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In 2008, Drew Houston, a tech enthusiast, was traveling to New York for a trip and decided to work remotely. But he forgot his USB flash drive at home. Frustrated, he thought, "Why isn't there an easier way to access and share files?" This led to

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Posting the demo on platforms like Hacker News helped validate the idea through community interest, proving that there was a demand for a service like Dropbox. It was a clever way to use the community as a sounding board and gather early support without spending months developing the product first

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