Episode 65 The Evolution of Online Identity

Episode 65: The Evolution of Online Identity

Episode 65

The Evolution of Online Identity

Itai Turbahn is the co-Founder and CEO of Dyanmic Labs. We cover the promise and challenge of crypto wallets, how they can foster deep interactions online, and how Dynamic Labs is trying to build an authentication system for everyone.

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Show Notes

(00:02:23) - (First question) - What it was like to be the project manager of the Israeli Defence Force

(00:03:27) - At what point in his career crypto became a curiosity

(00:04:54) - Some of the main drivers around crypto that captivated his attention

(00:06:20) - Defining what a wallet is and what it can do 

(00:07:52) - What problems with wallets Dynamic Labs set out to solve  

(00:10:03) - Who built the wallet integration on OpenSea

(00:11:31) - Why the ease of signing in with Google is different than with your wallet 

(00:13:18) - Whether or not Google profits from the auto-login feature for websites and apps

(00:16:10) - Thoughts about segregation of information as we navigate the web with wallets

(00:19:20) - The redundancy of existing identity, KYC, and real estate title infrastructure

(00:24:24) - Whether or not Dynamic Labs will exist once the wallet wars are won 

(00:27:13) - How much users might feel overwhelmed if everything becomes a wallet

(00:29:15) - The auto-approval power wallets can eventually offer consumers

(00:32:30) - Problem prioritization amidst a multi-chain thesis and limited resources

(00:34:32) - Top themes and requests users are making of Dynamic Labs

(00:36:42) - Whether or not they spend any time with Web2 companies  

(00:37:32) - Economic models and building their products with them in mind 

(00:40:28) - The power owning our own data would unlock even though it may never happen

(00:45:13) - What he’s most excited to build over the next six months and six years

The Evolution of Online Identity

Introduction

Eric
This is Eric Golden. And my guest today is Itai Turbahn. MIT, Boston Consulting Group, Harvard, Itai has had his pick of blue-chip institutions in his career. And throughout it all, he has been passionate about crypto. As co-Founder and CEO of Dynamic Labs, Itai is focused on improving online identity and authentication.

He paints a compelling vision where multiple wallets enable rich and deep interactions across the Internet. We talk about the current methods of logging on to a website, about the promise and challenges of crypto wallets and how Dynamic Labs is trying to build an authentication system for everyone. Please enjoy my conversation with Itai Turbahn.

Itai's Backstory

Eric
So Itai, when doing our background research on you to get ready for this episode, one of the things we found out that I thought was interesting is you had the title of a project manager in the Israeli Defense Force. And I don't know if this is a naive question. But how common is it to have a title of project manager for the Israeli Defense Force? And what does a role like that actually do?

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