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

Startup Lessons Learned

A few weeks ago, Coinbase , which facilitates buying, storing and purchasing cryptocurrency and also operates a cryptocurrency exchange, went public. Coinbase was founded in 2012 and operates a cryptocurrency exchange. Can institutions be totally distributed or should they be rooted and loyal to a certain community or geography?

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Soundbites from the Future – 2013

Start Up Blog

An era defined and dominated by the few who could afford the factories, the media and the distribution systems. A bit like Silicon Valley. Especially when the brand normally operate in an invisible category like washing powder. But it’s here to stay and is about to replace the 200 year anomaly of the industrial era.

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