Government, Technology, and The New Social Safety Net with Nicolas Colin

Erik is joined on this episode by Nicolas Colin, co-founder and director of The Family, and author of Hedge: A Greater Safety Net For The Entrepreneurial Age.They discuss:- Why in the future we can expect more social change from tech companies than from government.- The key functions of version 1.0 of the social safety net.- How to solve the problem that most jobs are located in cities, but cities are also mostly unaffordable.- Why the 21st century will be more like the 19th century than the 20th.- Why this is the entrepreneurial age, and what that means for workers.- The story of the Rothschilds and how they prevented potential wars.- The problems with universal basic income.- How China is innovating on the social contract.- The fact that nation-states are a recent invention and are not necessarily the only way to organize in the future.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.