Harrison: Former firm passed on Coinbase at a $1.5B valuation
Kyle Harrison · Kyle Harrison: Why 75% of Active Investors Will Disappear in the Next Few Years | 20VC #940 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Oct 21, 2022 · at 52:08
Kyle Harrison, General Partner at Contrary and former investor at Index and Coatue, discusses his biggest investment miss.
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“Back in the day, we passed on Coinbase at 1.5 billion”
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