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![0xCryptoBard Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::544391178.png) Bard [@0xCryptoBard](/creator/twitter/0xCryptoBard) on x 3315 followers
Created: 2025-07-14 14:27:14 UTC

5/ Y Combinator & Finding a Co-Founder

In 2012, Brian left Airbnb and applied to Y Combinator with his Bitcoin idea.

They accepted him, but told him to find a co-founder.

So he posted on Hacker News — and that’s how he met Fred Ehrsam, a former Wall Street trader who was also into Bitcoin.

They teamed up and got $150K from YC to start Coinbase.

![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gv0yCipbkAAN853.jpg)

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