The 95 Percent of the Company Stayed

3min Snip

00:00

Play full episode

Summary

Transcript

Episode notes

"There's an 80% of the company that basically doesn't agree or just wants to get their work done without all this drama and or distraction," he says. "I think companies should just have like reasonable policies...like, you want to attract great people from all different backgrounds" He adds: "Now I can actually just build the company that I want to build without like caring about that"

Brian Armstrong is the CEO of Coinbase. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
– Audible: https://audible.com/lex
– Skiff: https://skiff.org/lex
– BiOptimizers: http://www.magbreakthrough.com/lex to get 10% off
– Fundrise: https://fundrise.com/lex
– Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil

EPISODE LINKS:
Brian’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong
Brian’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brian_armstrong
Coinbase’s Website: https://www.coinbase.com
ResearchHub: https://www.researchhub.com
NewLimit: https://www.newlimit.com/

PODCAST INFO:
Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8
RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/
YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman
YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips

SUPPORT & CONNECT:
– Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast
– Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
– Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman
– Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman
– LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman
– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman
– Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman

OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(08:19) – Programming
(14:17) – Coinbase
(45:05) – Startup advice
(1:02:56) – Economic freedom
(1:12:06) – Coinbase technology
(1:23:33) – Listing on Coinbase
(1:32:47) – Regulations
(1:47:25) – Crypto dominance
(1:51:42) – Employee activism
(2:08:00) – Leadership
(2:10:39) – ResearchHub
(2:20:17) – NewLimit
(2:24:44) – Advice for young people
(2:28:55) – Meaning of life