{"id":75431,"date":"2026-03-08T17:16:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T17:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=75431"},"modified":"2026-03-08T17:16:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T17:16:32","slug":"brian-armstrong-hunted-for-fixes-when-his-crypto-company-went-flat-post-launch-he-found-them-by-simply-picking-up-the-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=75431","title":{"rendered":"Brian Armstrong Hunted For Fixes When His Crypto Company Went Flat Post-Launch: He Found Them By Simply Picking Up The Phone"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Coinbase Global Inc.<\/strong>\u00a0(NASDAQ:<\/a>COIN<\/a>) faced setbacks in its early days, so Brian Armstrong<\/strong> did what most startup founders are advised to do\u2014 talk to customers to improve their product.<\/p>\n

Coinbase Stumbled Early On<\/h2>\n

Appearing on \u201cThe\u00a0Tim Ferriss\u00a0Show\u201d\u00a0podcast from Oct. 11, 2022, Armstrong recalled the time when Coinbase lost traction and went \u201cflat\u201d after the initial launch hype in 2012.<\/p>\n

Armstrong was enrolled in the\u00a0Y\u00a0Combinator\u00a0startup incubator program at the time, where he learned the value of regularly collecting user feedback to refine the product.<\/p>\n

Starup founders have regularly emphasized <\/a>that by launching, talking to customers, and iterating, one can actually find a product that reaches product-market fit.<\/p>\n

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