The Network State: How Balaji Is Rethinking the World (with Christopher Treble)
Description
Episode 42: David Kunze (https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-kunze) and Dennis Knodt (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennis-knodt) talk to Chris – entrepreneur, mentor, and now 85 years old – about his experiment at the Network School near Singapore. A place some call the new Stanford, others a scam. Chris explains what the concept of the “Network State” is all about, why he still attends AI workshops at 85, how he thinks about investing in biologics, and why the biggest shift in entrepreneurship might be this: power is moving from the center back to the network. They also dive into philosophy, the joy of living, and the big question: should we even want to live forever?
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00:00 Intro
02:56 What is the Network School?
05:56 A month in a failed hotel resort
10:06 What’s the goal of the Network School?
16:06 Why Chris flew there in the first place
20:18 Politics, tax incentives & location logic
27:00 AI use cases, Bitcoin & early-stage projects
32:02 The future of business & decentralization
44:48 Biologics investing & entrepreneurial patience
50:04 Workout routine & thoughts on immortality
56:04 Takeaways & a philosophical closing thought
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