<ul><li>Belarusian founders and entrepreneurs from all over Europe gathered at a Lisbon club event to discuss the challenges that stateless startups face.</li><li>The attendees included operators, innovators and VCs, over 30% of which were women.</li><li>The objective of the meeting was to find ways of empowering the stateless to not only survive, but dominate, with the lens of creating the new Silicon Valley.</li><li>The event used the World Café format to address five pain points around identity, culture, AI, funding and governance, and stateless innovation.</li><li>The groups discussed ideas such as DAOs, modular legal setups, alignment with shared visions and values across borders, and tools like zero-knowledge proofs to replace traditional markers like passports.</li><li>Statelessness is no longer a niche issue in the startup world, especially with the advent of AI, decentralized networks and remote collaboration platforms as the new frontier for companies.</li><li>The event’s conclusion was that the founders successful at mastering these tools will shape the future.</li></ul>

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