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'''Sam Hamidi-Kazemian'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/@apompliano/the-questions-episode-2-everipedia-sam-hamidi-kazemian-e5e976959935|title=The Questions Episode 2: Everipedia & Sam Hamidi-Kazemian|last=Pompliano|first=Anthony|publisher=[[Medium (website)|Medium]]|date=5 March 2017}}</ref> (born February 12, 1993<ref name=Crunchbase2018/>) is an [[Iranian Americans|Iranian-American]] [[programmer|software programmer]]<ref name=Crunchbase2018/> and [[blockchain]] theorist.<ref name=Anthony2017/> He is the co-founder and [[President (corporate title)|president]] of [[Everipedia]],<ref name=Chavez-Dreyfuss2018>{{cite news|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2018-02-08/novogratzs-new-fund-others-invest-30-million-in-online-encyclopedia|title=Novogratz's New Fund, Others Invest $30 Million in Online Encyclopedia|last=Chavez-Dreyfuss|first=Gertrude|work=[[U.S. News & World Report]]|date=8 February 2018}}</ref> which is a [[For-profit corporation|for-profit]], [[wiki]]-based [[online encyclopedia]].<ref name=James2017/> He founded Everipedia with Theodor Forselius in December 2014.<ref name=FinSMEs2018/> Kazemian graduated from [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]] in 2015.<ref name=VNG2017/>
'''Sam Hamidi-Kazemian'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/@apompliano/the-questions-episode-2-everipedia-sam-hamidi-kazemian-e5e976959935|title=The Questions Episode 2: Everipedia & Sam Hamidi-Kazemian|last=Pompliano|first=Anthony|publisher=[[Medium (website)|Medium]]|date=5 March 2017}}</ref> (born February 12, 1993<ref name=Crunchbase2018/>) is an [[Iranian Americans|Iranian-American]] [[programmer|software programmer]]<ref name=Crunchbase2018/> and [[blockchain]] enthusiast.<ref name=Anthony2017/> He is the co-founder and [[President (corporate title)|president]] of [[Everipedia]],<ref name=Chavez-Dreyfuss2018>{{cite news|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2018-02-08/novogratzs-new-fund-others-invest-30-million-in-online-encyclopedia|title=Novogratz's New Fund, Others Invest $30 Million in Online Encyclopedia|last=Chavez-Dreyfuss|first=Gertrude|work=[[U.S. News & World Report]]|date=8 February 2018}}</ref> which is a [[For-profit corporation|for-profit]], [[wiki]]-based [[online encyclopedia]].<ref name=James2017/> He founded Everipedia with Theodor Forselius in December 2014.<ref name=FinSMEs2018/> Kazemian graduated from [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]] in 2015.<ref name=VNG2017/>


== Education ==
== Education ==
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== Everipedia ==
== Everipedia ==


Starting as a small project in Kazemian's [[dormitory]] room at UCLA, Sam Kazemian​ founded Everipedia with Theodor Forselius​ in December 2014.<ref name=FinSMEs2018>{{cite news|url=http://www.finsmes.com/2018/02/everipedia-raises-30m-in-series-a-funding.html|title=Everipedia Raises $30m in Series A Funding|last=|first=|publisher=FinSMEs|date=10 February 2018}}</ref> Kazemian and Forselius constructed the first [[Model–view–presenter|MVP]] for Everipedia while Kazemian was still at UCLA.<ref name=Jafery2018>{{cite web|url=https://hackernoon.com/the-revolution-of-knowledge-how-everipedia-is-decentralizing-history-6eb44bb9ea75|title=How Everipedia is Decentralizing History with Blockchain|last=Jafery|first=Reza|publisher=Hackernoon|date=19 February 2018}}</ref> Kazemian approached Mahbod Moghadam, the co-founder of [[Genius (website)|Rap Genius]] (also known as Genius) while Moghadam was speaking at [[UCLA]] and showed him his Everipedia page.<ref name=Nazarian2016>{{cite news|url=http://www.breitbart.com/california/2016/02/09/everipedia-the-wikipedia-competitor-for-the-people/|title=Everipedia: The Wikipedia Competitor for the People|last=Nazarian|first=Adelle|publisher=[[Breitbart News]]|date=9 February 2016}}</ref> Moghadam was frustrated that his [[Wikipedia]] page kept getting deleted.<ref name=Nazarian2016/> Moghadam seeing his Everipedia page moved him and it helped him understand Kazemian's idea better.<ref name=Nazarian2016/>
Starting as a small project in Kazemian's [[dormitory]] room at UCLA, Sam Kazemian​ founded Everipedia with Theodor Forselius​ in December 2014.<ref name=FinSMEs2018>{{cite news|url=http://www.finsmes.com/2018/02/everipedia-raises-30m-in-series-a-funding.html|title=Everipedia Raises $30m in Series A Funding|last=|first=|publisher=FinSMEs|date=10 February 2018}}</ref> Kazemian and Forselius constructed the first [[Model–view–presenter|MVP]] for Everipedia while Kazemian was still at UCLA.<ref name=Jafery2018>{{cite web|url=https://hackernoon.com/the-revolution-of-knowledge-how-everipedia-is-decentralizing-history-6eb44bb9ea75|title=How Everipedia is Decentralizing History with Blockchain|last=Jafery|first=Reza|publisher=Hackernoon|date=19 February 2018}}</ref> Kazemian approached Mahbod Moghadam, the co-founder of [[Genius (website)|Rap Genius]] (also known as Genius<ref name=Gregoire2016>{{cite web|url=https://nextshark.com/mahbod-moghadam-everipedia-interview/|title=Exiled Rap Genius Founder Plans to Overtake Wikipedia, Wants to Suck Mark Zuckerberg's Dick|last=Gregoire|first=Waylae|publisher=NextShark|year=2016}}</ref>) while Moghadam was speaking at UCLA and showed him his Everipedia page.<ref name=Nazarian2016>{{cite news|url=http://www.breitbart.com/california/2016/02/09/everipedia-the-wikipedia-competitor-for-the-people/|title=Everipedia: The Wikipedia Competitor for the People|last=Nazarian|first=Adelle|publisher=[[Breitbart News]]|date=9 February 2016}}</ref> Moghadam was frustrated that his [[Wikipedia]] page kept getting deleted.<ref name=Nazarian2016/> Moghadam seeing his Everipedia page moved him and it helped him understand Kazemian's idea better.<ref name=Nazarian2016/>


In 2017, Kazemian told to ''[[Boing Boing]]'' that "Wikia, like Wikipedia, uses really old software that was built in 2001. Meanwhile there are all these new, modern crowd-knowledge sites like Rap Genius, Quora and StackOverflow, but nobody ever tried to attack the original beast - a wiki of everything - with the new, modern tools. That is what Everipedia aims to do."<ref name=James2017>{{cite web|url=https://boingboing.net/2017/06/12/can-everipedia-remake-collabor.html|title=Can Everipedia remake collaborative encyclopedias to be inclusive and enjoyable?|last=James|first=Andrea|work=[[Boing Boing]]|date=12 June 2017}}</ref> In 2017, he stated that Everipedia aims to be the largest [[online encyclopedia]].<ref name=Moon2017>{{cite web|url=https://wefunder.com/updates/90603-part-1-intro-to-everipedia-and-new-features-since-campaign|title=Everipedia Update {{!}} Part 1: Intro to Everipedia and New Features Since Campaign|last=Moon|first=Jiwon|publisher=[[Wefunder]]|date=31 July 2017}}</ref>
In 2017, Kazemian told to ''[[Boing Boing]]'' that "Wikia, like Wikipedia, uses really old software that was built in 2001. Meanwhile there are all these new, modern crowd-knowledge sites like Rap Genius, Quora and StackOverflow, but nobody ever tried to attack the original beast - a wiki of everything - with the new, modern tools. That is what Everipedia aims to do."<ref name=James2017>{{cite web|url=https://boingboing.net/2017/06/12/can-everipedia-remake-collabor.html|title=Can Everipedia remake collaborative encyclopedias to be inclusive and enjoyable?|last=James|first=Andrea|work=[[Boing Boing]]|date=12 June 2017}}</ref> In 2017, he stated that Everipedia aims to be the largest [[online encyclopedia]].<ref name=Moon2017>{{cite web|url=https://wefunder.com/updates/90603-part-1-intro-to-everipedia-and-new-features-since-campaign|title=Everipedia Update {{!}} Part 1: Intro to Everipedia and New Features Since Campaign|last=Moon|first=Jiwon|publisher=[[Wefunder]]|date=31 July 2017}}</ref>

Revision as of 15:09, 13 August 2018

Sam Kazemian
Sam Kazemian in 2018
Born
Sam Hamidi-Kazemian[1]

(1993-02-12) February 12, 1993 (age 31)[1]
Mazandaran Province, Iran[2]
EducationUCLA (neuroscience and philosophy)[1]
OccupationPresident of Everipedia[3]
Known forCo-founding Everipedia[4]
Websiteeveripedia.org

Sam Hamidi-Kazemian[5] (born February 12, 1993[1]) is an Iranian-American software programmer[1] and blockchain enthusiast.[6] He is the co-founder and president of Everipedia,[3] which is a for-profit, wiki-based online encyclopedia.[7] He founded Everipedia with Theodor Forselius in December 2014.[4] Kazemian graduated from UCLA in 2015.[8]

Education

Kazemian attended Westlake High School, where he participated in athletics.[9] He was member of the UCLA Powerlifting team from 2013 to 2014 in his junior year of high school.[10] Kazemian was a double major in neuroscience and philosophy at UCLA.[1] He graduated from UCLA in 2015.[8] Kazemian changed his mind about going to medical school in order to work on Everipedia.[11]

Everipedia

Starting as a small project in Kazemian's dormitory room at UCLA, Sam Kazemian​ founded Everipedia with Theodor Forselius​ in December 2014.[4] Kazemian and Forselius constructed the first MVP for Everipedia while Kazemian was still at UCLA.[12] Kazemian approached Mahbod Moghadam, the co-founder of Rap Genius (also known as Genius[13]) while Moghadam was speaking at UCLA and showed him his Everipedia page.[11] Moghadam was frustrated that his Wikipedia page kept getting deleted.[11] Moghadam seeing his Everipedia page moved him and it helped him understand Kazemian's idea better.[11]

In 2017, Kazemian told to Boing Boing that "Wikia, like Wikipedia, uses really old software that was built in 2001. Meanwhile there are all these new, modern crowd-knowledge sites like Rap Genius, Quora and StackOverflow, but nobody ever tried to attack the original beast - a wiki of everything - with the new, modern tools. That is what Everipedia aims to do."[7] In 2017, he stated that Everipedia aims to be the largest online encyclopedia.[14]

Personal life

When he was young, he and his family moved to the US.[2] Kazemian resides in Los Angeles, California, US.[1] In 2013, he became interested in Bitcoin.[15] He mined over 50 various cryptocoins to become more familiar with them and to find out about the changes that were occurring in the blockchain.[6] The top cryptocoins he preferred from back in the day was Dogecoin, Namecoin, Datacoin (defuncted), and Vertcoin.[6] Kazemian stated that in 2014 there were many successful cryptocurrencies to mine.[15] In his dormitory room, Kazemian assembled a GPU and CPU mining operation using his outdated desktop computers and laptops to mine cryptocurrencies.[15] He is a fan of the programming language Python.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Sam Kazemian". Crunchbase. 2018.
  2. ^ a b Jafari, Hamed (9 June 2016). "Interview with the Founders of Everipedia AKA the "Thug Wikipedia"". TechRasa.
  3. ^ a b Chavez-Dreyfuss, Gertrude (8 February 2018). "Novogratz's New Fund, Others Invest $30 Million in Online Encyclopedia". U.S. News & World Report.
  4. ^ a b c "Everipedia Raises $30m in Series A Funding". FinSMEs. 10 February 2018.
  5. ^ Pompliano, Anthony (5 March 2017). "The Questions Episode 2: Everipedia & Sam Hamidi-Kazemian". Medium.
  6. ^ a b c Anthony, Miles (6 August 2017). "Sam Kazemian, Founder and CEO at Everipedia, Shares 4 Years of Mining Experience". The Crypto Times.
  7. ^ a b James, Andrea (12 June 2017). "Can Everipedia remake collaborative encyclopedias to be inclusive and enjoyable?". Boing Boing.
  8. ^ a b "Everipedia: Bản sao xấu xí và tội lỗi của Wikipedia" [Everipedia: ugly copy and sin of Wikipedia]. VNG Corporation. 10 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Sam Kazemian". Athletic.net. 2018.
  10. ^ "Sam Kazemian - 2013-14 Powerlifting Roster - UCLA Club Sports". UCLA Club Sports. 2018.
  11. ^ a b c d Nazarian, Adelle (9 February 2016). "Everipedia: The Wikipedia Competitor for the People". Breitbart News.
  12. ^ Jafery, Reza (19 February 2018). "How Everipedia is Decentralizing History with Blockchain". Hackernoon.
  13. ^ Gregoire, Waylae (2016). "Exiled Rap Genius Founder Plans to Overtake Wikipedia, Wants to Suck Mark Zuckerberg's Dick". NextShark.
  14. ^ Moon, Jiwon (31 July 2017). "Everipedia Update | Part 1: Intro to Everipedia and New Features Since Campaign". Wefunder.
  15. ^ a b c Liebowitz, David (11 December 2017). "Crypto Veteran and Blockchain Engineer Sam Kazemian Helps You Understand Bitcoin Once and For All". Bitcoin For Plebs.
  16. ^ Moghadam, Mahbod (2015). "What I Learned From My Rap Genius Cofounders". NextShark.
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