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Dan Romero
@dwr
Welcome to @barmstrong, co-founder and CEO of Coinbase! He’s kindly agreed to do an AMA. Reply with your questions. :)
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Dan Romero
@dwr
You're over a decade into Coinbase—what keeps you motivated?
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Brian Armstrong
@barmstrong
In the beginning I had a chip on my shoulder and just wanted to do something other people thought was important - desire to be recognized. At some point it shifted, and my primary motivation is: 1. I'm a true believer in economic freedom, free markets, capitalism, sound money, etc - and crypto is best shot we have
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Brian Armstrong
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2. I think tech is a force for good in the world 3. I love building things and learning new things. Being the CEO of a crypto company offers lots of opportunities to do both. If I was on a deserted island, I would still build things and try to learn things. I can't help it (almost pathological).
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Brian Armstrong
@barmstrong
Building companies scratches the same itch as video games like StarCraft II and Civilization. I find it even more fund to do those in real life (which is basically tech entrepreneurship) with the added bonus of it improves the world.
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Brian Armstrong
@barmstrong
Side note: i had to quit those games cold turkey in my 20's to not let them take up too much of my time.
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Travis Bloom
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I went cold turkey with World of Warcraft back in high school for similar reasons. Video games can be pretty all-consuming. Better to focus that energy on passion projects and executing on company vision :)
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