Balaji Srinivasan
The Network State Architect
1980-present
American entrepreneur, investor, and former CTO of Coinbase. Former General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Co-founder of Earn.com (sold to Coinbase). Author of 'The Network State.'
12 quotes
On Innovation
"The Network State is a highly aligned online community with a capacity for collective action that crowdfunds territory around the world."The Network State
"Software is reorganizing the world."Stanford lecture
"The internet is the great equalizer. With a laptop and wifi, you can compete with anyone."Startup School lecture
"The 20th century was about atoms. The 21st century is about bits."a16z podcast
"Technology is the driving force of history, and we are in the middle of the largest technological transformation in human history."Stanford lecture
"Ideas are the new oil. The countries and companies that generate the best ideas will dominate the 21st century."The Tim Ferriss Show
On Thinking
"The future is already here, it's just unevenly distributed. Our job is to figure out where it is and bring it back."Twitter/X thread
"The most important skill in the 21st century is the ability to filter signal from noise."Twitter/X
"History tells us what people do; historical fiction tells us what it felt like to be there."The Network State
On Strategy
"Voice and exit are the two fundamental responses to any system you dislike."The Network State
"Pseudonymous economy: build a following, start a company, create a reputation—all without revealing your legal name."The Network State
"Regulatory arbitrage is just another name for freedom."The Network State