Ep 20 - Brian Deery, Chief Scientist at Factom, a Data Layer for the Blockchain
Episode description
Brian Deery is the Chief Scientist at Factom, a platform that stores the world's data on a decentralized system. Using Blockchain technology Factom facilitates smart contracts, digital assets and database integrity.
Brian is an early innovator in technology. He built a self-driving Lotus Elise which competed in the 2007 DARPA Urban Grand Challenge. The race competition included a precursor to Google’s driverless car.
Previously, he served as an R&D Engineer at Pentair, Ltd where he designed and brought to market an underwater energy harvesting device. Earlier, he managed the quality control robots certifying ~$30M of yearly production at MTS Systems Corporation."
After listening to this episode you will learn:
- The story behind how Brian got on the Blockchain path
- How Brian identified the connection between computers and money
- About how Brian won a Federal Reserve sponsored hack-a-thon
- How Brian first met Paul Snow of Factom (then named Notary Chain)
- Brian's view of Blockchains and its purpose
- What scares Brian about the future of Blockchain development
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