In 2009, Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple, invited Houston to a meeting to discuss the possibility of Apple acquiring Dropbox. However, Houston declined the offer, stating that he wanted to build Dropbox into a company that would stand on its own.
After Houston refused to sell Dropbox to Apple, Jobs became determined to create a competing service called iCloud. Jobs reportedly told Houston that he would "go after" Dropbox and "kill" it. Jobs even went as far as to offer Houston a job at Apple, but Houston declined.
Despite the competition from Apple, Dropbox continued to grow and expand its services. In 2018, Dropbox went public with a valuation of $9.2 billion.
The success of Dropbox is a testament to the power of innovation and determination. Despite facing competition from one of the biggest tech companies in the world, Drew Houston and his team were able to build a successful company that has revolutionized the way we store and share files.
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