My guest today is Itai Turbahn. MIT, BCG, Harvard - Itai has had the pick of blue chip institutions in his career; 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 onto a website, the promise and challenge of crypto wallets, and how Dynamic Labs is trying to build an authentication system for everyone. Please enjoy my conversation with Itai Turbahn.

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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

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