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This chapter delves into the complexities of VC fundraising, emphasizing the multifaceted factors influencing the ability to raise billions beyond performance metrics, shedding light on LPs' challenges in assessing VC performance. It also provides a glimpse of the upcoming conversation between Balaji Srinivasan and Glenn Weil, where they explore topics like politics, nation-states, and voting.

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In 2019 Erik Torenberg sat down with Balaji Srinivasan and Glen Weyl to talk about the future of a decentralized world. They cover decentralized governance, politics, voting, and more. This conversation was recorded orginally for Village Global's Venture Stories.

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Intro

(00:53) RadicalxChange

(02:20) Common ground and divergences

(05:19) Role of choice and community

(06:59) Voice vs. Exit

(10:06) Future of governance and identity

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(19:25) Complexity of social systems

(25:20) Social inequality and drug war

(39:40) Technocracy and its implications