In Conversation with Dan Wright, Cofounder & CEO of Armada ($2B neo-hyperscaler for the edge)

IntroThis is a special edition of our show from Reagan National Economic Forum where I interviewed Dan Wright, Cofounder and CEO of Armada, a decentralized cloud for the edge. They are valued at $2B according to their last round and are funded by some of the friends of the show at Founders Fund, Lux Capital, 8090 Industries, Overmatch and strategic capital from firms like M12 (Microsoft's venture fund), Pinegrove and a few others.Watch on YouTubeTimestamps00:00 - Introduction01:16 - Dan Wright's early journey04:32 - Hyperscaling the remote edge data center06:41 - Full stack commercial deployments from oil fields to the Navy bay09:12 - Why DIY closet servers failed the scale test11:06 - What Armada enables its customers to do?14:26 - Joint ventures and open model ecosystem network effects17:42 - Reason behind Armada's "hyper" growth 22:39 -Why go for energy and mining companies?27:21 - Hiring the top 1 percent talent30:51 - Closing This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wethebuilders.us