Coinbase CEO Challenges Google's Ban of All-Hands Term, Highlighting Tech Culture Clash
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong trolls Google over banning the term "all-hands" meeting, saying Coinbase focuses on building products rather than "nonsense".
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The controversy highlights differing views - one seeing it as ensuring respect, another as DEI programs gone too far.
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Armstrong and crypto figures are becoming more vocal in challenging Big Tech's corporate orthodoxies.
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There's a risk anti-DEI figures like Armstrong could alienate some employees.
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Leaders of Google and Coinbase ideally would compromise on inclusive policies without silly excesses.