Manoj Gowda (MG)

Building Startup Ecosystems | Head of Products @0xteamspace |
Helping Early-Stage Founders Scale Through Strategy, Product & AI

[Manoj Gowda (MG) @manojgowda_]

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[Manoj Gowda (MG) @manojgowda_]

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[Manoj Gowda (MG) @manojgowda_]

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[Manoj Gowda (MG) @manojgowda_]

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[Balaji @balajis]

India is building startup cities.

[Manoj Gowda (MG) @manojgowda_]

@ns India !?

[Balaji @balajis]

Should the global tech community continue investing in Malaysia?

Given recent events, I raise this question respectfully for the consideration of Prime Minister Yang Amat Berhormat Dato’ Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim (@anwaribrahim), for the people of Malaysia, and for our friends in the Malaysian tech community. The answer will be of interest to anyone in global tech that’s considering building, investing, or expanding in Malaysia, including executives at Google, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft, founders of tech unicorns like Coinbase and Solana, and investors at the world’s largest venture capital funds like a16z and Polychain.

As context, I am the former CTO of Coinbase and former General Partner at a16z. In October 2024, I opened a startup society called Network School in Malaysia, because I felt I’d been invited in by the government’s pro-tech policies.

Specifically, the KL20 initiative set out Malaysia’s ambition of becoming a top 20 global tech hub. Their MDEC digital nomad visas and MM2H investor visas were created to facilitate an influx of global talent and capital. And the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone was announced to facilitate the flow of capital and talent between Malaysia and Singapore, where I live. When taken in combination with Malaysia’s datacenter buildout and its policy of welcoming visa-free visits for 98% of the world, it seemed like Malaysia might be a great place to build a global tech hub that was simultaneously inexpensive and easy to visit (especially for non-Westerners).

And that’s what we did, by creating Network School. It’s an international tech community with its first node in Forest City, Malaysia. We picked Forest City because it had millions of square feet of empty space, because it was one hour from Singapore’s capital markets, and because it was within the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone. Then, within 18 months, without a single penny of government money, we built Network School into a global attraction that brought thousands of engineers, investors, and builders from 70+ countries to learn technology, burn calories, earn online, and have fun, integrating with the local Malaysian economy along the way.

Indeed, in terms of quantifiable contribution to the Malaysian economy, we’ve already invested 100M+ MYR in our campus to make it startup-friendly. For perspective, that’s about 4% of the budget of Johor, the Malaysian state where Forest City is located. We employ dozens of Malaysians directly and indirectly at every level from executive to staff. We’ve backed Malaysian tech startups like Collektr, hosted events for local teams like Superteam Malaysia, and are major customers of many local businesses like barbers, laundromats, and restaurants. We’ve also revitalized the multibillion-dollar Forest City project, causing millions of MYR in real estate appreciation. And, as the video below describes, we were on the cusp of a 500M+ MYR expansion to grow our community, as well as a global merit scholarship with my friend Amjad Masad of Replit.

However, that emerging multi-billion dollar success story — which should rightfully have been hailed as a huge victory for the pro-tech policies of the Malaysian government — is at risk of being derailed by a fake story spread by an anonymous account named MP4P.

In short: on the day before the July 11 Johor elections, MP4P posted an Instagram post falsely accusing Network School of harboring illegal aliens. The sensational accusations caused a tizzy in Malaysia, until Malaysian authorities came to our campus on July 14 to investigate. (I should note that the officers were very polite and professional.) After checking hundreds of physical passports from 40 countries, including dual passport holders, the authorities confirmed to the press on July 15 that all travel documents were in order. During the process, we cooperated fully; in the thread below you can see a photo of the men, women, and children of Network School smiling and holding up their passports in the bright daylight. Our faces are shown and our names are known; we have nothing to hide.

With that said, the process is the punishment. What MP4P did is very similar to the American crime of “swatting”, because MP4P created a hoax report of a serious threat, thereby forcing the Malaysian police to take time away from protecting the Malaysian people towards investigating a nonexistent issue. Moreover, this anonymous MP4P account has also called for Malaysia to boycott Apple, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft…a move that would cost ordinary Malaysians thousands of jobs…even while MP4P’s own Instagram collaborators promote their Apple and Google apps! I mean, we aren’t talking about a credible accuser, but just someone screaming inconsistently at the top of their lungs on social media for traffic, an all-too-common phenomenon these days.

Anyway, at this point, all further investment we were planning to make in Malaysia is on hold until we get sufficient assurance that such issues won’t recur. So are the investment plans of many of our friends, including the execs and investors at global tech firms that we brought to Forest City. Because to put it very plainly: we have invested 100M+ MYR in Malaysia, while creating jobs for dozens of Malaysians, and our faces and names are known. Our Malaysian executives and employees deserve the benefit of the doubt over anonymous internet trolls.

There are two paths forward. In the first case, if Malaysia still wants continued global tech investment, if it wants to be a top 20 tech hub, if it wants us to revitalize Forest City, then we request an audience with the Prime Minister’s office to discuss the terms of a memorandum of understanding between Network School and the Malaysian government, similar to the document recently signed between the Solana Foundation and the Kazakhstan government.

Specifics can of course be discussed, but we would publicly commit to abiding by all Malaysian laws (we already do) and respecting Malaysia’s sovereignty (never in question). In return, they’d get to know our friendly community, and realize that we actually chose Malaysia because we thought it was a great place to build a tech hub where engineers from the global South, investors from the West, and builders from Malaysia itself could meet new people, build cool things, and perhaps create millions of dollars in economic growth in the fullness of time.

That vision of peace and trade, internationalism and entrepreneurialism, is still on the table. We aren’t asking for any money — just a meeting, to help restore confidence in Malaysia as an investable jurisdiction. Alternatively, if you don’t want our investment, or those of our colleagues at billion dollar funds and trillion dollar companies, we will of course respect your wishes, and reallocate our capital to other countries instead.

Either way, we will remain friends and abide by your decision. Please let us know.

[Manoj Gowda (MG) @manojgowda_]

@baseposting Gods Plan baby !💯

[0xTeam Space | Web3 Security 🥷⚡ @0xTeamSpace]

See you all at India Blockchain Week (IBW) Conference: 2-3 Dec 2025

Let’s connect and secure the next generation of Web3 🥷⚡️ !

@IBWofficial

[0xTeam Space | Web3 Security 🥷⚡ @0xTeamSpace]

Abu Dhabi, we’re coming! ✨
@solana Breakpoint

[0xTeam Space | Web3 Security 🥷⚡ @0xTeamSpace]

⚡Big Announcement with @XDC_Network_ !

We’re thrilled to announce that 0xTeam is officially collaborating with XDC Network as a Security Partner! 🔒✨

What XDC ecosystem projects & builders get with this collaboration 👇

[Manoj Gowda (MG) @manojgowda_]

~3B Lost, in just 6 months🧐

[0xTeam Space | Web3 Security 🥷⚡ @0xTeamSpace]

~$3B lost in Web3 hacks in just 6 months⚡🥷.

We analyzed every major exploit of H1 2025.

How it happened ?
How to prevent it ?
Trends in attacker playbooks

Full report → https://t.co/goWaR6K4mR

#Web3Security #CryptoHacks #DeFi

[Manoj Gowda (MG) @manojgowda_]

LFG 🚀

[BSCS Official @BSCS_Global]

🤝 @BSCS_Global & @0xTeamSpace Unite to Fortify Web3 Security

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[Manoj Gowda (MG) @manojgowda_]

LFG🚀

[0xTeam Space | Web3 Security 🥷⚡ @0xTeamSpace]

Security isn’t just a requirement—it’s the foundation for innovation. By joining forces with @BSCS_Global , we’re ensuring that every project launching on their platform can move fast without compromising trust.

- @0xTeamSpace

[⚡DZap @dzap_io]

🛡️ Security First, Always

✅DZap has successfully completed a full security audit by @0xTeamSpace

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[Manoj Gowda (MG) @manojgowda_]

Looks nice 🔥🤩

[0xTeam Space | Web3 Security 🥷⚡ @0xTeamSpace]

Wakes up.
Drinks coffee.
Start Audits.
Finds bugs.
Ship secure contracts.
Repeat 🔁.

The Web3 Auditor Starter Pack 🛠☕

[Manoj Gowda (MG) @manojgowda_]

They Left Me too🥲

[0xTeam Space | Web3 Security 🥷⚡ @0xTeamSpace]

[𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁]🚨 Due to some "𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴" , I’m posting this a bit late… because 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗗𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿 🥲.

So, how was your ETHDenver? 🎉 How many of you got the chance to meet 𝟬𝘅𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 and 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗯 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘀?

Meanwhile, as the "𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘳", I’m just here wondering… 𝗪𝗮𝘀 𝗜 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝟯 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴? 😑 If you spotted any of our team members, please remind them they 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 – 𝗠𝗘!

[0xTeam Space | Web3 Security 🥷⚡ @0xTeamSpace]

Scanning, testing, securing. 🚀 No weak spots left behind. 🔐

[0xTeam Space | Web3 Security 🥷⚡ @0xTeamSpace]

🔥It's fire to become a security partner for @playartsdotai!🚀

Excited to share that we are collaborating with @playartsdotai to ensure the highest security standards for their platform. At 0xTeam🥷⚡, we are committed to safeguarding web3 projects and their communities.

[Manoj Gowda (MG) @manojgowda_]

It's my pleasure @cryptorohittt 🤝👀

[Roh @Rohthebuilder]

Thanks Manoj for doing a call & helping in what to do next. Your suggestions gave me good clarity. Just talking to you made my mind very clear today. Appreciate it!

I think now I have auditor frens in web3.

[Manoj Gowda (MG) @manojgowda_]

@0xTeamSpace Today's Best Meme😂