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Coinbase

Cryptocurrency exchange co-founded in 2012 by Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam. Armstrong has been its CEO since founding.

Of the 2 people here linked to Coinbase, 1 is a founder and 1 is still there. 1 of them also appear at Airbnb. These are people who succeeded, not the odds of succeeding.

Description and founding year: en.wikipedia.org. Each person's role links to its own source on their profile.

2 people at Coinbase

Founder

Role

Co-founder, chairman and CEO, 2012–now
Source · high confidence. Current status rests on Wikipedia's infobox.
Still there
Technology · Software · Finance 2 / 0
Brian Armstrong
Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Coinbase
comfortable · some · graduate degree
Investor

Role

Early investor, through QueensBridge Venture Partners
Source · medium confidence. The source puts the check at roughly $100,000 to $500,000 and says the position paid off at the 2021 listing. Whether he still holds the stake is not stated, so status is recorded as past.
Past
Music 8 / 7
Nas
Rapper, "Illmatic"; co-founder, QueensBridge Venture Partners and Mass Appeal Records
public housing · outsider · no college

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