Dropbox founder Drew Houston steps down as CEO after 19 years as the company he built gets squeezed by Google and Apple (opens in new tab)

Drew Houston, the co-founder who built Dropbox from a Y Combinator demo into a company with more than 700 million registered users, is stepping down as chief executive. Ashraf Alkarmi, Dropbox’s current head of product, has been named co-CEO effective immediately. After a transition period, Houston will become executive chairman and Alkarmi will take […] at The Next Web