This is really an exploration of the recent move to put into practice some of Balaji’s Srinivasan’s Network State ideas championed through his book by the same name but then taken further in this move to create a central place where these concepts can be tested. In this podcast we share how you can apply and get involved in this $100k fellowship and why it matters. In the call for applicants, the author makes a case for the decline of traditional success models that have been for the longest time been based on the Silicon Valley Model. On a personal level my exploration and attempt to cover the Tech and Innovation Ecosystems of African countries has been based on a model created from what we have from one of the most successful regions in the world. Balaji here uses the example of Sun Microsystems and its two founders to talk about how the possibility of a similar company will rise in this same manner is highly unlikely. The takes you from Stanford to Silicon Valley to San Francisco to California and Finally the United States. In each of these geographical areas the author examines some of the challenges and changes in each of these places from decline in education to pressure from local inhabitants to legislation to regulation and immigration. He later makes the case for Singapore and Asia with its massive influx of Millionaires, desire to attract talent through aggressive VISA programs, lower cost of living, as well as regional GDP and massive population and talent pool.