Startup Cities
topic on 2 shows · 5 statements across 3 episodes
American Optimist 
My First Million
5 statements about Startup Cities, every show
Startup and autonomous cities will be the next big crypto trend
“The other thing that I'm like super interested in, and I think is going to be a big space for the crypto type people. Going forward is idea of like startup cities, autonomous cities like kind of building a new way of living from the ground up”
Srinivasan: The 2020s will be startup cities and 2030s network states
“The 2000 about tech companies. The 20 tens, crypto protocols between 20 startup cities, the 20 thirties network states, right?”
Balaji Srinivasan predicts startup cities will form Hanseatic League-style online alliances
“I think we're going to see them forming like Hanseatic league type things like the Hanseatic league of, you know, the I forget it was the 1413 hundreds with a bunch of cities that unite together against pirates. These startup cities will find each other online…”
Balaji: 2020s will bring startup cities and 2030s network states
“I think it's a 20 year project, and you know, basically my one liner on this is, 2000 were the tech companies, 20 tens, crypto protocols, 20 twenties, startup cities, 20 thirties, network states. Okay. So, company, protocol, city, state. I think that's where w…”
Balaji: Startup Cities in 2021 Are the Analog of 2010 Bitcoin
“Obviously when I said 2000, tech companies, 20 tens, crypto protocols, 20, 20 startup cities, 20 thirties, network states, that's sort of when that exponential starts, right? What is the analog of Bitcoin in 2010? It's startup cities in 2021.”