Blake Hall, CEO of ID.me – From Battlefields to Boardrooms, How Combat Gave This Veteran the Drive and Experience to Build a Tech Giant

Miguel Armaza interviews Blake Hall is the CEO & Co-Founder of ID.me, one of the leading US companies in identity verification with over 130 million users. Founded in 2011, ID.me has raised around $300 million in equity from BoxGroup, Blu Venture, Moonshots Capital, Capital G, Morgan Stanley, Viking Global, and a long list of impressive funds and angels.

Blake is also a decorated war veteran and he was awarded 2 Bronze Star medals from the US Army for his service in Iraq.

We discuss:

• Leadership lessons from his days of combat in Iraq with the US Army
• Transition from military service to entrepreneurship
• What he's learned from building a friendship with Elon Musk
• Importance of feedback, learning, and decision-making in the entrepreneurial journey
• Early challenges, the growing threat of identity theft and fraud… lots more! 

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