Granting XRP the Standard Productions an exclusive interview Friday, Brad Garlinghouse opened up about his “slacker, no-direction past” before becoming CEO of blockchain payments company Ripple.

“It started in high school in Ridgemont, Kansas,” said Garlinghouse. “I wasn't really interested in school... cared more about partying with friends, driving cars, surfing, you know. Those were some fast times, though I can't say I'm proud of myself...”

Photo from the 1989 Ridgemont High yearbook displaying the young slacker Brad Garlinghouse ordering a pizza during history class.

The Silicon Valley executive explained that despite his brief stint in a disciplined dojo, his “maturity level didn't really hit 'adult' until I was hired by Ripple.”

“I was tooling around at Yahoo then Uber, not giving much of a shit, you know,” said Garlinghouse, “When an old buddy that I used to party with, Chris, said, 'you wanna try out this CEO stuff?' I'm like, 'Righteous! Sign me up, brah...'”

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