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Coinbase is 'the' brand in the Bitcoin space. Their founder Brian Armstrong was amongst the first good entrepreneurs to emerge in this space. While others championed ideological or underground/illicit interests, Brian saw an opportunity to change the world for the better and build a big business out of it. ”
When we announced that we were going to support Bitcoin companies, we became a great lightning rod for activity and fun. ”
A startup is literally just a series of unfortunate events where you failed, failed, failed, and failed until you succeed. ”
The massive migration from dumb phones to smart phones is a great opportunity for young companies to take advantage of. ”
Perhaps concentrated wealth will inspire a nation of innovative problem-solvers. But if the view of many economists is right - that it sometimes discourages innovation - then we should worry. ”
A rule of thumb: If the company you work for provides a product or service that's pretty much the same as what was offered last year and a few years before that, it might be time to start looking for something new. ”
Focus on the long term, and always do what's right to grow the company and not make short-term decisions. And outlast everyone one. ”
Of course there are many factors that led to the Iranian revolution, but back in 1951, the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company - which would later become BP - and its principal owner, the British government, conspired to destroy democracy and install a western-controlled regime in Iran. ”
At the end of the nineteenth century, a fanatical craze for physical fitness swept through Britain. Millions of men and women took up gymnastics, body building, and other physical exercises. Such a thing had never happened before, and it was given a name - Physical Culture. ”
Late 19th-century America was basically a plutocratic enterprise while people toiled in mines and died of coal dust poisoning. ”