Outline: What is a Signature Scheme?Some well-known signature schemesDiffie-Hellman Problem (DHP)Computational DHP vs Decisional DHPGap GroupBLS Signature Scheme A digital signature scheme is essentially a mathematical setup to prove that a message has been authenticated by the sending party. The signature scheme ensures: Message is authenticated (by sender)Sender cannot deny sending the message (non-repudiation)Message is … Continue reading The BLS Signature Scheme — A short intro
Capital Exchange Agreements
Over the past few years, there has been a lot of buzz around ISAs (income Share Agreements) in the tech-world, with projects like Lambda School and PandoPooling leading the charge. Concurrently, with the sudden disruption of college life due to COVID-19, students have been frustrated at having to pay the same tuition fees upfront without the expectation of a rigorous … Continue reading Capital Exchange Agreements
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Topics Quantum Computing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3hHO3S8Unk - John Preskill on Quantum Computing
A startup story – Notes from “Founders at Work- Hotmail”
I've been reading the book "Founders at Work" - Stories of Startups' Early Days by Jessica Livingston to get a better idea of how some well known startups came about and to (hopefully) gain some inspiration from the interviews with their founders. The Hotmail story was particularly interesting: Hotmail was funded in February 14, 1996, … Continue reading A startup story – Notes from “Founders at Work- Hotmail”