# The challenge for distributed systems is not technology, it's the experience

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2019-08-06
- **Theme:** Other — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/other/
- **Source:** Overcoming the Challenges of Distributed Networks with Greg Osuri CEO Overclock Labs & Akash Network (Techpost)
- **Watch at:** 00:12:32 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKvrKWdc9OA&t=752s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/other/2019-08-06-the-challenge-for-distributed-systems-is-not-techn-m4no/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "The challenge for distributed systems is not technology, it's the experience," Overcoming the Challenges of Distributed Networks with Greg Osuri CEO Overclock Labs & Akash Network (Techpost), 6 Aug 2019, 00:12:32. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKvrKWdc9OA&t=752s

## Quote — verbatim

> A key insight we learned over the past year... the challenge for distributive systems is not technology, it's the experience.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

His core thesis on winning adoption — user-centered design ("fail forgiveness," "cognitive coefficiency") rather than overstating the mission; recurs throughout the episode.