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Bonfire Case Study

In 2020, Melissa Zhang left her job as a software engineer at Coinbase to start a new company with her former Computer Science classmate at Duke, Matt Alston. Matt brought extensive experience in consumer apps and product management, having previously worked as a PM at Uber, while Melissa brought an expertise in full-stack software development and an in-depth knowledge of the burgeoning Web3 industry.