The partnership came together when I realized my heart wasn't in venture capital; I wanted to build. I felt lost after leaving Dropbox, where I was part of a product that 400-500 million people were using.

To accelerate progress at Dropbox, I realized the fastest way was to grow the team size, as we started with only 30 engineers who were spread too thin across various platforms.

To validate the need for Dropbox, I created a demo video that gained significant traction on Hacker News, which helped us get into Y Combinator.

We expanded Dropbox's focus beyond just file storage to include private photo sharing and team collaboration, acknowledging that files were evolving in their importance.

The early challenges for Dropbox included maintaining growth and transitioning from a prototype to a fully functioning company after our initial success with the demo video. We need to focus on acquiring users daily to grow our product.

When Dropbox was growing rapidly, we focused on user activation and retention, realizing that many users signed up but didn't engage with the product effectively.

I was the first investor in Android and played a role in the early days of Dropbox, emphasizing the importance of relationships in investing.

Dropbox's founders faced challenges in predicting their success early on because many others were working on similar solutions, highlighting the importance of execution.

I learned equally, if not more, from working in a fast-growing startup than I would have in college, especially in understanding how a venture builder or VC thinks.