2546 days ago....

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35079

That's a pretty funny thread.

Near the bottom you see this guy talking about his startup ideas and Drew Houston replies and asked him if he wants to help with Dropbox.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35088

And of course -- Colin's tarsnap is still essentially the same as it ever was (a brilliant technical solution with awful marketing) - and Dropbox is one of the jewel's in YC's crown.

(See this recent post on tarsnap: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7523953 )