Around The Coin

Scott Dykstra, CTO of Space and Time & Purandar Das, CEO of Sotero

March 17, 2023 Faisal Khan and Mike Townsend | Glassbox Media Episode 479
Around The Coin
Scott Dykstra, CTO of Space and Time & Purandar Das, CEO of Sotero
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In this episode, Mike Townsend chats with Scott Dykstra, CTO and Co-Founder of Space and Time, and Purandar Das, CEO and Co-Founder of Sotero.

Microsoft-backed Space and Time is the first decentralized data warehouse. Scott also serves as a Strategic Advisor to Sotero and was formerly the VP of Cloud Solutions at Teradata.

Sotero is a Web2 data security platform that ensures your sensitive data is never left unprotected. Purandar previously served as CTO at Infogroup and CTO at Epsilon.

Introduction: Scott Dykstra, CTO of Space and Time & Purandar Das, CEO of Sotero
Scott Dykstra: Before Space and Time
What Space and Time is trying to accomplished?
Locking Down Data into a Centralized Database
Censorship Resistance
Data Centers in Space: Is it Possible?
About Sotero and the Strategic Direction of the Company
Sotero & Space and Time Partnership
WhySpace and Time needs Sotero
Run a Query and Encryption
Any Search Query is Patterns
Space and Time set out to connect SQL query results directly to smart contracts in a decentralized trustless way.
The Value Proposition
User-Operated Data Warehouse Clusters
How far are you in real world value delivering? Who are the competitors?
The Value Proposition of Sotero
The Line Between Traditional Infrastructure Development and Defi
Hacks: Primary problem to solve?
Censorship resistance and Private Auditing of Sensitive Third Party Banking Information
Infrastructure and Data
Thoughts on the Ongoing Tension Between Using Cryptocurrency and Fiat USD
Freedom of Currency
U.S. Global Influence Expand to be a Significant Threat?