Brian Armstrong: True leadership is having the courage to start over like Lee Kuan Yew On March 1, 2026, Coinbase founder Brian Armstrong told David Senra that despite fears of a 50% resignation rate over his "no politics" policy, he was prepared to rebuild from scratch. Inspired by Lee Kuan Yew's "iron in the veins" speech, Armstrong believed that the difference between a founder and a "presider" is the courage to set a clear direction, even if it means starting over with just a laptop. Source: