David Vorick: Sia – Creating a P2P Marketplace for Data Storage to Disrupt the Cloud Industry (#318)

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Why David started Sia rather than taking a job in big-tech
- The Sia launch in 2015
- Why Sia has prioritized development over marketing in the beginning
- The importance of decentralized storage solutions
- How decentralized storage can be cheaper than AWS
- Why Sia needs its own blockchain and protocol's tech stack
- David's views on Proof of Work how that lead him to start a mining company
- The circumstances around the Sia blockchain fork of 2018
- Where David envisions decentralized storage in the next few years

Links mentioned in this episode:
- David Vorick (@DavidVorick) | Twitter: http://bit.ly/36M7Xzs
- Sia Homepage: http://bit.ly/38PAaHs
- Sia API Documentation: http://bit.ly/2tmTE68
- Sia Blog: http://bit.ly/2YYA4J2
- Sia (@SiaTechHQ) | Twitter: http://bit.ly/2M3k6Z6
- Sia Team Page | LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/2M1UsDS
- David Vorick, SIA - Decentralization & Cutting-Edge Cryptography - YouTube: http://bit.ly/38R9W7s
- MIT Bitcoin Expo 2019 - Busted Setup - YouTube: http://bit.ly/2M0l88f
- Scaling Bitcoin Workshops - Presentations: http://bit.ly/36LUiZn
- The Sia Ethos - Sia Blog: http://bit.ly/2tttz5y
- Blockchains of the Sia family: http://bit.ly/38OZQEk
- Obelisk: http://bit.ly/2M2yP6n
- SiaStats.info - Index: http://bit.ly/38OZU72

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This episode is hosted by Sebastien Couture & Sunny Aggarwal. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/318