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

Startup Lessons Learned

Why don't we just put this plan on the internet? I think it was December of 2010, and happened to just be reading that paper on the internet one day and just immediately captivated my attention. I studied computer science also, but when I first read the paper, my thought was, wow, this could be kind of like the internet.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

Both Sides of the Table

It was 2002 – the “dog days&# of the Internet and we were running out of cash. It’s a very tough decision to walk away from a senior role at what I consider one of the most successful tech companies of Internet era. It was well past the Internet boom, well into Web 2.0, Internet pioneers. It was 2007.

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How Private Equity Funds Are and Should Be Using Social Media

David Teten

Robert Bruner, Dean of the Darden School of Business, observed in an interview that social media is particularly important in origination because of the significance of “ weak ties ” in identifying investment opportunities. One of the core assets of a fund is its corporate network.

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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.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

Both Sides of the Table

It was 2002 – the “dog days&# of the Internet and we were running out of cash. It’s a very tough decision to walk away from a senior role at what I consider one of the most successful tech companies of Internet era. It was well past the Internet boom, well into Web 2.0, Internet pioneers. It was 2007.