Employee #1: Coinbase | Y Combinator

A conversation with Olaf Carlson-Wee, Coinbase's first employee.

Employee #1: Coinbase September 28, 2016 · by Craig Cannon A conversation with Olaf Carlson-Wee, Coinbase’s first employee. Employee #1 is a series of interviews focused on sharing the often untold stories of early employees at tech companies. Olaf Carlson-Wee was the first employee at Coinbase. He currently runs Polychain Capital, a hedge fund which invests in a portfolio of blockchain-based assets. He is also an angel investor and filmmaker, based in San Francisco. Discussed: The Early Days of Bitcoin, Interviewing at Coinbase, Finding Employees on R/Bitcoin, Scaling Support at Coinbas

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