I enjoyed the demo vids and seeing the way these VMs are implemented.

>requires a phone number…at the END of the registration

I do not appreciate that at all. Phone number, understandable, but it better be all the way up front.

I am on the Amp team. I just turned off SMS verification. Not needed anymore. Was required for ~5% of signups for anti-abuse, but I think we're good without it now.