Timothy Ruff: The Difference Between a Use Case and a Business Case

Today’s guest is Timothy Ruff, General Partner at Digital Trust Ventures. Timothy is an early pioneer of self-sovereign identity as a co-founder of Evernym, a co-creator of Sovrin, and an advisor to several IDtech startups. Timothy has countless battle scars from being on the ground floor of so much innovation in the decentralized identity space.

In this episode, we discuss the difference between a use case and a business case and how to bridge the gap. We also talk about the humility required to change your mind about your idea when you’re wrong. And one of the most pivotal things Timothy has changed his mind about in recent years is that blockchain isn’t needed for SSI. We close by talking about where Timothy thinks the most ripe path to verifiable credential adoption lies in the near term.

Multiple resources for SSI entrepreneurs are recommended within the episode and are listed below:

• The Cold Start Problem - Andrew Chen (Book)
• Running Lean by Ash Maurya - (Book)
• Disciplined Entrepreneurship by Bill Aulet - (Book)
• Without Their Permission by Alexis Ohanian - (Book)

To reach out to Timothy, email him at timothy@digitaltrust.vc

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