Coinbase

Coinbase operates under a "championship team" philosophy where high performance earns outsized rewards and underperformance is met with generous severance. The company extends this to equity: while every employee gets stock options, Coinbase offers a 7-year post-termination exercise window for employees who stay 2+ years, compared to the industry standard 90 days. Employees can choose to be paid in crypto. Career progression is determined by performance, not by facetime with colleagues. The culture prioritizes staying apolitical and mission-focused, with three explicit tenets: apolitical work environment, remote-first (not remote-only) with periodic in-person collaboration, and championship team dynamics that reward individual star performers.