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Published · transcript-backedDrew Houston: evaluation
9 Jan 2025 Lenny's Podcast Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)
“Well, I think first thing is I think a theme that's carried throughout a lot of these different chapters is you have to figure out what game you're playing and what the rules are when the game keeps changing.”
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- Drew Houston
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- 9 Jan 2025
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- Lenny's Podcast
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…So along those lines, I'm curious, so you've shared a few things that have helped you level up as a leader and push through that. You mentioned meditation, Bill Campbell, a coach. You mentioned a few books. What has helped you continue to level up and stay ahead of where the company needs you? Sometimes you fell behind, sometimes you're ahead. What are some tips for founders that are trying to stay ahead of where things are going? Well, I think first thing is I think a theme that's carried throughout a lot of these different chapters is you have to figure out what game you're playing and what the rules are when the game keeps changing. So I like in addition to the Enneagram or coding, I also like a long time video game player and there's a great game called, everybody's familiar with StarCraft. It's an awesome game. I think it has many lessons and riddles for an aspiring entrepreneur, many parallels with running a company. I'll save that for another one. But this idea, Mindshare is a big resource. It's not actually how much money or economy or land or whatever or- Actions?…
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