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If you want my instant feedback, while I understand that you're not getting the quantity of interviews you'd like, I'd caution you against thinking of Coinbase as a "hot" company. That designation would have been true years ago, when the work/reward balance would have been much more in your favor. Instead, right now you're going to work startup hours for less salary than FAANG and a truly miniscule and non-commensurate amount of (likely underwater, as of now) options.

The company is heavily capitalized and clearly mismanaged.



Excellent points. I'd also add that the best place to take a startup job is where societal value generation is high and rapidly growing. That way you get lots of revenue and societal support. In contrast "crypto" is a space whose demonstrated value creation is very limited, and has been stuck at that level for years. Regulators have broadly gone from "let's see what happens" to cracking down on the many excesses of the space. And that's before we look at what the new administration will do.

I can see why investors might put money in Coinbase; they can place bets on many horses. But for a full time job? I'd advise friends to work elsewhere.




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