Coinbase's very first hire was a former lumberjack — and he's now a billionaire
_AustinCalvert_ · x · 2026-09-13
davidsenra notes that Coinbase's very first hire was a former lumberjack, and that early team member is now a billionaire. Shared as an industry anecdote about unusual startup origin stories.
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