Aug 13, 2025 · 47 min · 12 segments
Brian Armstrong is the co-founder and CEO of Coinbase, a leading cryptocurrency company that provides exchange, brokerage, and custody services to 100M+ verified users in over 100 countries. Founded…
Brian ArmstrongGuest
Jack AltmanHost
People shouldn't, like, seek out a specific moment to do something super contrarian, but if you're in a position of leadership, it will ca-occasionally become necessary for you to do something really difficult, which will piss off some large group of people, but it's the right thing to do-
And, and when I, when I did it, I had no idea I would be talking about it five years later.
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People shouldn't, like, seek out a specific moment to do something super contrarian, but if you're in a position of leadership, it will ca-occasionally become necessary for you to do something really difficult, which will piss off some large group of people, but it's the right thing to do-
And, and when I, when I did it, I had no idea I would be talking about it five years later.
