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Juan Benet

07/01/17

@ Y Combinator

The demand for decentralized solutions is driven not just by consumer needs but also by businesses seeking to distribute data across multiple providers for better security and reliability.

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IPFS, CoinList, and the Filecoin ICO with Juan Benet and Dalton Caldwell

@ Y Combinator

IPFS, CoinList, and the Filecoin ICO with Juan Benet and Dalton Caldwell

07/01/17

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Juan Benet

07/01/17

@ Y Combinator

Decentralization allows for a more efficient market by enabling individuals to leverage local optimizations for cheaper storage and distribution of content.

Juan Benet

07/01/17

@ Y Combinator

The challenge is to create a market that allows any provider to sell their storage, which could lead to better unit economics than centralized providers.

Yotam Segev

05/09/25

@ The Logan Bartlett Show

The move to the cloud has created a loss of control over data, making it essential for organizations to find effective security solutions.

Juan Benet

07/01/17

@ Y Combinator

The future of decentralized technology will depend on overcoming user experience barriers and creating applications that meet consumer needs effectively.

a16z Cast

02/07/25

@ a16z

The shift from scaling up to scaling out in technology means moving towards more distributed computing, which allows for greater accessibility and lower costs.

Scott Clark

05/23/25

@ a16z

The need for centralized AI platforms is driven by the challenges of managing shadow AI and ensuring compliance with security standards.

Juan Benet

07/01/17

@ Y Combinator

The development of decentralized applications faces significant user experience challenges, which must be addressed for mainstream adoption to occur.

Michael Skok

03/25/23

@ Harvard Innovation Labs

The core need of customers is to access data, regardless of how it is connected or managed.

Sequoia Capital Cast

05/12/25

@ Sequoia Capital

Decentralized inference providers gained traction as they offered models that met market demand, resulting in a rapid increase in interest that many in the AI space are still unaware of.