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Balaji Srinivasan

Balaji S. Srinivasan is the CEO & cofounder of 21.co and a Board Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Prior to taking the role of CEO at 21, Dr. Srinivasan was a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. He was named to the MIT TR35, was the cofounder and CTO of Founders Fund-backed Counsyl, and taught a MOOC with 200k+ students at startup.stanford.edu. He holds a BS, MS, and PhD in Electrical Engineering and an MS in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University.

Balaji Srinivasan: On Life After Startups & the Blockchain with Michael Gasiorek

95 minutes

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Balaji is truly a polymath. In this discussion he details his background in genomics and how that led to his latest company called 21.co He explains his vision for the blockchain space and how 21 has a role to play in shaping the space.

Balaji Srinivasan: On Bitcoin with Marc Andreessen

43 minutes

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This is an older discussion between Balaji and Marc Andreessen, but anytime the two of those are in a room, it's a great idea to pay attention. Interesting to hear their vision for Bitcoin considering the hype that has succeeded the filming of this discussion. It's still just as informative as it was in 2014 and a great place to start your Bitcoin education.

Balaji Srinivasan: On Bitcoin 101

28 minutes

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In this talk Balaji gives an introduction to Bitcoin without getting too technical. It's a great place to start your journey into cryptocurrency and Balaji is one of the best to learn from in the space. His company 21.co is helping to scale adoption of the exciting blockchain technology.

Balaji Srinivasan: On Exiting Broken Systems

16 minutes

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Balaji Srinivasan at Startup School 2013. This is a great talk about broken systems and how to navigate a situation in which you are stuck in a system that is broken beyond repair.

Balaji Srinivasan: On The Network State

32 minutes

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This is a follow up to the Balaji talk at Startup School on exiting systems. He explores the dynamics at play as power shifts from the nation-states to other systems.