Phone Number
topic on 4 shows · 4 statements across 4 episodes
the Y Combinator Startup Podcast 
More or Less 
We Live to Build 
the Knowledge Project
4 statements about Phone Number, every show
Sam Lessin: Phone numbers are America's closest thing to a national ID
“You know, the closest thing you have to a national ID right now is comes from the phone company. It's your phone number. That is literally the closest thing we have and it's poorly implemented and fraught with issues and dah, dah, dah, dah.”
Wade: WhatsApp exposes phone numbers to all members when added to groups
“WhatsApp not only does that, you can just be dropped in a group without your permission and everybody can see your phone number. Like I could just drop you in a group of a 150 people and they all have your phone number instantly.”
Migicovsky: Ask for user phone numbers at signup to clarify data anomalies
“Ask your users for the phone number during signup. Because oftentimes you'll be looking at the data and you'll be wondering, you know, why did, why is the data showing this particular Kind of learning about our customers. And you may be like thinking in aggreg…”