077 - Olivier Roland: The Sovereign Individual, Infopreneurship & Nation-State Disruption

Alternative Governance, China, Próspera, Charter Cities, Dubai, Bitcoin, El Salvador, Digital Nomad Visas, Sovereign Individual Thesis, Network States, Infopreneurs. Timothy Allen talks with Olivier Roland. Olivier is a French author, entrepreneur, digital nomad and influencer with over 800,000 followers across his social media channels.  His latest book (not out yet) focuses on how the internet is disrupting nation-states and how to navigate these opportunistic times. Olivier has been testing out the sovereign individual thesis for his manuscript by analysing the data related to the predictions that were made in the original book.  What he has discovered is incredibly fascinating along with the other topics discussed in this episode including China, Próspera, Dubai, charter cities, digital nomadism, network states and Olivier explains to me what an infopreneur is and why it is such an important concept for the 21st century. Public service announcement: At about the 1hr 10m mark a microphone blew up and I had to restart the recording. I didn’t try to splice them together this time so prepare for quite a jolt in the conversation. Enjoy. Make a small weekly donation to support the show: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/FreeCitiesPodcast/⁠⁠⁠ Free Cities Telegram Community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LIBERTY IN OUR LIFETIME CONFERENCE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://libertyinourlifetime.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TIMESTAMPS [00:30] Introduction. [04:08] Using special economic zones for experimentation and innovation. [09:28] Describe what Próspera is doing. [15:23] Próspera's unique social contract and governance model, with emphasis on experimentation and potential for innovation. [20:44] Describe what you saw when you visited Próspera. [26:38] How did you set up your business in Dubai? [32:57] Dubai treats its residents like customers. [38:23] What is the next innovation of SEZs? [43:43] Bitcoin adoption in El Salvador, challenges and limitations. [48:51] The future of nation states with a focus on digital nomads and the sovereign individual thesis. [53:27] Analysing the predictions of 'The Sovereign Individual'. [58:38] Digital nomads, captive audiences, and the future of global mobility. [1:05:34] Why do people choose to stay in their home country? [1:09:51] The future of digital nomads and sovereign individuals in a globalized world. [1:14:54] Creating digital nomad communities and negotiating with governments for favorable conditions. [1:19:31] Creating a digital nomad network state. [1:25:00] Who are the big digital nomad influencers? [1:30:49] Why is Dubai so successful? [1:36:54] Infopreneurship. TWITTER: Olivier Roland: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/DisruptiveHoriz Timothy Allen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OTHER LINKS: Olivier Roland: ⁠⁠⁠https://disruptive-horizons.com/ Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/⁠