#21: Geoist & Levertz, Founders @ IDRiss | Decentralized address book to onboard the next billion users to crypto

Web3 Talks: Stories & Tips from the Builders

Just like ENS lets people link their wallet addresses to .eth domains, IDrIss lets people link their wallet addresses to their phone numbers, e-mails & Twitter handles. But it's only the tip of the iceberg!

Timestamps:

1:35 How they ended in crypto space

3:50 What’s the story & vision behind IDRiss

7:30 Five things that make them different from Ethereum Name Service

13:21 What happens when someone hacks your e-mail address or Twitter account linked to your wallet via IDriss

14:29 How they acquired their first users and what worked well

20:32 Our thoughts on professional airdrop farmers

25:20 How they build the community - “Discord is a room full of people”

30:15 The product design which helps to learn more about the users than typical web3 products

31:30 Taking care of the community by making decisions together

32:50 Where they want IDRiss to evolve

37:55 Dead-end streets & hard lessons they learned on the way

39:30 Most mind-blowing web3 project they’ve seen so far - Gnosis Safe & EmpireDAO

41:40 The funniest thing that happened to them so far in web3 space

43:34 Where you can learn more about the project

44:20 Ideas for the next guests