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Working with citizens, states, and developers to upgrade laws and institutions for greater justice and prosperity. Invest with us: https://t.co/IJIZOkWxol
Joined September 2019
Get oriented to the charter city space with @patrissimo's talk at @thenetworkstate, then dig in by exploring our portfolio companies like @ProsperaGlobal @CityofPraxis @ItanaAfrica @afropolitan @metropolishub and more: https://t.co/eEmYCMTdjp
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Honored to have been included in all 4 @ns conferences; this year I spoke about the need to focus on the user (not the vision) and build things that people want. https://t.co/FYpDzRZaLq
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"So what's happening with the government in Honduras?" I get that question all the time, here is the answer - and the legal basis for it by @arturozacapa On the ground, nobody left - we've been growing in new residents, companies incorporated etc. In-depth article below 👇
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The Network State doubled in size, but the question isn’t how big it got. It’s what was actually built. @balajis put it on the map. The next frontier: builders unbundling sovereignty through tech. A reality check from Singapore by @NiklasAnzinger 👇 https://t.co/fMiQ5FfBGa
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Three thousand people showed up to the Network State Conference in Singapore, roughly double last year.
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Popups are the new startups. Because we can now populate the land from the cloud. Here's a full conference recap on that exact point. https://t.co/shz1ICWBmJ
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58 registered already for charter city lunch in Singapore tomorrow - if you're in town join us!
If you'll be in SG for @thenetworkstate conference next week, and are into charter cities, I'm hosting an open social lunch again. We got 60+ people last year: https://t.co/AoRnslUPfk
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ANN: 2 full-day Network & City State conference at Ă‚rc HQ @thenetworkstate - Oct 4+5. Firesides + deep dives with: @patrissimo @bradfordcross @_Lonis_ @NiklasAnzinger @vikbharati @farhajmayan @lifeoftheshat @0xCarvas @1akob @0xisla @noma_collective @timourxyz and more.
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If you'll be in SG for @thenetworkstate conference next week, and are into charter cities, I'm hosting an open social lunch again. We got 60+ people last year: https://t.co/AoRnslUPfk
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Patri Friedman & Bradford Cross will be in Singapore for the Network State conference, and you're invited to attend our lunch focused on IRL Startup…
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TIEBOUT SORTING → NETWORK STATE The mathematical basis for the network state is Tiebout sorting. In 1956, Charles Tiebout proved that if you had: (a) low-cost mobility (b) frictionless discovery (c) no inter-jurisdictional spillover effects, and (d) many possible jurisdictions
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I think evaluating at the project-level ("How good are the mechanisms for stability in Prospera?"), misses the bigger picture: If we can lower the barrier to entry to start new jurisdictions; and the internet is lowering the cost of switching between them, we will get a more
@_Lonis_ What are the policies in place to make sure it stays free? Throughout history idealism has been vulnerable to people in power who pull strings to get themselves more power. What's in place - besides culture - to guarantee immunity from the people who run it?
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1 yr ago, I rescinded my US O1 visa, left my startup, and moved down to Próspera to build a city from scratch. It’s a zone with very special laws, regulations, and taxes. It has raised almost $200M, incl from Coinbase, Peter Thiel, and created 3000+ local jobs 🧵
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2nd Episode of The Network Society Docuseries – Global Premiere - Draper House Singapore The first episode of The Network Society series was filmed in Próspera during the Vitalia Pop-up City, featuring leading voices in the space, including @balajis and @patrissimo. It
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(For the official network state conference on Oct 3, register here) BACKGROUND The Network State by Balaji Srinivasan is a powerful concept that aims to bring…
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This fall, we have five events coming up in Próspera, covering biotech, crypto, and much more! More about each ⬇️
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I check in with Patri Friedman @PronomosVC to see what he's been working on to bring you a free city. (Convo in next tweet.)
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What do charter cities, red pills, and parenting have in common? According to @patrissimo, everything. We talked about sovereignty, systems, and why real governance innovation starts with consent. A few things we covered:
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A 2-minute drive. A 7-minute jog. A 15-minute walk. It doesn’t sound like much. But for @patrissimo , it was enough to change how he thinks about community.
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In the next 5 decades the way we see nation states, citizenship, and our relation to countries will be transformed radically. My full conversation with @patrissimo on the comments. #FutureOfHumanity #MizterRadShow
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The win/win of charter cities is that when nations update their regulations to compete with us, humanity wins. And when they don’t, it adds to our competitive advantage that they are stuck w/ 20th century regulatory systems. Just as a business must copy a successful new
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What if starting a country were as accessible as launching a startup? @patrissimo breaks down startup societies, biohacking, and the future of governance on the @drvnpodcast. Link to the episode:
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