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Kazemian resides in [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]], US.<ref name=Crunchbase2018>{{cite web|url=https://www.crunchbase.com/person/sam-hamidi-kazemian|title=Sam Kazemian|publisher=[[TechCrunch#Crunchbase|Crunchbase]]|year=2018}}</ref> In 2013, he became interested in [[Bitcoin]].<ref name=Liebowitz2017/> 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]]. |
Kazemian resides in [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]], US.<ref name=Crunchbase2018>{{cite web|url=https://www.crunchbase.com/person/sam-hamidi-kazemian|title=Sam Kazemian|publisher=[[TechCrunch#Crunchbase|Crunchbase]]|year=2018}}</ref> In 2013, he became interested in [[Bitcoin]].<ref name=Liebowitz2017/> 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]]. The top cryptocoins he preferred were [[Dogecoin]], [[Namecoin]], Datacoin (defunct), and [[Vertcoin]].<ref name=Anthony2017>{{cite news|url=https://cryptotim.es/interview-sam-kazemian-founder-ceo-everipedia/|title=Sam Kazemian, Founder and CEO at Everipedia, Shares 4 Years of Mining Experience|last=Anthony|first=Miles|publisher=The Crypto Times|date=6 August 2017}}</ref> Kazemian stated that in 2014 there were many successful [[cryptocurrency|cryptocurrencies]] to mine. In his dormitory room, Kazemian assembled a [[graphics processing unit|GPU]] and [[central processing unit|CPU]] mining operation using his outdated [[desktop computer]]s and [[laptop]]s to mine cryptocurrencies.<ref name=Liebowitz2017>{{cite news|url=https://bitcoinforplebs.com/2017/12/11/crypto-veteran-blockchain-engineer-understand-bitcoin/|title=Crypto Veteran and Blockchain Engineer Sam Kazemian Helps You Understand Bitcoin Once and For All|last=Liebowitz|first=David|publisher=Bitcoin For Plebs|date=11 December 2017}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:46, 18 September 2018
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| Born | Sam Hamidi-Kazemian[1] February 12, 1993[2] |
| Education | UCLA (neuroscience and philosophy)[2] |
| Occupation | President of Everipedia[3] |
| Known for | Co-founding Everipedia[4] |
| Website | everipedia.org |
Sam Hamidi-Kazemian[5] (born February 12, 1993) is an Iranian-American software programmer.[2] He is the co-founder and president of Everipedia,[3] a for-profit, wiki-based online encyclopedia.[6] He founded Everipedia with Theodor Forselius in December 2014.[4]
Education
Kazemian attended Westlake High School, where he participated in athletics.[7] He was a member of the UCLA Powerlifting team from 2012 until 2015.[8] Kazemian was a double major in neuroscience and philosophy at UCLA.[2] He graduated from UCLA in 2015.[9]
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.[10]
In 2017, Kazemian told 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."[6] In 2017, he stated that Everipedia aims to be the largest online encyclopedia.[11]
Personal life
Kazemian resides in Los Angeles, California, US.[2] In 2013, he became interested in Bitcoin.[12] 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. The top cryptocoins he preferred were Dogecoin, Namecoin, Datacoin (defunct), and Vertcoin.[13] Kazemian stated that in 2014 there were many successful cryptocurrencies to mine. In his dormitory room, Kazemian assembled a GPU and CPU mining operation using his outdated desktop computers and laptops to mine cryptocurrencies.[12]
References
- ^ "CoinTalks – Thought Leaders in the world of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency". Eventbrite. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
{{cite web}}: no-break space character in|title=at position 12 (help) - ^ a b c d e f "Sam Kazemian". Crunchbase. 2018.
- ^ a b Chavez-Dreyfuss, Gertrude (8 February 2018). "Novogratz's New Fund, Others Invest $30 Million in Online Encyclopedia". U.S. News & World Report.
- ^ a b c "Everipedia Raises $30m in Series A Funding". FinSMEs. 10 February 2018.
- ^ "CoinTalks – Thought Leaders in the world of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency". Eventbrite. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
{{cite web}}: no-break space character in|title=at position 12 (help) - ^ a b James, Andrea (12 June 2017). "Can Everipedia remake collaborative encyclopedias to be inclusive and enjoyable?". Boing Boing.
- ^ "Sam Kazemian". Athletic.net. 2018.
- ^ "Sam Kazemian - 2013-14 Powerlifting Roster - UCLA Club Sports". UCLA Club Sports. 2018.
- ^ "Everipedia: Bản sao xấu xí và tội lỗi của Wikipedia" [Everipedia: ugly copy and sin of Wikipedia]. VNG Corporation. 10 August 2017.
- ^ Jafery, Reza (19 February 2018). "How Everipedia is Decentralizing History with Blockchain". Hackernoon.
- ^ Moon, Jiwon (31 July 2017). "Everipedia Update | Part 1: Intro to Everipedia and New Features Since Campaign". Wefunder.
- ^ a b Liebowitz, David (11 December 2017). "Crypto Veteran and Blockchain Engineer Sam Kazemian Helps You Understand Bitcoin Once and For All". Bitcoin For Plebs.
- ^ Anthony, Miles (6 August 2017). "Sam Kazemian, Founder and CEO at Everipedia, Shares 4 Years of Mining Experience". The Crypto Times.