Max Branzburg: The power of taking risk and where crypto adoption is headed

In this episode, Arta’s Global CEO Caesar Sengupta dives into a timely conversation with Max Branzburg on his journey to becoming Head of Consumer Products at Coinbase and his views on cryptocurrency. 

Max opens up about pivotal experiences that shaped his career, including starting out as a 14-year-old entrepreneur on Ebay. His early exploration in coding and product sales eventually landed him at Google as a product manager. But Max wanted to take a professional risk. Taking a pay cut, and ignoring the advice of loved ones, he made the jump from Google to Coinbase. 

Max talks about his journey and perspective - from vision changes he executed at Coinbase, to the products and apps that excite him, to how artificial intelligence will affect crypto. He shares his take on crypto adoption and where it’s headed into the future. He also shares candidly how he manages his own finances and how not having to focus on money in the short term frees him to focus on real long-term impact.