Monitoring the Situation #3: Who Is Nick Land?

Zach Dell is founder and CEO of Base Power, an energy tech company that builds affordable, reliable power via home batteries.

In this episode of Monitoring the Situation, a16z General Partners Erik Torenberg, Katherine Boyle, and Erin Price-Wright sit down with Zach to discuss the current state of home power generation, what’s misunderstood about the data center buildout, and how to fix the US electricity grid. Plus, Erik and Katherine talk with a16z crypto CTO Eddy Lazzarin about Silicon Valley’s favorite Dark Enlightenment philosopher, Nick Land.

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Learn more about Nick Land: https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/who-is-nick-land

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