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Coinbase Founder: The Crazy Journey Of Building A $100 Billion Company: Brian Armstrong

Brian is the co-founder and CEO of Coinbase, a company thats reached highs of a valuation of $100 billion.

Brian ArmstrongguestSteven Bartletthost
Jul 18, 20221h 45mWatch on YouTube ↗

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EPISODE INFO

Released
July 18, 2022
Duration
1h 45m
Channel
The Diary of a CEO
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Brian is the co-founder and CEO of Coinbase, a company thats reached highs of a valuation of $100 billion. Topics: 00:00 Intro 01:32 What made you the person you are today 08:43 Lessons learnt from my first business 15:34 How traveling shaped me 21:12 Working for AirB&B and what made it successful 25:40 The mistake a lot of entrepreneurs make 32:57 How to build a sustainable company 38:30 How to incentive your team to take risks 43:18 My journey starting Coinbase 59:00 Mistakes & key learnings when starting up 01:06:49 Leadership lessons 01:13:00 Fake news and dealing with it 01:27:16 No politics in the workplace 01:31:40 Hiring the best people & layoffs 01:38:10 What are the ingredients for your happiness recipe? 01:39:56 Our last guest’s question Brian Armstrong: https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong Thirdweb: https://thirdweb.com/ Listen on: Apple podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-diary-of-a-ceo-by-steven-bartlett/id1291423644 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7iQXmUT7XGuZSzAMjoNWlX FOLLOW ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steven/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveBartlettSC Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-bartlett-56986834/ Sponsor: BlueJeans - https://www.bluejeans.com/ Huel - https://my.huel.com/Steven Crafted - https://bit.ly/3JKOPFx

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  • Brian Armstrong

    guest
  • Steven Bartlett

    host

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, featuring Brian Armstrong and Steven Bartlett, Coinbase Founder: The Crazy Journey Of Building A $100 Billion Company: Brian Armstrong explores From Introverted Coder To Coinbase: Brian Armstrong’s Turbulent $100B Journey Brian Armstrong, CEO and co-founder of Coinbase, recounts his path from shy, introverted computer geek to leading the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange through extreme volatility, hypergrowth, and public scrutiny.

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