Venture Capital

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Why is the venture capital model so geographically clustered? So much of it is out here in the bay area. I think that with the advent of etherium and i cos we have finally begun to decentralize the last piece, which was funding. And that regulatory environment needs to be worked out. But the old era where you had to come to sand hill to get your company funded and then go to wall street to exit it is over. The decentralized world widend that' going to continue with or without a board seat.

When Balaji Srinivasan sat down for his conversation with Tyler he was the CEO of Earn.com. Today he is the CTO at Coinbase, which acquired his company in the intervening weeks (congrats Balaji!). But while his job title has changed, his passion remains the same: harnessing the power of the blockchain to launch a new generation of entrepreneurs, businesses, and entire markets.

Balaji talks with Tyler about the potential of the blockchain and beyond, including how firewalls may become the new immigration policy tool, why drones are still underrated, the future of news and academia, what the Silicon Valley opener reveals about how America views the tech industry, and more.

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Recorded April 2nd, 2018 Other ways to connect

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