Dropbox Was Born From a Forgotten USB Drive — Build for Your Own Pain
sven_ai · x · 2026-11-13
In 2007, Drew Houston was on a bus from Boston to New York, realized he'd left his USB drive behind, and started writing the first Dropbox code on the spot. The tool grew into a global cloud-storage company. The author's takeaway for indie developers: don't chase huge markets — solve the problem that annoys you every single day.
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