[Abridged Version] An Honest Report on Decentralized Storage
An exhaustive and objective primary research to collect and present the latest, most accurate, and unfiltered insights directly from builders & experts at the forefront
👉 Direct Link to the 34-page Full Report
IT HAS ARRIVED: After swimming day and night in web3 data & decentralized storage over the past three months, I am thrilled to finally unveil… 🥁🥁🥁… “An Honest Report on Web3 Data & Storage,” the first-of-its-kind, 33-slide primary research report to objectively and exhaustively
Assess pros and cons of Decentralized vs. Centralized Storage
Present the business case for & importance of Decentralized Storage to unlock the potential of digital gold 3.0
Synthesize the top adoption challenges, growth opportunities, and interesting startups/projects in the Web3 data arena (three key themes are Compute, Interoperability, and Adoption)
Systematically analyze and compare the 4 major storage L1s (Storj, Filecoin, Arweave, Sia) side-by-side across 5 dimensions & special topics
product stack
key characteristics
pricing
tech
tokenomics
…. and Special Topics include
Permanent storage
Hidden costs
Onchain/Offchain smart contracts
Tokenomics deep dive
Link to the 34-page Full Report: An Honest Report on Decentralized Storage
Link to Chapter One: Top Takeaways, Insights, Challenges, and Opportunities
Link to Chapter Two: Primer on Web3 Data & Storage
Link to Chapter Three: Deep-Dive Comparison on the Four Major Storage L1s & Special Topics
It is the culmination of 30+ leading expert input across 50+ interview sessions over a span of three months. It contains the latest, most accurate, and unfiltered insights directly from trailblazing builders & experts below (rather than relying on secondary research from online sources, which often are not necessarily up-to-date or accurate).
Fair warning, the information density is very high, and below is a guide to maximize the ROI out of your time:
If you only got 2 minutes and only want actionable insights, take a look at
Slide 10: top adoption challenges divided into Technical Challenges and People Challenges
Slide 11-12: 10 investable/buildable areas with sub-areas and sample projects/startups. The scope of these opportunities is beyond just Decentralized Storage but encompassing of the entire web3 data sector
If you want a quick TLDR with the top takeaways, Chapter One: Top Takeaways, Challenges, and Growth Opportunities is for you
If you are new to the web3 data space, make sure to take a look at Chapter Two: Primer on Web3 Data & Storage
If you are already familiar with decentralized storage and want to get in the weeds to understand the difference among Storj, Filecoin, Arweave, and Sia, take a read at
Slide 9: Key offering highlights of each and my observations
then jump straight to Chapter Three: Deep Dive on these four De-storage L1s across five key dimensions (product stack, key characteristics, pricing, tech, tokenomics, and special topics such as permanent storage, smart contract, and hidden costs)
Feel free to hit me up if you’d like to
Add other interesting startups to this report to help them get their names out there
Share additional insight around adoption challenges & future growth areas
Get intros to the companies/reports mentioned in the report (several of them are currently raising!)
And as a lingering thought, in Web3, we work hard to open up the walled garden fenced by the web2 incumbents - why are we handing the digital gold 3.0 back to big tech’s vault? Is a dapp built on AWS really decentralized?
Happy reading & cheers,
Catrina Wang
Web3 VC | Wharton MBA Candidate | Penn Blockchain
Catggw@wharton.upenn.edu | Twitter: CuriousCat178
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