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Out of the Crisis #26: Brian Armstrong of Coinbase on cryptocurrency, being mission-oriented, and institution building

Startup Lessons Learned

Can institutions be totally distributed or should they be rooted and loyal to a certain community or geography? And in this crypto algorithm, they said, well, since we're all making this distributed ledger, we now have provably unique digital items that I can send to you, Eric. I'd also spent a year living in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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6/16: What's Mine Is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption

David Teten

Our session looks at the rise of socially enabled platforms that blend commerce with community, where reputations trump credit ratings, and where hyper-distributed service businesses outgrow traditional monolithic suppliers. Adam has a great affinity for travel, photography, golf, movies, music, and surfing (ok fine, web surfing).

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