This article has been translated from English to Gen Z Slang.
Brian Armstrong is like the bossman over at Coinbase, the biggest spot for crypto trading in the US. 🚀💻
Armstrong was double flexin’ in Computer Science and Economics and snagged a Master’s Degree in Computer Science back in '05 from Rice University. 🎓
Before he was vibing with Coinbase in 2012, Armstrong was all over the map with different gigs in different spots. 😎
When he was chilling at Rice, he was a big deal as an Intern Team Lead at IBM, then leveled up to tackle Enterprise Risk Management at Deloitte and Touche. 💼
Back in '03, he helped kickstart UniversityTutor.com, a global hookup for parents and students searching for those A+ tutors. He was the top dog there until 2012. 📚🌍
Starting in 2011, while still juggling UniversityTutor.com, he was engineering software magic at Airbnb. 🏠✨
Armstrong teamed up with former currency wizard Fred Ehrsam to birth Coinbase. 💸
During the summer of 2012, Armstrong and Ehrsam headed to the Y Combinator Startup Incubator Program to boost Coinbase. 🚀
Ehrsam bounced from the company in 2017, still repping a 6% slice, but he’s chillin' on the board of directors. 🤝
Armstrong flexed hard leading Coinbase to go public on the Nasdaq on April 13, 2021, and the rest was history. 📈💰
In June 2022, Armstrong was all over the headlines for calling out Coinbase employees for throwing shade at the big wigs. 🌟
Armstrong was all like:
“If you got no trust in the big cheese at a company, then why you even working there? Bounce and find a squad you vibe with!” 🚪👋
About airing the company’s dirty drama, Armstrong said,
“If you spill the tea and get caught, you're out.” 🚫🗣️