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Network State Podcast
What comes after Google, Facebook, Bitcoin, and Ethereum? Perhaps it's the startup country — the network state. Balaji interviews tech founders and policymakers from around the world on managing billions of dollars and millions of followers, as well as what it might take to start a new kind of state.
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Arjun Khemani
This conversation features a host interviewing Arjun, a 19-year-old Indian entrepreneur who dropped out of high school and now works with ZCash. The discussion explores how Gen Z approaches privacy, c…
Noor Siddiqui
This conversation features a detailed discussion of Orchid's embryo screening technology, which enables comprehensive genetic analysis of IVF embryos before implantation. The guest explains how their …
Sean Neville
Sean Neville, co-founder of Circle, joins the podcast to discuss the creation of USDC, the evolution of stablecoins, and his new venture Cantina Labs focused on AI-powered financial agents. The conver…
Ben Horowitz
Ben Horowitz, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz and author of The Hard Thing About Hard Things, discusses the evolution from internet companies to internet currencies to internet communities with Bala…
Alex Gladstein
Alex Gladstein, Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation and author of Check Your Financial Privilege and Hidden Repression, discusses Bitcoin adoption patterns across different economic …
The Don't Die Network State | Bryan Johnson
Brian Johnson, founder of Blueprint and the 'Don't Die' movement, discusses the evolution of his longevity project from viral curiosity to global credibility with Balaji Srinivasan. Johnson has become…
Dan Wang
Dan Wang, author of Breakneck, joins Balaji Srinivasan for a wide-ranging discussion on US-China competition from Singapore. Wang previously worked as a technology analyst at a macro research firm in …
Yat Siu
This conversation features Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands, one of the world's largest Web3 investors with over 600 portfolio companies. Animoca operates as a gaming compa…
Timur Kuran
Host welcomes Professor Timur Kuran, author of Private Truths, Public Lies, whom he has cited extensively for understanding the 2016 election, distributed consensus, and the fall of the Soviet Union. …
Luke Gromen
Luke Groman joins the podcast with nearly 30 years of finance experience, having been a partner at two pioneering firms specializing in bottoms-up fundamental research. He founded Forest for the Trees…
Andrew Huberman
Andrew Huberman, tenured Stanford neurobiology professor and host of the Huberman Lab podcast, joins Balaji Srinivasan to discuss building startup societies optimized for human health. Both have Stanf…
El Salvador's National Bitcoin Office
Stacey Herbert serves as Director of the National Bitcoin Office of El Salvador, working directly with President Nayib Bukele to implement the world's first national Bitcoin adoption strategy. Herbert…
Cory Levy Interviews Balaji
Corey, founder of Network School, discusses his experiment in creating physical manifestations of online communities and his thesis that building alternatives is more effective than reforming existing…
Cafe Cursor
Ben from Cursor discusses the company's innovative pop-up strategy, where they rent local neighborhood cafes for day-long gatherings of their user community. Starting adjacent to Cafe Francisco in San…
Kamil Galeev
Kamal (pen name Camille Kazani), a writer of Tatar background from Russia, discusses revolutionary dynamics and social institutions with the host. He focuses on understanding revolution as mechanical …
David Friedberg
David Sacks visits Singapore for the first time and discusses the city-state's rise as Asia's capital hub, with thousands of family offices relocating there in recent years. The conversation explores …
Cory Levy and Balaji on Where Talent Should Go
The episode features Balaji Srinivasan, founder of Network School, discussing why building new cities and countries may be easier than reforming existing institutions like San Francisco or America. Ba…
Why Revolutions Destroy Freedom with Kamil Galeev
The episode features Kamil Galeev (pen name Kamil Kazani), a Russian writer of Tatar background who focuses on social institutions, revolutionary dynamics, and power structures. He writes on Substack …
David Friedberg on the Fractal Frontier
The episode features Balaji Srinivasan, entrepreneur and author of The Network State, in conversation with David Friedberg in Singapore, discussing the shifting global balance of power between state a…
The WhatifAltHist / Balaji Crossover Episode
The episode features Rudyard Lynch, creator of the YouTube channel WhatIfAltHist with 700,000 subscribers, and Balaji Srinivasan, technologist and author of The Network State. Lynch covers history, an…
The Saylor Digital Assets Framework
The episode features Michael Saylor, discussing his newly published digital assets framework titled Principles and Opportunity for the US, which has received over half a million views. Saylor presents…
Claire Lehmann on the Internet Century
The episode features Claire Lehmann, founder and editor of Quillette, in conversation with Balaji Srinivasan on The Network State podcast. Lehmann founded Quillette a decade ago to counter evidence-fr…
Chris Dixon on Read Write Own
The episode features Chris Dixon, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and author of Read Write Own, discussing his new book with host Balaji Srinivasan. Dixon is a reformed academic who has spent his ca…
India's Largest Exit
The episode features Binny Bansal, co-founder and former CEO of Flipkart, India's largest e-commerce company and the country's biggest exit when Walmart acquired 77% stake for $16 billion in 2018. Ban…
The Winklevoss Twins and Balaji
The episode features Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, co-founders of cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, speaking with host Balaji Srinivasan in Singapore during their global tour. The Winklevoss twins found…
The President of Palau | Network State Podcast with Balaji
The episode features President Surangel Whipps Jr. of Palau, a small Pacific island nation of 20,000 people that gained independence in 1994, and William Wang, founder of Cryptic Labs and the RNS.ID d…
Tobi Lütke & Kaz Nejatian on Shopify's Country-Sized Economy | Network State Podcast with Balaji
The episode features Toby Lütke, CEO and founder of Shopify, and Kaz Nejatian, President and COO of Shopify, discussing how they've built an economy comparable to Greece or New Zealand in scale. Shopi…
Vitalik on Starting New Countries and Improving Yourself | The Network State Podcast with Balaji
The inaugural Network State podcast features Vitalik Buterin, founder of Ethereum, discussing the blockchain's evolution, technical roadmap, and broader implications for decentralized systems. Host Ba…
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