Episode 289: Rodger Desai - CEO & Co-Founders, Prove

The VentureFizz Podcast

There are so many companies that have been born out of the mobile revolution and some of these companies, while looking back, seems so obvious. But, in the early days of mobile - I’m talking pre-iPhone, pre-App Store days, it was the risk-takers like Rodger who set out to solve really difficult problems that set the stage for the future. Whether if it was leveraging mobile phones for microfinance in emerging markets or co-founding Rave Wireless, which had lots of early interesting mobile use cases, which we talk about… Rodger thinks big and it’s these bold ideas where his companies make an impact. Today, Rodger is building Prove, a fast growing company that is driving the future of digital identity. Over 1,000 enterprise customers use Prove’s platform to process 20 billion customer requests annually across multiple industries. In this episode of our podcast, we cover: * Discussion around consumer fraud and how tech companies should think differently about their approach to security. * Rodger’s background story and getting his career started, plus what led him to start his first company. * Lots of stories about his prior companies, Rave Wireless and Vettro. * All the details about Prove, in terms of how the company’s technology works and the current stage of the company. * Advice on scaling a startup and how your value should factor into your business and pricing model. * And so much more. If you like the show, please remember to subscribe and review us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play.