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Thibault Serlet is the Director of Research at the Adrianople Group and architect of the world's largest SEZ dataset. Thibault founded the Startup Societies Foundation in 2015, a nonprofit which studies and promotes Special Economic Zones and new city projects. He is on the board of advisors of the Center for Innovative Governance Research, and has worked at several startups in the cybersecurity, hardware, and blockchain fields.π΄ Timestamps:00:00 – Language Blend00:30 – The History of Special Economic Zones17:35 SEZs vs Normal Jurisdictions37:10 Special Economic Zones from China to Modern World46:11 Language Blend46:55 How Do Special Economic Zones Get Created?56:19 Using SEZs to Affect Change1:00:35 What are the Craziest Economic Zones?1:07:00 Company Towns vs Economic Zones 1:20:00 Traits of Economic Zones in Latin America 1:31:00 How to Invest in Special Economic Zones1:40:10 The Moon and Planet Mars as SEZsπ΄ Follow Thibault and Adrianople Group:Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdrianopleGroupWebsite: https://www.adrianoplegroup.com/blogLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thibault-serlet-b051571bb/π΄ Follow My Latin Life: City Guides: https://mylatinlife.com/city-guides/FREE Telegram Group: https://t.me/+u18h0doDhxRiY2FhTwitter: https://twitter.com/MyLatinLifeSet up a Base in LatAm: https://calendly.com/MyLatinLifeEpisode sponsored by Language Blend: https://www.languageblend.com/
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