Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal
26 March 2018
Acquired is live on the scene following Dropbox’s public market debut. From playing a central role in the early days of Y Combinator, to having Steve Jobs famously label the company a “feature not a product”, to pivoting from consumers to enterprise to developers and back again, the silicon valley history runs deep with this one. What twists and turns lie ahead for Dropbox as a public company? We speculate! Sponsors: WorkOS: https://bit.ly/workos25Intapp: https://bit.ly/intappcelesteSentry: https://bit.ly/acquiredsentryAnthropic: https://bit.ly/acquiredclaude25 More Acquired! Get email updates with hints on next episode and follow-ups from recent episodesJoin the SlackSubscribe to ACQ2Merch Store!© Copyright 2015-2025 ACQ, LLC Links: Dropbox’s Y Combinator applicationOriginal Dropbox demo videoCarve Outs: Ben: Raytracing comes to DirectXDavid: Lazy Game Reviews
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