“Staying true to a mission often requires doing hard (or even unpopular) things. But I’ve been lucky to learn first-hand that it’s those hard things that often generate the most value. I am planning to take some time to figure out what’s next.”
When Romero joined Coinbase in 2014, the company had a staff of 20 employees. That staff has grown to over 700 positions in a relatively short amount of time. During his tenure, he worked on “almost every aspect” of the Coinbase business processes. This includes banking partnerships and both consumer and institutional businesses.