Episode 664
Austin Federa (DoubleZero) on Building a Better Internet (EP.664)
On The Brink with Castle Island · Castle Island Ventures
September 8, 202547m 48s
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Show Notes
Wyatt sits down with Austin Federa, the founder of DoubleZero to discuss the hardware systems that underlie blockchains and the internet. In this episode:
- Building a newer, better fiber network
- How and why much of internet hardware infrastructure is antiquated
- Why software innovation has taken precedent over hardware innovation
- Vertical integration and who has access to the best hardware systems
- Why hardware innovation requires startups and new entrants
- Why blockchains demand faster, reliable bandwidth
- Why a token framework offers a better incentive mechanism