# @iamphilmichaels on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CJq-Bu9ng8U
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/59852295-iamphilmichaels-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-01-05T17:24:43.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Phil Michaels (@iamphilmichaels) — https://gondola.cc/iamphilmichaels

## Caption

Best of Episode 32
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Forbes 30 Under 30 member: ryd1zz at telesign_
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"The Founder of Text Messages for 2-Factor Authentication”
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- He was born in San Diego and cofounded online security company, Telesign, in 2005 as a sophomore at the University of Southern California, USC.
- Telesign pioneered mobile-phone based two-factor authentication, a security service protecting billions of online accounts globally.
- The company has raised $78 million in funding and it's platform has billions of users in more than 200 countries in 87 languages.
- Telesign has 300 employees with annual revenues of more than $100 million
- He currently oversees strategic operations and is a frequent speaker in the area of online fraud and authentication 
- In 2018 he was named USC’s Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year
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