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Balaji and Steven Glinert on Network States, Supply Chains, and Allied Coalition Strategy
That's coming to the U.S.
The a16z Show
Balaji and Steven Glinert on Network States, Supply Chains, and Allied Coalition Strategy
And you're in the middle of it.
The a16z Show
Balaji and Steven Glinert on Network States, Supply Chains, and Allied Coalition Strategy
And it's a cold civil war that's ramping up.
The a16z Show
Balaji and Steven Glinert on Network States, Supply Chains, and Allied Coalition Strategy
It might just be anarchy, right?
The a16z Show
Balaji and Steven Glinert on Network States, Supply Chains, and Allied Coalition Strategy
Well, so let me give a thesis on that.
The a16z Show
Balaji and Steven Glinert on Network States, Supply Chains, and Allied Coalition Strategy
And actually, there's something that's slightly more cheery, okay, which is as follows.
The a16z Show
Balaji and Steven Glinert on Network States, Supply Chains, and Allied Coalition Strategy
There's some doerism going on in the show today.
The a16z Show
Balaji and Steven Glinert on Network States, Supply Chains, and Allied Coalition Strategy
Well, I think of myself as a total, like, you know what you do at a company?
The a16z Show
Balaji and Steven Glinert on Network States, Supply Chains, and Allied Coalition Strategy
Bad news first, right?
The a16z Show
Balaji and Steven Glinert on Network States, Supply Chains, and Allied Coalition Strategy
Bad news first, be an adult, rip the Band-Aid, give it to me straight, right?
The a16z Show
Balaji and Steven Glinert on Network States, Supply Chains, and Allied Coalition Strategy
That is, that's the only way you can manage any numerical operation, right?
The a16z Show
Balaji and Steven Glinert on Network States, Supply Chains, and Allied Coalition Strategy
Like, basically, as a CEO, you're, you know, a founder, CEO, every day you wake up, all right, what blew up today?
The a16z Show
Balaji and Steven Glinert on Network States, Supply Chains, and Allied Coalition Strategy
Would somebody be an anti... Like, imagine if Google's... Like, their website was down and someone on Google's website is down.
The a16z Show
Balaji and Steven Glinert on Network States, Supply Chains, and Allied Coalition Strategy
They said, what, are you a Facebook shill?
The a16z Show
Balaji and Steven Glinert on Network States, Supply Chains, and Allied Coalition Strategy
Why are you saying something bad about Google?
The a16z Show
Balaji and Steven Glinert on Network States, Supply Chains, and Allied Coalition Strategy
You know, right?
The a16z Show
Balaji and Steven Glinert on Network States, Supply Chains, and Allied Coalition Strategy
Like, complete and total realism is absolutely necessary for self-improvement.
The a16z Show
Balaji and Steven Glinert on Network States, Supply Chains, and Allied Coalition Strategy
Okay.
The a16z Show
Balaji and Steven Glinert on Network States, Supply Chains, and Allied Coalition Strategy
So, with that said, let me lay the stage here.
The a16z Show
Balaji and Steven Glinert on Network States, Supply Chains, and Allied Coalition Strategy
I think what's going to happen... First, have you followed what's going on with Mark Carney?