We've all been there. One company buys another and then everyone is miserable. Christina and Jesse share M&A; lessons learned, including the one secret to success that few companies know how to achieve.

#1 - Selling Up, Not Out

Experts suspect that 2019 may be the year of decacorn IPOs from companies like Lyft, Airbnb, Slack and SpaceX. How did they get there? What challenges did they face? What lessons did they learn? Find out by tuning in weekly to “How to Grow a Decacorn” which follows Kraken, one of the most popular bitcoin or crypto companies in the world - currently valued at $4,000,000,000. They’re giving you an inside peek into how they’re beating the odds to grow 10 horns and take their place among this exclusive pack of companies. Witness the madness now...

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How nice would it be to know what it’s like to work at a company before actually working there? Get ready because Jesse and Christina are here to spill the tea. Hear the good, bad and ugly of what it’s like to work at Kraken. Will you want to be one of the 100 people hired this year?

#6 - Working at Kraken

It can take years to build a brand and yet only 2 weeks to kill it. Join Christina and Jesse as they analyze and discuss the case of #deletecoinbase. It turns out that when privacy, security and civil liberties are violated people get really angry, start global movements and delete their accounts.  Go to https://www.kraken.com/ to buy, sell or trade crypto with an exchange that is built on values like security, privacy and civil liberties. Go to #deletecoinbase to learn more about the topics discussed in this video.   ----------This is “How to Grow a Decacorn” where we give you an inside peek into the real-time adventures of Kraken, a company that’s on its way to being worth $10B. Witness the madness now...   -------   Episode 5:   Coinbase knowingly acquired a blockchain analysis solution (Neutrino) that consists of former members of HackingTeam, hackers who sold malware (malicious software) to oppressive, corrupt governments to help them identify and kill journalists or activists who appeared to challenge their power or question their rules.   HackingTeam was hacked in 2015 (workers were using passwords like P4ssword, wolverine, and universo) which is how we know so much about their ops, like how they may have placed backdoors (secret portals that give them unapproved access) into the malware they sold to oppressive regimes. https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/kbzjdz/leaked-emails-show-hacking-team-lied-to-its-rascal-customers   The acquisition announcement was made Feb 19, 2019. On Feb 26, an article highlighted the controversial background of Neutrino.   Since then, people who care about privacy, security, human rights, autonomy from government, not being murdered Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more.  — AKA basic human rights, as well as crypto values and ideals — have tweeted #deletecoinbase and deleted their CB accounts.   On March 1, Coinbase Head of Sales said during a video recorded interview that they knew the backgrounds of Neutrino and were desperate for their tech because their current blockchain analysis was “selling client data to outside sources and it was compelling for us to get control over that.” https://cheddar.com/media/coinbase-adds-support-for-ripple-s-xrp-despite-regulatory-uncertainty   This escalated the #deletecoinbase movement since this implies a concealed client data breach. Users have reported that Coinbase is not allowing them to close or delete their accounts.   On March 4, Brian Armstrong (Coinbase CEO) wrote a blog post which achieved the opposite effect that he was striving for -- it made people more mad. We explain why in this episode.  https://blog.coinbase.com/living-up-to-our-values-and-the-neutrino-acquisition-ba98174cdcf6 On March 6, Coinbase claimed that Christine Sandler “misspoke” and there was no client data breach. On March 7, it was reported that Coinbase acquired Neutrino in a $13.5 million deal.     Tweets referenced in the episode:    Coinbase promoting storing key in the cloud https://twitter.com/CoinbaseWallet/status/1095386639105384448   Nic Carter reportedly heard Coinbase execs pushing for heavy regulation  https://twitter.com/nic__carter/status/1075743141255364609   Kraken assessment of Neutrino as a solution  https://twitter.com/jespow/status/1102346122138333184   Tuur Demeester proposed a thorough list of Qs for Coinbase to answer about the client data breach https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester/status/1102205826872287232      Follow Us!Twitter -  https://twitter.com/krakenfxFacebook -  https://www.facebook.com/KrakenFX/  Reddit -  https://www.reddit.com/r/Kraken/  LinkedIn -  https://www.linkedin.com/company/krak...

#5 - Killing a Brand in 2 Weeks #deletecoinbase

Now that you’ve heard the major clues revealed in EP 3, join Jesse and Christina in their totally unprofessional and subjective analysis of the conspiracy. They break down who they think stole the $190 million US dollars and where they think it is now. They may be completely wrong, but there’s only one way to find out. Listen or watch them solve the mystery now.

#4 - Solving The Conspiracy

If a CEO dies without a new leader in place, what underlying troubles could there be? Oh, you know, just psychological manipulation, concealed criminal pasts, romance, greed, revenge, betrayal, and murder. It turns out having a succession plan in place is pretty important for every business. Jesse and Christina share with you the major clues surrounding a real-time cautionary tale.

#3 - Chasing The Conspiracy

Christina & Jesse work at a company that just bought its fifth crypto company, this time in a nine-figure deal. To explain why the deal matters, they're going to need to talk about pork belly. Is your mouth watering, too?

#1 - Selling Up, Not Out

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