| Respondent Id | 10675007226 |
|---|---|
| Application Date | 2019-04-19 5:29:16 |
| Application Language | English |
| Applicant City | Maia |
| Applicant State/Province | Porto |
| Applicant Country | Portugal |
| What languages do you speak? | Portuguese, English |
| What is your occupation? | Software Development |
| How many years experience in your field? | 16+ |
| 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? | I've been involved in the startup culture (when startup wasn't even a buzz-word) since early age having started my own software company at age 18 and distributing exclusively online. I have since spend 22 years working in and around the tech industry. Since 2017 I've been focused primarily on the blockchain space and learning as much as I can about this new and disruptive technology. I've always been drawn to new technologies and blockchain has led me to meet a great number of smart, talented and like-minded individuals. In pursue of giving back and expand my knowledge, I've recently started two ventures, [one] my own blockchain-centric investment company that has the mission to find and support the most promising blockchain projects and ideas and [two], a clothing line for blockchain enthusiasts. |
| Are you an individual or a group? | |
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| 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? | |
| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node? | |
| 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) | |
| What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? (As a percentage) | |
| Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. . | |
| 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) | |
| If you were selected to run a BetaNet node, would it run on your own hardware or be deployed to 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? | |
| Yes (please specify) | |
| Why do you want to be a node? | |
| How did you originally hear about Elixxir? | |
| Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? | |
| Are you an active member of those communities? | |
| What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform? | |
| 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)? | |
| 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. | |
| 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? | |
| 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. | |
| 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? | |
| Tags | English |