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Feb 3, 2021

How to Hire Exceptional Team Members for Your Startup

One of the hardest tasks as a startup founder is to hire the next set of leaders. Last year, I faced the challenge to more than double our… — One of the hardest tasks as a startup founder is to hire the next set of leaders. Last year, I faced the challenge to more than double our headcount at my company Passbase to more than 30 FTEs in the midst of a pandemic. …

Startup

9 min read

How to Hire Exceptional Team Members for Your Startup
How to Hire Exceptional Team Members for Your Startup

Jan 19, 2021

The importance of a founder peer group

How a founder peer group can help you scale your company and become a better founder — Founding a startup is an incredible rewarding experience, but also tough and challenging in many situations. It is hard, tiring and often compared to running a marathon. …

Startup

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The importance of a founder peer group
The importance of a founder peer group

Dec 28, 2020

2020 Year in Review — Shaping the Future of Digital Identification

How we worked to build online trust through 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic and a sneak peek of what’s to come — This year, we have achieved many accomplishments here at Passbase. We doubled our team, grew our client base tenfold and launched many exciting features for our developer community and clients. …

Digital Identity

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2020 Year in Review — Shaping the Future of Digital Identification
2020 Year in Review — Shaping the Future of Digital Identification

Published in HackerNoon.com

·Apr 8, 2019

Why Decentralization Still Matters and How The World Got Carried Away

By the founder of Passbase, Mathias Klenk — The Internet is a playground — one that has enabled some of the biggest innovations across recent decades. With the ability to access a number of products and services instantly from any connected device, it’s no wonder it has become a mainstay of most households and businesses around the globe. …

Security

4 min read

Why Decentralization Still Matters and How The World Got Carried Away
Why Decentralization Still Matters and How The World Got Carried Away

Published in Passbase

·Feb 7, 2019

Why Google Was Hit With a 57M GDPR Fine and What It Means For the Future of Data Privacy

On January 21st, Google was fined $57M for breaching Europe’s stringent new data privacy regulations, GDPR. In a statement made by French… — On January 21st, Google was fined $57M for breaching Europe’s stringent new data privacy regulations, GDPR. …

Privacy

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Why Google Was Hit With a 57M GDPR Fine and What It Means For the Future of Data Privacy
Why Google Was Hit With a 57M GDPR Fine and What It Means For the Future of Data Privacy

Published in Passbase

·Dec 11, 2018

Why Google, Amazon, and Facebook Won’t Win the War for Digital Identity

And why we at passbase think a decentralized approach is needed — Our team was recently introduced to one of Google’s earliest investors as a potential business angel. He reviewed our company overview and gave us his perspective on the digital identity space: I don’t see how you have enough moat against Google, MSFT, Amazon, Facebook, etc doing the same thing. This…

Blockchain

3 min read

Why Google, Amazon, and Facebook Won’t Win the War for Digital Identity
Why Google, Amazon, and Facebook Won’t Win the War for Digital Identity

Published in Coinance

·May 20, 2018

Coinance Update: Official Launch of Portfolio Management for Android and iOS!

It is our pleasure to announce that Coinance’s portfolio management features have launched on Android! Coinance users on Android and iOS… — It is our pleasure to announce that Coinance’s portfolio management features have launched on Android! Coinance users on Android and iOS will now be able to connect their Binance, Bitfinex, Coinbase, GDAX, Kraken and Poloniex wallets (with more on the way). Users can also manually add coins in case they are in cold storage or are held on a currently unsupported exchange.

Bitcoin

1 min read

Coinance Update: Official Launch of Portfolio Management for Android and iOS!
Coinance Update: Official Launch of Portfolio Management for Android and iOS!

Published in Coinance

·May 6, 2018

Coinance for iPad has officially launched!

It’s our great pleasure to officially announce the launch of Coinance on iPad. We are very happy to enable even more Apple users to… — It’s our great pleasure to officially announce the launch of Coinance on iPad. We are very happy to enable even more Apple users to effectively manage their portfolio, track the crypto market, read crypto news, and stay up-to-date on more devices. Besides that our team has been hard at work…

Bitcoin

2 min read

Coinance for iPad has officially launched!
Coinance for iPad has officially launched!

Published in Coinance

·Apr 1, 2018

Coinance for Android Has Launched & v1.2 Update for iOS: Add Coins Manually, Check Your Portfolio Development And Much More!

It is a great pleasure for me to announce our second big feature update and more important finally the Android Version. We are super… — It is a great pleasure for me to announce our second big feature update and more important finally the Android Version. We are super excited to support Coinance now for even more users! …

Bitcoin

2 min read

Coinance for Android Has Launched & v1.2
Coinance for Android Has Launched & v1.2

Published in Coinance

·Mar 18, 2018

API Keys and Their Security on Coinance

In our latest update, we have implemented an exciting new feature where users can connect their exchanges with us. Many users who hear… — In our latest update, we have implemented an exciting new feature where users can connect their exchanges with us. Many users who hear this, might be concerned about the security of this feature and heard news about API key hacks / scams in cryptocurrency Apps over the last few months…

Bitcoin

5 min read

API Keys and Their Security on Coinance
API Keys and Their Security on Coinance
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Mathias J. Klenk

Co-Founder at Passbase | Angel Investor

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