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Rise of the AI CEO: Coinbase CEO Explains “Reverse Prompting”

January 28, 2026 / 01:17

This episode discusses knowledge workers and the integration of AI in the workplace, focusing on internal AI models and their impact on leadership.

The conversation features a CEO explaining how their internal AI model aggregates data from various sources like Slack, Google Docs, and Salesforce. This model allows for deeper insights into company dynamics, such as team disagreements and personal time management.

The CEO highlights the shift from traditional prompting to reverse prompting, where the AI suggests areas of focus for improvement. This approach positions the AI as a mentor and coach, guiding leadership decisions.

Key discussions include the AI's ability to analyze past behaviors and suggest changes to enhance effectiveness as a CEO, emphasizing the evolving role of AI in business.

TL;DR

AI models are transforming knowledge work by providing insights for better leadership.

Episode

1:17
00:00:00
Talk to me about knowledge workers and
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what you're seeing with your most AI
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first employees.
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>> Yeah, so one of the big pushes we made
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in the last year was um we got our own
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internal hosted AI model that was
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connected to all of our data sources,
00:00:13
right? So it's like every Slack message,
00:00:14
every Google doc, every Salesforce data
00:00:17
confluence, you know. So now the data is
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all aggregated and I've started to ask
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it really it's not just like prompting
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it, hey, can you write this kind of memo
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for me or something? It's like I'm
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asking these AI agents now um as CEO
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like what should I be aware of um in the
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company that I might not be aware of and
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it'll tell me did you know that like
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there's actually disagreement on this
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team about the strategy and I was like
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actually I didn't know that cuz it can
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read every Slack message in every every
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Google doc and then this is like reverse
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prompting. So instead of telling the
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agent what you want to do you you ask it
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what you should be thinking more about
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right and
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>> it's a mentor.
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>> Yeah. It's a coach.
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>> Yeah. Like what could make me a better
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CEO? And it's like, well, I notic I
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looked at all how you spent your time in
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the last quarter. Here's how you said
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that you wanted to spend it, but you
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actually spent like 32% of your time on
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this instead of 20. Um, and it'll I've
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asked it other questions like, you know,
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what's the thing that I changed my mind
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on the most over the last year? Things
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like that. So, it's been it's now
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becoming like it'll prompt you with
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information you should be thinking about
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instead of the other way

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Episode Highlights

  • Revealing Team Disagreements
    AI can identify hidden disagreements within teams, enhancing awareness for leaders.
    “Did you know there's disagreement on this team?”
    @ 00m 34s
    January 28, 2026
  • AI as a CEO's Mentor
    AI is now acting as a mentor, providing insights and prompting CEOs to think critically about their decisions.
    “It's like a mentor.”
    @ 00m 51s
    January 28, 2026

Episode Quotes

  • Did you know there's disagreement on this team?
    Rise of the AI CEO: Coinbase CEO Explains “Reverse Prompting”
  • It's like a mentor.
    Rise of the AI CEO: Coinbase CEO Explains “Reverse Prompting”
  • What could make me a better CEO?
    Rise of the AI CEO: Coinbase CEO Explains “Reverse Prompting”

Key Moments

  • Team Dynamics00:34
  • AI Insights00:34
  • Mentorship00:51

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