India, June 30 -- Instagram user Nick Peterson has given a tour of the private island where an Indian-American entrepreneur one day hopes to start a new country. Peterson is a resident of Balaji Srinivasan's Network School - a three-month, in-person educational retreat for "startup founders and gymrats".

The Network School is a three-month educational retreat launched in September 2024 by Balaji Srinivasan - former CTO of Coinbase and author of The Network State. It serves as a prototype for his broader vision: building "network states" or decentralized, digitally-native societies that begin online and eventually secure real-world territory and governance.

Balaji Srinivasan is an Indian-origin American entrepreneur and investor. He was ...