Respondent Id |
10673398136 |
Application Date |
2019-04-18 11:28:49 |
Application Language |
English |
Applicant City |
Los Angeles |
Applicant State/Province |
CA |
Applicant Country |
United States |
What languages do you speak? |
English |
What is your occupation? |
Product Manager - Crypto |
How many years experience in your field? |
8-15 |
What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? |
Bachelor’s degree (for example: BA. BS) |
Please describe your experience in the Crypto/Blockchain space, if any? |
2.5+ yrs following and investing. 2+ yrs running some sort of node. Have run 10+ different types of nodes. Currently founder/product manager for crypto-insurance project built on ethereum. |
Are you an individual or a group? |
Individual |
Node City |
Los Angeles |
Node State |
California |
Node Country |
United States |
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? |
Bitcoin (BTC, BCH, etc), Ethereum (ETH, ETC, etc) |
What kind of improvements would you like to see in Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported? |
ease of management, monitoring tools |
What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node? |
hardware requirements, power requirements, complexity in deployment, frequency of maintenance |
What is a reasonable maximum connection speed on which you could operate a BetaNet node in your geographic region? (Where 0 = 10 Megabits/second, and 100 = 10 Gigabits/second) |
29 |
What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? (As a percentage) |
88 |
Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. . |
13.03¢/kWh |
On a monthly basis, how much time can you publicly commit to dedicating toward governance if you were selected as a BetaNet node operator? (Where 0 = 1 hour/month, and 100 = 20 hours/month) |
25 |
If you were selected to run a BetaNet node, would it run on your own hardware or be deployed to cloud-based servers? |
Cloud-Based Servers |
In what type of environment would this server be located? |
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Do you have past experience deploying hardware servers in a datacenter? |
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Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published Elixxir BetaNet node specifications? |
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Yes (Please list specs) |
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Do you have hardware you would like to use but does not meet the stated BetaNet node specs? If so, please provide specs on that hardware below: |
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Do you have past experience deploying servers to cloud-based services? |
Yes (please specify) |
Yes (please specify) |
Digital Ocean, AWS, Vultr. Currently running Idex and REN nodes. Have setup some masternodes as well. |
Why do you want to be a node? |
I am interested in getting in early supporting new projects with goals that align with my own. Interacting with them directly give me a better sense for the project. |
How did you originally hear about Elixxir? |
Word of Mouth |
Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? |
Telegram, Twitter |
Are you an active member of those communities? |
No |
What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform? |
privacy + regulatory compliance. The team |
Outside of Elixxir communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? |
Somewhat active in REN and Idex AURA |
Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? |
yes, Crypto Invest Summit, Tokenfest. |
As part of growing the Elixxir community, are you willing to create content as part of operating an Elixxir BetaNet node? Examples would be node setup & on-boarding review vlog post, bi-weekly twitter update, medium review of on-going node operational process, etc. |
Yes (how much content on a monthly basis?) |
If yes, how much content on a monthly basis? |
a couple hours a month of effort would be manageable |
What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? |
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As best as you can given currently available information, please describe the value proposition of the Elixxir platform and how it differs from other current blockchain solutions. |
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Privacy by Default is a goal of the Elixxir Platform. In your opinion, why is Privacy by Default critical for the future of the internet? |
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Tags |
Individual, United States, English |