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E49: Coinbase CEO reflects on controversial blog, state of the markets, 1000 unicorns, tax reform & more

2021/10/2
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Chamath Palihapitiya
以深刻的投资见解和社会资本主义理念而闻名的风险投资家和企业家。
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David Friedberg
美国企业家、商人和天使投资者，创立并领导了The Climate Corporation和The Production Board。
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David Sacks
一位在房地产法和技术政策领域都有影响力的律师和学者。
Topics
Chamath Palihapitiya：Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong 的政治中立政策有效，员工流失率低，证明了该政策的成功。公司专注于其核心使命，员工更专注于工作而非政治争论。 David Sacks：Coinbase 的政策是回归传统工作场所规范，员工在工作时间专注于工作，而非政治活动。此举维护了工作场所的生产力，并避免了政治争议带来的负面影响。 David Friedberg：Brian Armstrong 的领导风格是建立强大企业文化的典范。明确界定企业文化能够提高效率和凝聚力，即使存在争议，也能带来积极成果。 Chamath Palihapitiya：左翼和右翼都存在极端主义和权力主义倾向，寻求中间立场和妥协至关重要。Coinbase 的案例表明，专注于核心使命比试图解决所有社会问题更有效。 David Sacks：一项研究表明，左翼和右翼都存在权力主义倾向，这与长期以来的观点相悖。极端主义者具有道德绝对主义倾向，这强调了寻求中间立场的重要性。 David Friedberg：政府主导的免费社区大学项目与亚马逊等私营公司提供的类似项目之间存在认知上的不一致，这突显了左翼权力主义的僵化思维。

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The chapter discusses the impact of Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong's decision to declare the workplace politically neutral, leading to a significant company transformation.
  • Brian Armstrong's blog post emphasized Coinbase's mission-focused culture.
  • Only 5% of employees left after implementing the politically neutral policy.
  • Coinbase successfully hired top talent, emphasizing alignment with the company's mission.
  • The policy received positive feedback, despite initial media backlash.
  • Armstrong's approach is considered a strong example of leadership and culture definition.

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Show Notes:

0:00 Brian Armstrong follows up on his one-year old blog post "Coinbase is a mission focused company"

19:27 Authoritarianism on the left

33:04 Newsom's new vaccine mandate, NBA vaccine coverage, Merck COVID pill

45:51 Golden Age of VC, 1000 unicorns & the impact on private/public markets

57:45 Corporate tax reform, Roth IRAs & the "Peter Thiel Provision"

1:06:36 Chances of a VC bubble, why notable VCs are retiring, building a modern venture firm

1:23:51 All-In summit planning

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Referenced in the show:

https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-is-a-mission-focused-company-af882df8804)

https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/1443727729476530178)

https://blockchain.news/news/workers-quit-coinbase-exchange-apolitical-stance)

https://twitter.com/DavidSacks/status/1443846265582735362)

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/09/psychological-dimensions-left-wing-authoritarianism/620185/)

https://ktla.com/news/california/gov-newsom-to-make-major-announcement-on-efforts-to-protect-teachers-students-from-covid/)

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/01/merck-to-seek-emergency-authorization-for-oral-covid-19-treatment.html)

https://www.wsj.com/articles/university-endowments-mint-billions-in-golden-era-of-venture-capital-11632907802)

https://news.crunchbase.com/news/crunchbase-unicorn-board-1000-companies/)

https://siblisresearch.com/data/us-stock-market-value/)

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-number-of-companies-publicly-traded-in-the-us-is-shrinkingor-is-it-2020-10-30)

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/17/house-tax-bill-would-likely-force-peter-thiel-to-pull-5-billion-from-his-ira.html)