| Respondent Id | 10561335768 |
|---|---|
| Application Date | 2019-02-28 8:48:33 |
| Application Language | English |
| Applicant City | Amsterdam |
| Applicant State/Province | NH |
| Applicant Country | Netherlands |
| What languages do you speak? | Dutch, English, German, French |
| What is your occupation? | Financial administrator |
| How many years experience in your field? | 1-3 |
| What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? | Professional degree beyond bachelor’s degree (for example: MD, DDS, DVM, LLB, JD) |
| Please describe your experience in the Crypto/Blockchain space, if any? | Participant Digicash trial. Renewed interest after BTC crash and researching current cryptospace. Early in XRP. Invested and trading in top 10 since 2017. |
| Are you an individual or a group? | Individual |
| Node City | Amsterdam |
| Node State | NH |
| Node Country | Netherlands |
| For which networks Have you ever operated a node? | |
| What kind of improvements would you like to see in Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported? | No experience |
| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node? | Unwilling to keep a 24/7 system running from home. Unwilling to have administrative duties interfere in work-life balance. Willing to outsource. |
| 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) | 50 |
| What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? (As a percentage) | 80 |
| Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. . | I really don't know. Guestimate at EUR 0.25 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) | 20 |
| 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? | |
| Do you have past experience deploying hardware servers in a datacenter? | |
| Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published Elixxir BetaNet node specifications? | |
| Yes (Please list specs) | |
| 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: | |
| Do you have past experience deploying servers to cloud-based services? | No |
| Yes (please specify) | |
| Why do you want to be a node? | I believe in open and privacy. Being back in the sphere of anonymity of transactions, whether financial or personal data, I think the network can be a huge step forward in this. This makes me apply out of belief, rather than technical savvy, although I have tech talent. |
| How did you originally hear about Elixxir? | Word of Mouth |
| Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? | Telegram, Medium |
| Are you an active member of those communities? | Yes |
| What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform? | Transaction privacy, lowering energy requirements for blockchain and building on foundations that are in place |
| Outside of Elixxir communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? | |
| Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? | No |
| 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. | No |
| If yes, how much content on a monthly basis? | |
| What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? | Decentralized means lack of control, whereas distributed might be more efficient in control, users have little ownership an thus interest in betterment. As a long-time internet participant, I've witnessed much good and bad in peer-to-peer. In a managed way, I think it is the way forward. My standpoint is the balance between. I'd go for 80% decentral as a base |
| 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. | Fast, decentral and privacy |
| 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? | To have ownership of our own data. Not to be pawns in political gains. The right to be just a passer-by. |
| Tags | Individual, Netherlands, English |