Building Startup Cities - Balaji Srinivasan | #84

In today's episode of the New Founding Podcast, Nathan Halberstadt sits down with Balaji Srinivasan, Nate Fischer and Josh Abbotoy to explore how Ridge Runner neighborhoods and startup societies (like the Network School) can outcompete failing blue one-party states.  They discuss American cultural conditions, India & the diaspora, institution-building, and more. Join the conversation on X: Balaji Srinivasan - https://x.com/balajis Nate Fischer - https://x.com/nateafischer Joshua Abbotoy - https://x.com/byzness Timestamps: 0:00 – Intro 2:30 – “Faith, Family, Freedom”: The Ridge Runner Creed 11:42 – America as a Startup Society: Peaceful Competition vs War 17:09 – What Really Builds Trust? Skin in the Game & Institutions 23:13 – Measuring Community & Startup Societies 31:33 – Inside Network School: Silicon Valley on a Man-Made Island 39:48 – Urban Exit: 20M Americans Who Want Country Life 44:36 – Crypto Equity & Real Estate: Giving Early Movers Upside 51:13 – Co-ops, Rent-to-Own & Ownership as a Way of Life 1:04:50 – Solar + Modular Housing: Off-Grid Villages for Builders 1:08:37 – Debt, Declining Trust & Empire 1:23:34 – India and the Diaspora 1:51:10 – Building High-Trust Communities in a Low-Trust World   ----------   Follow New Founding across Social Media: Twitter / X – https://twitter.com/newfounding https://twitter.com/nathalberstadt YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClCvCeAC7erMbc3zvuJN2_Q Website – https://www.newfounding.com   Find the Best People. Join our Talent Network: https://www.newfounding.com/talent   The New Founding Podcast is recorded at the New Founding HQ in Dallas, Texas, produced by Nathan Halberstadt, and edited by Jared Cummings.   Subscribe to the "New Founding Podcast" Podbean – https://newfoundingpodcast.podbean.com/ Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-new-founding-podcast/id1688229934 Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/1lSzo1TIs7MpVlCrzqbpap Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL25ld2ZvdW5kaW5ncG9kY2FzdC9mZWVkLnhtbA?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwiY8sLYno7_AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQNQ