The Competitive Enterprise Institute is hosting a private brunch honoring tech pioneer, author, and 2022 Julian Simon Memorial Awardee Balaji S. Srinivasan, in conversation with Kent Lassman. In his recently published, The Network State: How to Start a New Country, Dr. Srinivasan examines the viability of a decentralized, digital country. 

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When: 10:00 – 11:30am Friday, September 16, 2022

Where: Elizabeth’s on L 1341 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20005

Invitation only. Questions? Email [email protected] 

Balaji S. Srinivasan is an angel investor, tech founder, and author of The Network State: How to Start a New Country. Formerly the CTO of Coinbase and General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, he is an early investor in many successful tech companies and crypto protocols, including Alchemy, Ava Labs, Bitcoin, Cameo, Chainlink, Clubhouse, Dapper Labs, Deel, EPNS, Ethereum, Instadapp, Lambda School, Mighty, NEAR Protocol, OnDeck, Opensea, Replit, Republic, Roam Research, Solana, Soylent, Superhuman, Synthesis, XMTP, and Zora. Dr. Srinivasan was the cofounder of Earn.com (acquired by Coinbase), Counsyl (acquired by Myriad), Teleport (acquired by Topia), and Coin Center. He holds a BS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering and an MS in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University.

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