The Network State: How Balaji Is Rethinking the World (with Christopher Treble)

Episode 42: David Kunze (https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-kunze)
and Dennis Knodt (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennis-knodt) talk
to Chris – entrepreneur, mentor, and now 85 years old – about his
experiment at the Network School near Singapore. A place some
call the new Stanford, others a scam. Chris explains what the
concept of the “Network State” is all about, why he still attends
AI workshops at 85, how he thinks about investing in biologics,
and why the biggest shift in entrepreneurship might be this:
power is moving from the center back to the network. They also
dive into philosophy, the joy of living, and the big question:
should we even want to live forever?





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00:00 Intro


02:56 What is the Network School?


05:56 A month in a failed hotel resort


10:06 What’s the goal of the Network School?


16:06 Why Chris flew there in the first place


20:18 Politics, tax incentives & location logic


27:00 AI use cases, Bitcoin & early-stage projects


32:02 The future of business & decentralization


44:48 Biologics investing & entrepreneurial patience


50:04 Workout routine & thoughts on immortality


56:04 Takeaways & a philosophical closing thought