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

Startup Lessons Learned

It was one of the year's most successful IPOs so far, and has been heralded as a "landmark moment" for cryptocurrency's entrance into mainstream investing. Just before the IPO, I had a far-reaching conversation with co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong as he approached this major milestone for the company he co-founded back in 2012.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 3: Frank Rimalovski and Frank Sculli

Steve Blank

Frank Rimalovski , executive director of the NYU Entrepreneurial Institute joined me in the studio to discuss how the Entrepreneurial Institute is transforming the culture at NYU; and Frank Sculli , co-founder of BioDigital Inc shares what he wishes he’d known before he started his company. Frank Sculli.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere show No. 5: Daniella Yacobovsky and Jane Moritz

Steve Blank

Family relationships influence founders and their startups. Daniella Yacobovsky , co-founder of online jewelry retailer BaubleBar , and Jane Moritz. a food entrepreneur who owns Challah Connection , an ecommerce site specializing in Jewish gift baskets, joined me in Sirius’ New York studio. I wanted to be there.

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A Message To Graduating MBA’s

Feld Thoughts

If it’s New York, there’s an easy United flight that gets you there in under four hours – take it the day after you graduate. If you’ve dreamed of being an investment banker or consultant to Fortune 1000 companies since you were 10, then Goldman Sachs or McKinsey is looking for you. San Francisco?

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First 100 Days: Washington Has Become the New, New York

Seeing Both Sides

It used to be that anyone in the entrepreneurial world had to be keenly cognizant of what was going on in New York City. The rules of the game for the start-up's ultimate goal, accessing the public market through an IPO, were set by the investment bankers and sales desk traders on Wall Street. My how things have changed.