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

Startup Lessons Learned

What is the role of public and private organizations in governing our shared civic fabric? Can institutions be totally distributed or should they be rooted and loyal to a certain community or geography? But beyond its products, Coinbase is an interesting company in itself. This is Out Of the Crisis. What are institutions for?

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Soundbites from the Future – 2013

Start Up Blog

The revolution is about access and the democratization of the factors of production. Here he found out that every kid in Uruguay is given a free laptop by the government – (for me it’s a bit like western countries giving all kids a free public education some 200 years ago and that’s why they currently lead the developed world).

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