Proof of Coverage

Sam Williams, Founder and CEO of Arweave


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Sami and Mahesh are joined by Sam Williams, Co-Founder and CEO of Arweave. Arweave is a permanent and decentralized storage network, designed for the preservation of humanity’s most important data. 

Sam discussed what inspired him to work on permanent storage, why he doesn’t view Filecoin as a major competitor, how Arweave is designed to store the highest-value data, and some of the exciting projects currently using Arweave.


0:00 - 0:59 DePIN Date Night

1:00 - 7:44 How recent global events inspired Arweave

7:45 - 12:09 Why Sam doesn't view Filecoin as a behemoth

12:10 - 15:04Arweave's competition

15:05 - 19:13 Bitcoin as a storage layer

19:14 - 25:09 Arweave's PMF

25:10 - 29:27 Applications currently using Arweave

29:28 - 34:52 How Sam thinks the industry can drive user behavior

34:53 - 38:30 What Sam's most excited about in the next few years


Disclaimer: The hosts and the firms they represent may hold stakes in the companies mentioned in this podcast. None of this is financial advice.

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