How to Make Interviews More Efficient

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Coinbase has tried so many things to make interviews more efficient because it's a huge time sync for the team. The kinds of things I ask in interviews are usually like, what do we need this person to accomplish in this role? And then I'll ask them a question. It's like, tell me about a time you did X and or tell me about the hardest kind of problem you've had to solve in Y. So I'm asking to see if they can actually do the stuff we need to get done.

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(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