'Your job as a CEO changes every 12 to 18 months': Dropbox founder on what it's like to run a company that grew to $10 billion

Reuters/ Mike BlakeIt does level out. Dropbox CEO Drew Houston pictured.Drew Houston started Dropbox when he was 24.

About 10 years later, the file-sharing service has more than 500 million users and generates $1 billion-plus in annualized revenue.

On an episode of Business Insider's podcast "Success! How I Did It, Business Insider US editor in chief Alyson Shontell asked Houston what it's like to go from running a small, fast-growing startup to running a company that was valued at about $10 billion in 2014.

"I think at first you have to be systematic about training yourself, and what you really want to solve for as a founder is making sure that your growth curve stays ahead of the company's growth curve," Houston told Shontell.

He continued:

However, he said, "It does level off, and you do learn all the different parts of the job, so it becomes less daunting over time."

Personally he focuses on, "'What's our pipeline of product?' Some stuff is still the same," he said.

He went on:

Listen to the full interview on "Success! How I Did It":

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