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

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