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

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

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What Was Your Local Privilege?

I was not afraid to go try starting companies, because i knew that if i failedi could actually go back and still get a job. And it wasn't, people always think of oncners al, they're such risk takers and all the stuff. In silkan valley, you can get angel checks for things. But with coin base specifically, i didn't even quit my job to try at full time until i had gotten sort of an angel investment. So i was able to pay myself something. It wasn't a lot, but i was ableto pay myself something and de risk it If i'd asked you then, i say, ten years old, what youre

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