Mistaken Identity
Okta's 2023 interview series for product managers and marketers on using customer identity to build better experiences. One season, 14 episodes.
- Host
- Matt Duench
- Publisher
- Okta · Vendor
- Pillar
- Customer Identity (CIAM)
- Level
- Executive
- Format
- Interview
- Cadence
- Paused since December 2023, 35 to 45 min
- Status
- Dormant, last episode 2023-12-27
- Since
- 2023
- Episodes
- 14
What it is
Mistaken Identity, "brought to you by Okta", ran one season of 14 episodes between June and December 2023. Host Matt Duench interviewed product leaders about customer identity: how sign-up, sign-in, and profile data shape customer experience, and the myths that get in the way. The final episode was an interview with FIDO Alliance executive director Andrew Shikiar on passkeys.
Who it suits
Product managers and digital marketers who own a sign-up or sign-in flow and want a non-technical view of customer identity.
Editor note
A rare identity show aimed at product people rather than security teams, which is its value. It is a vendor production with a short run and no episodes since December 27, 2023, so we list it as dormant. For a current, vendor-neutral take on customer identity choices, see our CIAM platform rankings.
Where to start
- Log-In Equals Retention2023-08-07 · 48 min · Learner · Customer identity (CIAM)
Why the login experience is a product and retention decision, and why companies increasingly buy customer identity rather than build it.
- Know, Protect, and Delight your Customers in a Privacy-First Age2023-07-10 · 45 min · Practitioner · Customer identity (CIAM)
How to handle customer data with consent, why customer trust depends on privacy, and how user testing improves authentication experiences.
Last verified 2026-09-30 against the show's feed, recent episode notes, and the publisher's own pages. Status and last-episode date update weekly from the feed.
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