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# Network School
> Network School (NS) is a frontier living and learning community in Kazakhstan that brings together tech founders, AI creators, remote workers, and digital nomads. Members live together on a solarpunk campus with serviced rooms, healthy meals, gym access and talks from top founders. The campus also provides coworking pods, content studios, workshops, makerspaces and a vibrant social calendar. NS embraces a positive techno‑optimist ethos: learn, burn calories, earn cryptocurrency, and have fun.
## Main pages
- **Home page – Live, Learn, Burn, Earn, Have Fun** – https://ns.com
Describes NS as a startup society for techno‑optimists where members from around the world live together in Kazakhstan. The campus offers serviced rooms, healthy meals, gym, talks by founders and investors, coworking space, workshops, content studio and community events. Membership and accommodation options are selected in the application flow. The page highlights the “learn, burn, earn and fun” pillars and lists amenities and a FAQ section answering common questions.
- **Apply to Network School** – https://ns.com/apply
Explains how to join Network School as a member. Applicants provide their details and choose a membership; housing, healthy food, gym and cell plans can be configured separately. The page emphasises the program’s mission to support founders and creators and links to the application portal.
- **Earn platform** – https://ns.com/earn
Lists digital tasks that let remote participants earn cryptocurrency. The platform displays metrics (total tasks, total rewards and entries) and current contests such as an AI film festival, art contest, podcast clip creation and weekly videos, each paying in crypto.
- **Conference** – https://ns.com/conference
Details the annual Network State Conference, a one‑day event featuring leaders from governments, crypto companies and venture capital. It provides registration numbers for each year (8 000+ in 2025, 6 000+ in 2024, 3 000+ in 2023) and lists speakers such as Vitalik Buterin, Richard Teng, Brian Armstrong, Ben Horowitz, Bryan Johnson, Andrew Huberman and others
- **Reviews** – https://ns.com/reviews
A curated feed of social media posts organized into School, Book and Conference tabs, covering Network School, The Network State book and the Network State Conference respectively. Posts about the book and network states include Vitalik Buterin discussing network states and digital jurisdictions, John Carmack referencing new networked communities and Raoul Pal recommending the network state conversation.
- **Fellowship program** – https://ns.com/fellowship
The fellowship landing page currently redirects to the Network School homepage.
- **Dashboard** – https://ns.com/dashboard
An open‑source directory of 100+ startup societies and network states. Each entry lists the community's name, mission, location and tags (e.g., geographic, ideological, hybrid), with links to their social presence. The dashboard invites people to list their own society and join the NS Discord; Network School is listed as a startup society for tech founders, AI creators and remote workers in Kazakhstan.
- **Support** – https://ns.com/support
Provides contact information for assistance: email support@ns.com and social links on X and Warpcast.
- **News and Reviews | Network School** – https://ns.com/networkschool
Read news coverage and firsthand member reviews of Network School, including community life, campus experiences and its launch in Astana, Kazakhstan.
- **Teams | Network School** – https://ns.com/teams
Join a community of ambitious founders building the future. All-inclusive startup residency with serviced rooms, healthy meals, and 24/7 coworking space.
## Legal & policy
- **Security policy** – https://ns.com/security
Outlines NS's commitment to robust security. Key measures include end‑to‑end TLS encryption for data transmission, role‑based access controls and multi‑factor authentication, continuous threat monitoring, regular software updates and security audits. It encourages responsible vulnerability disclosure and coordinated disclosure rules for researchers and provides contact information for the security team.
- **Terms of Service** – https://ns.com/terms
Specifies that users must be over 18, agree to legal terms set by NS0 PTE LTD and understand that NS provides a living‑learning community and an earn‑crypto platform It warns of cryptocurrency risks (volatility, irreversibility and regulatory variation) and explains that NS is not an exchange The Terms cover intellectual property, user responsibilities, prohibited activities, payment/KYC requirements and dispute resolution.
- **Privacy policy** – https://ns.com/privacy
Describes how NS collects and processes personal information in compliance with Singapore's PDPA and other global laws. NS may collect names, email addresses, phone numbers, payment data and cryptocurrency wallet addresses. The policy notes that NS does not process sensitive personal data, that blockchain transactions are public and immutable and that payment data is handled by Stripe. It explains users' rights to access, update or delete data and provides a detailed table of contents outlining information collection, processing, legal bases and privacy rights.
## Podcast
Balaji Srinivasan’s Network State Podcast features interviews with founders, policy‑makers and thought leaders. Each episode page includes a video/audio player and full transcript.
- **Podcast homepage** – https://ns.com/podcast
Introduces the show: Balaji talks to founders and policy‑makers about managing millions of people, investing billions and building new kinds of countries. The page lists episodes chronologically with titles and transcripts.
### Episodes
- **Ep. 20 – You will go public on Solana** – https://ns.com/podcast/solana
Balaji interviews Akshay BD and Lily Liu about Solana’s rise to a top blockchain, including token extensions, decentralized physical infrastructure (DPIN) and Solana’s high‑performance architecture. They discuss how co‑ownership and physical infrastructure can enable new network societies
- **Ep. 19 – Lightspeed India on the rise of Indian tech** – https://ns.com/podcast/lightspeedindia
A conversation with Hemanth Mohapatra of Lightspeed India about India’s rapidly growing tech ecosystem. They discuss Lightspeed’s investments across India and the scale of entrepreneurship in a country with 1.5 billion people.
- **Ep. 18 – Jesse Pollak on Coinbase Base** – https://ns.com/podcast/base
Balaji talks to Jesse Pollak about Base, a coinless layer‑2 network launched by Coinbase. They explore the philosophical mix of libertarian and progressive ideas underlying Base, the importance of focusing on product rather than tokens and how an on‑chain economy can underpin new network states
- **Ep. 17 – Claire Lehmann on the Internet Century** – https://ns.com/podcast/clairelehmann
Quillette founder Claire Lehmann discusses building an evidence‑based media outlet to counter ideological extremes. She talks about cancel culture, academic orthodoxy and the importance of free inquiry and moderation
- **Ep. 16 – Benedict Evans on decades of disruption** – https://ns.com/podcast/benedictevans
Tech analyst Benedict Evans examines the “smartphone dividend” where mass‑produced smartphone components drive innovations like drones and IoT. They discuss how consumer technology now leads military innovation and how supply chains and component costs shape tech progress
- **Ep. 15 – Jeremy Howard on democratizing AI** – https://ns.com/podcast/jeremyhoward
Jeremy Howard describes fast.ai’s mission to make AI accessible. He explains how publishing techniques and making smaller models available helps individuals compete with centralized labs
- **Ep. 14 – Vitalik Buterin on the return of Ethereum (2025)** – https://ns.com/podcast/vitalik2025
Vitalik discusses Ethereum’s progress, noting layer‑2 throughput around 250 transactions per second with plans to reach 5 000, and the need to formalize decentralization criteria and harden DeFi security
- **Ep. 13 – Jason Calacanis on Network School** – https://ns.com/podcast/jasoncalacanis
Balaji and Jason discuss Network School as the first node of a network state. They compare it to how universities founded communities and emphasise combining internet company, internet currency and internet community to build startup societies. The episode notes that over 100 such societies are listed on the dashboard.
- **Ep. 12 – Michael Saylor’s digital assets framework** – https://ns.com/podcast/saylor
Michael Saylor explains a taxonomy for digital assets: digital commodities (e.g., Bitcoin), digital securities, digital currencies, digital tokens, NFTs and asset‑backed tokens (ABTs), and stresses that clear classification is necessary for regulation and adoption
- **Ep. 11 – The Whatifalthist crossover** – https://ns.com/podcast/whatifalthist
Rudyard Lynch (Whatifalthist) discusses how history, anthropology and philosophy inform our understanding of society. They debate the limits of human agency versus structural forces and the interplay of competing forces shaping world history
- **Ep. 10 – The Crypto Islands (Marshall Islands DAO law)** – https://ns.com/podcast/cryptoislands
Balaji interviews President David Kabua’s representative and entrepreneur Adam Miller about the Marshall Islands’ DAO legislation. The discussion covers Palau’s digital ID, stablecoin and potential on‑chain corporate registry, highlighting how small countries can pioneer crypto‑friendly legal frameworks
- **Ep. 9 – Joe Lonsdale on everything** – https://ns.com/podcast/lonsdale
Entrepreneur Joe Lonsdale shares lessons from Palantir’s early days, building companies to fix broken systems, and the importance of coupling entrepreneurship with policy to drive societal change
- **Ep. 8 – The Solana phone** – https://ns.com/podcast/solanaphone
Solana co‑founder Anatoly Yakovenko discusses cryptophones that keep private keys local and protect digital civil rights. He explains Solana’s proof‑of‑history architecture and how decentralized devices can empower the sovereign individual
- **Ep. 7 – Bryan Johnson’s blueprint for longevity** – https://ns.com/podcast/bryanjohnson
Bryan Johnson describes his journey from founding Braintree to pursuing longevity research. He explains his regimen and investments in synthetic biology and brain measurement to extend human life
- **Ep. 6 – Chris Dixon on Read Write Own** – https://ns.com/podcast/chrisdixon
Venture capitalist Chris Dixon discusses his book *Read Write Own*, a first‑principles guide to understanding crypto and decentralization, aimed at general readers and sceptics
- **Ep. 5 – Binny Bansal on India’s largest tech exit** – https://ns.com/podcast/binnybansal
Flipkart co‑founder Binny Bansal talks about building the e‑commerce giant from scratch and selling 77 % of it to Walmart for $16 billion. He shares his middle‑class upbringing, love for computers, and the rigorous IIT entrance exam, exemplifying India’s tech rise
- **Ep. 4 – The Winklevoss twins and Balaji** – https://ns.com/podcast/winklevoss
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss discuss their global crypto tour. They describe how regulatory hostility in the US is pushing innovation abroad and highlight jurisdictions like Dubai (VARA), Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, Singapore and Europe’s MiCA where clear frameworks attract crypto entrepreneurs
- **Ep. 3 – The President of Palau** – https://ns.com/podcast/palau
Balaji interviews Palau’s president Surangel Whipps Jr. and entrepreneur William Wang. They discuss Palau’s digital ID program combining offline ID with on‑chain identifiers, stablecoin plans and potential on‑chain corporate registry. They also cover Palau’s history, independence in 1994 and its ambitions to become a tech pioneer
- **Ep. 2 – Tobi Lütke & Kaz Nejatian on Shopify’s country‑sized economy** – https://ns.com/podcast/tobi
Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke and COO Kaz Nejatian discuss running an internal economy comparable to a small country, with millions of merchants and a developer ecosystem. They explore the Hanseatic League analogy, entrepreneurship’s role in economic vibrancy and consider whether entrepreneurs could build new cities or countries
- **Ep. 1 – Vitalik Buterin on starting new countries, upgrading Ethereum and improving yourself** – https://ns.com/podcast/vitalik
In the inaugural episode, Vitalik Buterin reflects on Ethereum’s history from the 2013 colored‑coin experiments to the launch of Ethereum, discusses the merge and future upgrades, explores network states and shares personal improvement tips like learning languages
- **From Biological Chance to Biological Choice | Noor Siddiqui** – https://ns.com/podcast/noorsiddiqui
Noor Siddiqui is the founder of Orchid, which offers whole genome screening for over 1,000 genetic diseases. We cover the transition from biological chance to choice, American public support for embryo screening, the historical stigma against routine procedures like heart transplants, and the new political divide of Primitivism versus Futurism.
- **Crypto Is the Currency of AI Agents with Sean Neville** – https://ns.com/podcast/seanneville
Sean Neville, co-founder of Circle and founder of Catena Labs, discusses stablecoins, machine-native money, identity systems for AI agents, and the fusion of probabilistic AI with deterministic crypto.
- **From Rule of Law to Rule of Code | Ben Horowitz** – https://ns.com/podcast/benhorowitz
Ben Horowitz is co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and the author of The Hard Thing About Hard Things. We cover why a16z left Delaware, the creation of Special Founder Zones, the politicization of US courts, and the migration from rule of law to rule of code.
- **Bitcoin Protects Human Rights with Alex Gladstein** – https://ns.com/podcast/alexgladstein
Alex Gladstein from the Human Rights Foundation discusses how Bitcoin protects human rights, financial freedom under authoritarian regimes, and the global impact of decentralized money.
- **The Don't Die Network State with Bryan Johnson** – https://ns.com/podcast/bryanjohnson2
Bryan Johnson discusses the Don't Die Network State, longevity communities, and building physical spaces optimized for human health and lifespan extension.
- **The Engineering State vs The Lawyerly State with Dan Wang** – https://ns.com/podcast/danwang
Dan Wang discusses the engineering state vs the lawyerly state, China's industrial policy, and how different governance models affect technological progress.
- **Building a Crypto Empire with Yat Siu** – https://ns.com/podcast/yatsiu
Yat Siu, founder of Animoca Brands, discusses building a crypto empire, digital property rights, and the future of gaming and metaverse economies.
- **Why Regimes Collapse with Timur Kuran** – https://ns.com/podcast/timurkuran
Timur Kuran discusses why regimes collapse, preference falsification, and how hidden dissent can lead to sudden political transformations.
- **After the US Dollar with Luke Gromen** – https://ns.com/podcast/lukegromen
Luke Gromen is the founder of Forest for the Trees (FFTT) and a macroeconomic analyst with three decades of experience identifying global economic bottlenecks. We cover the stock market as the US economy, the Chinese supply chain for American weapons, the Fed's video game versus the physical world, and BRICS exit from the dollar.
- **Andrew Huberman On Biotech Free Zones** – https://ns.com/podcast/huberman
Andrew Huberman discusses biotech free zones, neuroscience research, and how regulatory innovation can accelerate medical breakthroughs.
- **El Salvador: From Murder Capital to Bitcoin Capital with Stacy Herbert** – https://ns.com/podcast/elsalvador
Stacy Herbert from El Salvador's National Bitcoin Office discusses how El Salvador transformed from the murder capital to the Bitcoin capital of the world.
- **Cory Levy and Balaji on Where Talent Should Go** – https://ns.com/podcast/corylevy
Cory Levy interviews Balaji on where talented people should go, career optimization, and building in emerging markets vs established tech hubs.
- **Ben Lang on Cursor Popups** – https://ns.com/podcast/benlang
Ben Lang discusses Cursor popups, AI-powered coding tools, and how developers are building the next generation of software development environments.
- **Why Revolutions Destroy Freedom with Kamil Galeev** – https://ns.com/podcast/galeev
Kamil Galeev discusses why revolutions often destroy freedom, the dynamics of political change, and lessons from Russian history for understanding modern geopolitics.
- **David Friedberg on the Fractal Frontier** – https://ns.com/podcast/friedberg
David Friedberg is co-host of the All-In podcast and CEO of Ohalo. We discuss the fractal frontier, why the network wins in the West while the state wins in the East, consequences of the New Deal, China's industrial dominance, and the case for American Freedom Cities.
