Jaswa: Dropbox will maintain a $10B valuation through the recession
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Sujay Jaswa, former CFO/COO of Dropbox and co-founder of WonderCo, discusses startup valuations and long-term financial stability.
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“There's not going to be many after this whole recession is done that are worth ten billion, but Dropbox will be because it's just a cash flow machine.”
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