Jake

HAPPY DIWALI 2026!!! 🪔 This one is special for me because I am in India for it! Diwali is kind of like India’s Black Friday, Christmas and New Years all rolled up into one! And the economic impact of this holiday on India is insane, especially when it comes to gold!

I think there’s a strong case that Jaipur is one of the most successful planned cities on Earth. Built 300 years ago by an astronomer king, its historic center is still thriving today. And most people outside India only know one thing about it. That it’s pink. But why is it

Everyone thinks the stock market was invented in New York, but it was actually invented in Amsterdam! And what people bet on back then is not that much different compared to now As the stock market has evolved, people invent new ways to hedge themselves against risk And

Mongolia is a one city country Half of its population lives in the capital city Ulaanbaatar! Which is crazy because it’s the coldest capital city on Earth So why did they build a capital city there?

Network School moved to Kazakhstan, so I went to check it out

The 3 fastest growing cities in the world are cities you might not have ever heard of None of them are in India or China!

Most people outside of India have never heard of Surat But it controls the worlds diamond supply, as 8 out of every 10 diamonds on Earth are cut and polished here Economist call this a cluster - where a whole industry is in one place How has Surat dominated diamonds? Well

Why are warmer countries typically more poor? It comes down to a brutal geographic trap In cold climates the best place to live is often the best place to trade However in warm climates it’s the opposite To combat the diseases and warm temperatures, people often went up..

Why has the quality of everything gotten so much worse? From 2x4s to tools to appliances Things aren’t built the way they used to be anymore And then you have shrinkflation The government measures inflation with CPI. But it’s kind of a lie — it doesn’t count quality getting

I made this video breaking down everything that has went off the rails since 1971 That was the year that President Nixon broke the link between dollar and gold, completely changing how money works

When making this video I learned how Rajasthan is a lot more important to India then most people realize

In Kazakhstan you can pay with your palm

Did you know Kazakhstan was this nice?

Astana, Kazakhstan has basketball courts under its bridge I am impressed by how nice some of the public spaces are in this city. So many playgrounds and public exercise equipment around the city

What is a Network State?

I don't really like conferences But every year I go to the Network State Conference I always meet the best people there. So I asked them why they came

In this video I compare India today vs where China was in 2010 China is winning physically, but India is winning digitally

In this video I break down how Asia has changed from space from 2014 - 2024 China, Vietnam, Indonesia and India look completely different