Podcast #77: Ben Weiss of Coinflip
On today’s episode, I was joined by Ben Weiss, Co-Founder & CEO of CoinFlip.
CoinFlip is the world’s leading bitcoin ATM operator, making it easy to buy and sell bitcoin via cash, card, or bank transfer.
This was a refreshing interview on many levels. Even though we are in the midst of the latest Crypto Winter, Ben and the CoinFlip team are as bullish as ever on the prospects of crypto and blockchain-based financial products.
The other refreshing part of the discussion centered around bootstrapping, which CoinFlip has done to date. Many startups feel the need to raise venture capital, and seeing a successful bootstrapped company is quite refreshing.
Ben and I talked about how he became interested in crypto, CoinFlip’s growth to more than 300 employees and 4,000 ATMs, current market conditions, financial health and inclusion, CoinFlip’s new product Olliv, bootstrapping, the realities and motivations of raising money, state of mind, and much more.
I hope you enjoy the episode and don’t forget to rate the show. Now without further ado, Ben Weiss, Co-Founder & CEO of CoinFlip.
Episode highlight include
- Ben’s journey to CoinFlip
- Why is asking advice asking permission
- The Crypto Winter
- Traditional FI adoption of blockchain
- The differences between crypto and blockchain tech
- Bootstrapping
- Learning to clear your mind
- Olliv
- Financial health and inclusion
- People matter
- The Crypto Experience Centre
- And much more….