier]

@ThatPinkBeardedGuy You are exactly right. Sometimes you have to nudge them a little and laugh into the tough questions with a big smile so as to not make people defensive. It's not flirting. It's simply strategy. Vicki is brilliant!

[keledjuarez19]

@1337MaxRabbit she just whants the money



[smikules]

@1337MaxRabbit -- she might be crushing on him, but he looks pretty dang gay with the way he's standing lol

[p0kwer]

Second :D

[NEGIgic]

First!