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#3 - The President of Palau
00:51:09
The President of Palau and Balaji discuss how the tiny island country is becoming a digital leader, experimenting with everything from on-chain identity to drone delivery. Despite having less than 20,000 citizens, Palau is a full UN member state. Its path to diplomatic recognition holds many lessons for aspiring founders of new communities. Joining Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. in this chat is William Wang, founder of rns.id, the Palaun government’s crypto identity partner. OUTLINE 0:00 - Intro 2:03 - The Republic of Palau 6:18 - Palau's path to sovereignty 8:35 - How Palau is using crypto 10:40 - The President's background 16:51 - Returning to Palau 18:42 - What is RNS.ID? 25:08 - Palau's government structure 27:23 - Partnerships in Palau 34:15 - Diplomatic relations 36:29 - The advantages of small countries 42:00 - Palau's developing technologies 45:04 - Gaining diplomatic recognition 48:59 - Outro VIDEO YouTube: https://youtu.be/3FuQvG2dmM4 CREDITS Editing: twitter.com/DholakiaJaydeep Images: twitter.com/elijah10t SOCIAL |
Feb 24, 2023 |
#2 - Tobi Lütke & Kaz Nejatian on Shopify's Country-Sized Economy
02:07:21
Tobi Lütke (Shopify Founder & CEO), Kaz Nejatian (Shopify COO), and Balaji review how Shopify rose from tiny startup to $180B+ global economy, with an annual GMV on par with the GDP of New Zealand. In the process they touch on Hayek, the Hanseatic League, merchant cavemen, the history of the corporation, and the optimal level of platform decentralization. OUTLINE LINKS VIDEO CREDITS SOCIAL |
Feb 15, 2023 |
#1 - Vitalik Buterin on Starting New Countries, Upgrading Ethereum, and Improving Yourself
01:57:50
A discussion between Vitalik Buterin and Balaji Srinivasan on starting new countries, improving yourself, and upgrading Ethereum. OUTLINE LINKS VIDEO CREDITS SOCIAL |
Feb 07, 2023 |