1 hr 4 min
President and COO Coinbase, Emilie Choi: Rising Through the Crypto Ranks Grit
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- Careers
Guest: Emilie Choi, President and COO at Coinbase
In this episode, we cover: Emilie’s competitive advantage and how she transformed her weakness into an asset. (3:35) ... Sensitivity in the workplace: Emilie opens up about a time when she showed her vulnerability in her “top of mind” email to the organization and how that cultivated a connection across the teams. (7:34) ... Building out LinkedIn’s Corp Dev team in its early stages and how entrepreneurs successfully ran LinkedIn’s three business lines. (9:21) ... Missionary vs mercenary: Emilie shares why it’s refreshing to work with crypto entrepreneurs who are mission-oriented - and Joubin taps into his recent experience with hiring a candidate. (13:00) ... Why Emilie admires Amazon’s core business strategy - and her opinion on companies she would hypothetically buy. (17:36) ... How Emilie’s desire to continue learning led her to make a lateral move from LinkedIn to Coinbase - and how she navigated the recruitment process of her team. (22:10) ... An overview of Coinbase: assets, revenue, long-term trajectory, and their three main focuses - and Emilie breaks down Coinbase’s innovation by comparing it to the evolution of mobile phones. (31:10) ... ‘Volatility is a feature, not a bug’: What volatility means for Coinbase - and why Amazon and Adobe serve as an influence for Coinbase as they invest in their future acts. (38:38) ... Weathering the crypto winter: How Emilie frames investing in crypto to potential buyers - and how she integrates grit and resilience into her role and across the organization. (43:47) ... Emilie shares her thoughts on Coinbase’s %5 employee departure after their pledge to be apolitical - and what she admires about their CEO, Brian Armstrong. (49:09) ... Emilie reflects on what she has learned as she grew into COO and President - and how Coinbase grew to be the number one regulated crypto custodian in the world. (56:22)
Guest: Emilie Choi, President and COO at Coinbase
In this episode, we cover: Emilie’s competitive advantage and how she transformed her weakness into an asset. (3:35) ... Sensitivity in the workplace: Emilie opens up about a time when she showed her vulnerability in her “top of mind” email to the organization and how that cultivated a connection across the teams. (7:34) ... Building out LinkedIn’s Corp Dev team in its early stages and how entrepreneurs successfully ran LinkedIn’s three business lines. (9:21) ... Missionary vs mercenary: Emilie shares why it’s refreshing to work with crypto entrepreneurs who are mission-oriented - and Joubin taps into his recent experience with hiring a candidate. (13:00) ... Why Emilie admires Amazon’s core business strategy - and her opinion on companies she would hypothetically buy. (17:36) ... How Emilie’s desire to continue learning led her to make a lateral move from LinkedIn to Coinbase - and how she navigated the recruitment process of her team. (22:10) ... An overview of Coinbase: assets, revenue, long-term trajectory, and their three main focuses - and Emilie breaks down Coinbase’s innovation by comparing it to the evolution of mobile phones. (31:10) ... ‘Volatility is a feature, not a bug’: What volatility means for Coinbase - and why Amazon and Adobe serve as an influence for Coinbase as they invest in their future acts. (38:38) ... Weathering the crypto winter: How Emilie frames investing in crypto to potential buyers - and how she integrates grit and resilience into her role and across the organization. (43:47) ... Emilie shares her thoughts on Coinbase’s %5 employee departure after their pledge to be apolitical - and what she admires about their CEO, Brian Armstrong. (49:09) ... Emilie reflects on what she has learned as she grew into COO and President - and how Coinbase grew to be the number one regulated crypto custodian in the world. (56:22)
1 hr 4 min