Decoded Ep1: Starter Cities
Hosts: Jess Furman (as The Nerd) & Nastaran "Nas" Ahmadi (as The Newbie) What happens when technology changes faster than governments? What makes a city work? And are we entering an era where communities are becoming as important as countries? Jess disappeared for a month to live in a “Starter City” experiment on an artificial island in Malaysia. No official mayor. No city council. Just a structured community experimenting with what cities—and even countries—might look like in the future. In this first episode of Decoded, our Newbie, Nas, has no idea where Jess has been. As our Nerd explains the difference between a Network School, a Starter City, a Pop-up City, and a Network State, the conversation becomes much bigger than one trip. As always, we end with one question: "Okay... but where do I start?" Resources • The Network State (free book): https://thenetworkstate.com • Learn more about Network School: https://ns.com (Interested in attending Network School? DM @jessfurmanmuse on Instagram with a short paragraph about why you'd be a good fit for a chance to receive Jess's private referral code for one free week). • Read the companion article: https://nerdandnewbie.com A Culture // in // Stacks production. https://cultureinstacks.com/
