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HEDGE: Nicolas Colin (Co-Founder @The Family) & Sandro Gianella (Public Policy @Stripe)

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Channel: Startupfood · 2018 · Science & Technology

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We were glad to host a fireside chat with Nicolas Colin, Co-Founder & Director at The Family (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-colin-00675a15a/) and Sandro Gianella, Head of European Public Policy at Stripe (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandrogianella/). They discussed the findings of Nicolas' latest book Hedge: a Greater Safety Net for the Entrepreneurial Age. 🔑

As we've been moving away from old economic realities into the digital age, new solutions for broad-based social security are needed more than ever. It's time to redesign a social safety net which can provide security without getting in the way of progress - and yes, the tech community has a role to play in this shift! ✊🏽

To learn more about and purchase the book "Hedge: a Greater Safety Net for the Entrepreneurial Age": https://www.amazon.com/Hedge-Greater-Safety-Net-Entrepreneurial/dp/1718917082

💖Hedge has been reviewed by some amazing people:

“An eye-opening primer to the technological present, proposing bold solutions for a ‘Safety Net 2.0’ and a better future for all.” — Carlota Perez, author of Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: The Dynamics of Bubbles and Golden Ages.

“Hedge brings together a deep reading of the history of economic development through transformational technology with Nicolas’s own direct experience as a co-founder of The Family.” — William H. Janeway, Senior Advisor, Warburg Pincus, author of Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy.

“A sharp and historically grounded analysis of how technology and the political economy of the West have evolved in tandem.” — Kim-Mai Cutler, Partner, Initialized.

“An important book which poses profound questions about the social and political effects of technological change.” — Sir Nick Clegg, former UK Deputy Prime Minister.

“Hedge should become part of Silicon Valley’s playbook, because we urgently need to come together and find ways to uplift humanity in these times of radical change.” — Vivek Wadhwa, Distinguished Fellow at Harvard Law School and Carnegie Mellon University.

“Carefully documented yet contemporary, Hedge makes for compulsive and thought-provoking reading, which will hopefully stir you into action.” — Azeem Azhar, Founder, Exponential View.

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