CEO Drew Houston on solving the biggest problem with modern work

About this episode

Drew Houston discusses the challenges of finding information in modern work and how Dropbox aims to enhance work fulfillment.

On our seventh episode of Working Smarter, hear Dropbox co-founder and CEO Drew Houston discuss why it’s gotten so hard to find the information you need to do your job, the types of tasks we'll increasingly offload to our silicon brains, and what Dropbox is doing to help make modern work more meaningful and fulfilling.

People in this episode

Guest: Drew Houston

Topics covered

• modern work
• information management
• technology
• productivity
• meaningful work

Keywords

• Drew Houston
• Dropbox
• modern work
• information
• productivity
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dropbox

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