From 776 launching their new venture fund with a diverse community of LPs and founders to incumbent financial institution Goldman Sachs running their own Clubhouse room, community is the fabric that brings us together.

How can we understand the value of communities?

In finance, we can no longer avoid community. People aggregate themselves and their views in ways that can change markets.

In startups, we can no longer avoid community. Customers are more likely to engage with a company or product that they feel an affinity towards.

How can companies learn from nation-state building of communities? After all, startups, like nation-states, have to tell stories - and create a history - that people learn from.

Alexis was a history major and Michael was an international relations major, so they dive into the parallels between how communities are built by nation-states and by startups alike through storytelling.