Eric Jorgenson

Balaji Srinivasan

This book is a guide to thinking for yourself, seeing possible futures, and learning how to build a piece of the future. By reading this book, you might pick the next great investment, start a billion-dollar company, or start an entirely new country.

A Guide to Technology, Truth, and Building the Future

The Anthology of Balaji

Liam Ellul

A compilation of tweets and hot takes from prominent VC and crypto promoter Balaji. 

The book is thematically focused on opinion pieces on the virtues of technological progress, rebellion against established systems and criticism of traditional media and the nature of truth. 


Term learned from the book: A “scissor statement” is something that is obviously true to one party and obviously false to the other. Media and social media companies are constantly searching for and selecting scissor statements because they’re enraging, and therefore engaging.

A hot take: “Your email inbox is a to-do list other people write for you.”

An interesting thought: “Content is as important as engineering nowadays. Every new company could have a founding influencer on par with the founding engineer.”

A confounding statement (wait wut): “If the purpose of technology is to reduce scarcity, then the ultimate purpose of technology is to eliminate mortality.”

The Anthology of Balaji A Guide to Technology, Truth, and Building the Future

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