Top 7 Founders of the Year

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No. 1: Arash Ferdowsi and Drew Houston

Founded: Dropbox, 2008

At this year’s Crunchies we have not one, but two winners. Admittedly, they are responsible for co-founding the same business. Fraternity brothers at MIT, Arash Ferdowsi and Drew Houston co-founded Dropbox, one of the first companies in the world make a name for itself in the cloud storage industry. According to Dropbox’s official website, it appears that Drew Houston came up with the idea of creating a file hosting service due to the fact that he always kept forgetting to take his flash drive with him as a student. Looking for a personal solution to his forgetfulness, he soon realized that he could create a product that would not only help himself but many others. It’s safe to assume that he was not mistaken.

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