Balaji Srinivasan
Founder of the Network School; author of The Network State
Former CTO of Coinbase and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, with a Stanford PhD in electrical engineering. Author of The Network State, which argues internet-native communities can acquire land and gain diplomatic recognition. On AI he argues it decentralizes creative and analytical power, and pairs it with crypto as a counterweight to centralized institutions.
Key arguments & positions
- Argues AI decentralizes creative and analytical power, putting capabilities once reserved for institutions into individual hands.
- Pairs AI with crypto as twin technologies that let internet-native communities — "network states" — build alternatives to legacy institutions.
Accomplishments
- Former CTO of Coinbase and former general partner at Andreessen Horowitz.
- Earned a Stanford PhD in electrical engineering; co-founded the genomics company Counsyl.
- Author of The Network State (2022) and founder of the Network School; Reuters reported in July 2026 that Malaysia's Johor state revoked the school's business license.
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