Ep 20 - Brian Deery, Chief Scientist at Factom, a Data Layer for the Blockchain

Published: May 3, 2018, 11:23 p.m.

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Brian Deery Chief Scientist at Factom

Brian Deery is the Chief Scientist at Factom, a platform that stores the world\'s data on a decentralized system. Using Blockchain technology Factom\\xa0facilitates 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\\u2019s 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."

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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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