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Peter Schlecht

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Bill Gates

Tyler Cowen

Rob Walch

Neil Patel

Zaki Manian

Dean Tribble

Barbara Corcoran

Chris Guillebeau

Brian Scudamore

Wade Foster

Aaron Fifield

Drew Canole

Tony Robbins

Omar Zenhom

Webinar Ninja

OwlTail

Trent McConaghy

Jessy Kate Schingler

What are AI DAO’s? Why are they interesting? How can brain computer interfaces help humans? And what challenges will we face when we move into space? All of these questions and more are being answered in this episode that was recorded live at the first ever Foresight gathering in Europe, Berlin.The panel consists of: Jessy Kate Schingler, Open LunarPeter Schlecht, BrainGradeTrent McConaghy, Ocean ProtocolSession Summary: Jessy Kate Schingler, Peter Schlecht, and Trent McConaghy | Foresight’s first Europe Gathering - Foresight Institute If you enjoy what we do please support us via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/foresightinstitute. If you are interested in joining these meetings consider donating through our donation page: https://foresight.org/donate/Music: I Knew a Guy by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/The Foresight Institute is a research organization and non-profit that supports the beneficial development of high-impact technologies. Since our founding in 1987 on a vision of guiding powerful technologies, we have continued to evolve into a many-armed organization that focuses on several fields of science and technology that are too ambitious for legacy institutions to support.Allison Duettmann is the president and CEO of Foresight Institute. She directs the Intelligent Cooperation, Molecular Machines, Biotech &amp; Health Extension, Neurotech, and Space Programs, Fellowships, Prizes, and Tech Trees, and shares this work with the public. She founded Existentialhope.com, co-edited Superintelligence: Coordination &amp; Strategy, co-authored Gaming the Future, and co-initiated The Longevity Prize. Apply to Foresight’s virtual salons and in person workshops here!We are entirely funded by your donations. If you enjoy what we do please consider donating through our donation page.Visit our website for more content, or join us here:TwitterFacebookLinkedInEvery word ever spoken on this podcast is now AI-searchable using Fathom.fm, a search engine for podcasts. 

What are AI DAO’s? Why are they interesting? How can brain computer interfaces help humans? And what challenges will we face when we move into space? All of these questions and more are being answered in this episode that was recorded live at the first ever Foresight gathering in Europe, Berlin.The panel consists of: <ul><li><a href="https://www.openlunar.org/organisation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessy Kate Schingler, Open Lunar</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterschlecht/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Schlecht, BrainGrade</a></li><li><a href="http://trent.st/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trent McConaghy, Ocean Protocol</a></li></ul>Session Summary: <a href="https://foresight.org/summary/jessy-kate-schingler-peter-schlecht-and-trent-mcconaghy-foresights-first-europe-gathering/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessy Kate Schingler, Peter Schlecht, and Trent McConaghy | Foresight’s first Europe Gathering - Foresight Institute</a> If you enjoy what we do please support us via Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/foresightinstitute" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/foresightinstitute</a>. If you are interested in joining these meetings consider donating through our donation page: <a href="https://foresight.org/donate/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://foresight.org/donate/</a> Music: I Knew a Guy by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a> <a href="https://foresight.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Foresight Institute</a> is a research organization and non-profit that supports the beneficial development of high-impact technologies. Since our founding in 1987 on a vision of guiding powerful technologies, we have continued to evolve into a many-armed organization that focuses on several fields of science and technology that are too ambitious for legacy institutions to support. <a href="https://foresight.org/our-team/allison-duettmann-president-ceo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Allison Duettmann</a> is the president and CEO of Foresight Institute. She directs the <a href="https://foresight.org/intelligent-cooperation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Intelligent Cooperation</a>, <a href="https://foresight.org/molecular-machines/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Molecular Machines</a>, <a href="https://foresight.org/biotech-health-extension-program/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Biotech &amp; Health Extension</a>, <a href="https://foresight.org/neurotech-improving-cognition-program/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Neurotech</a>, and <a href="https://foresight.org/space-expanding-outward-program/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Space </a>Programs, Fellowships, Prizes, and Tech Trees, and shares this work with the public. She founded <a href="http://existentialhope.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Existentialhope.com</a>, co-edited <a href="https://www.mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/2257" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Superintelligence: Coordination &amp; Strategy</a>, co-authored <a href="https://foresightinstitute.substack.com/p/start-here" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gaming the Future</a>, and co-initiated <a href="https://www.longevityprize.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Longevity Prize</a>.  Apply to Foresight’s virtual salons and in person workshops <a href="https://foresight.org/application-for-foresight-biotech-molecular-machines-intelligent-cooperation-xhope-groups" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here!</a> We are entirely funded by your donations. If you enjoy what we do please consider donating through <a href="https://foresight.org/donate/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">our donation page</a>. Visit <a href="https://foresight.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">our website</a> for more content, or join us here:<ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/foresightinst" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/foresightinst" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/foresight-institute/?viewAsMember=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></li></ul><a href="https://fathom.fm/podcast/a56ce075-1656-4215-bf8a-d5291f778b89" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Every word ever spoken on this podcast is now AI-searchable using Fathom.fm, a search engine for podcasts.</a>

Trent McConaghy, Peter Schlecht, Jessy Kate Schingler | AI DAO's, Brain Computer Interfaces, & Lunar Governance

Peter Schlecht. He’s the founder and CEO of The SaaS Co whose aim is to change sales through artificial intelligence as they have launched  their new product, Lisa. He’s a 30-year old from Germany—a poker and e-sports playing, politician who became an entrepreneur. Famous Five:  Favorite Book? – Der Weg zum erfolgreichen Unternehmer What CEO do you follow? –  Felix Staeritz Favorite online tool? — OneTap Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— No If you could let your 20-year old self, know one thing, what would it be? – “Stop earlier with politicians, don’t do your masters and study entrepreneurship earlier”    Time Stamped Show Notes:  01:15 – Nathan introduces Peter to the show 01:37 – Peter makes more money in entrepreneurship than being a politician 01:58 – The SaaS Co is an agency for B2B lead generation 01:55 – The SaaS Co is subscription based 02:06 – The SaaS Co’s focus is Lisa   02:14 – Lisa is a bot for salespeople 02:18 – Lisa reads and replies to your email 02:52 – Lisa doesn’t delete emails and won’t reply if she can’t find an answer to an email   03:08 – The SaaS Co was founded in July, 2014 03:17 – First year revenue 03:22 – The SaaS Co was selling the service of full-sales for tech companies   03:34 – The SaaS Co specializes in appointment setting for B2B tech companies 03:51 – The SaaS Co was providing 4 services 04:23 – The payment depends on a company size 04:44 – The fee for every qualified lead   05:05 – Current number of customers 05:19 – MRR 06:12 – No charge for Lisa, at the moment   06:20 – Anyone can sign up for Lisa   06:41 – The SaaS Co was bootstrapped until last year 06:53 – The SaaS Co raised €500K from angels and €300K from The European Union funding 07:55 – Peter shares how they get new customers 09:03 – The SaaS Co doesn’t buy leads from other sources for verification   09:08 – The SaaS Co uses datavalidations.com to validate their leads 09:38 – Peter uses Full Contact 09:50 – The SaaS Co finding leads process   11:15 – The SaaS Co scrapes data from open sources 11:40 – The SaaS Co tried other sources, but the price point has to be considered 12:10 – Team size   12:16 – There are 17 developers and the rest are on sales   12:30 – No paid marketing, at the moment 12:44 – Customer churn   13:06 – The SaaS Co needs to keep on adding new customers to sustain growth   13:55 – The SaaS Co’s big focus is on Lisa and Peter believes she will add more value to the company 14:55 – The SaaS Co is based in Berlin 15:15 – The Famous Five    3 Key Points:  There are many things to consider when it comes to subscribing to other sources for leads; price is a major factor. One way to get people to sign up for a new product is to offer it for free. Get into business early as early as possible.    Resources Mentioned:  Acuity Scheduling – Nathan uses Acuity to schedule his podcast interviews and appointments Drip – Nathan uses Drip’s email automation platform and visual campaign builder to build his sales funnel Toptal – Nathan found his development team using Toptal for his new business Send Later. He was able to keep 100% equity and didn’t have to hire a co-founder due to the quality of Toptal Host Gator – The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for the cheapest price possible. Audible – Nathan uses Audible when he’s driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5-hour drive) to listen to audio books. The Top Inbox  – The site Nathan uses to schedule emails to be sent later, set reminders in inbox, track opens, and follow-up with email sequences Jamf – Jamf helped Nathan keep his Macbook Air 11” secure even when he left it in the airplane’s back seat pocket Freshbooks – Nathan doesn’t waste time so he uses Freshbooks to send out invoices and collect his money. Get your free month NOW Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives 

Peter Schlecht. He’s the founder and CEO of The SaaS Co whose aim is to change sales through artificial intelligence as they have launched  their new product, Lisa. He’s a 30-year old from Germany—a poker and e-sports playing, politician who became an entrepreneur. Famous Five: <ul> <li>Favorite Book? – Der Weg zum erfolgreichen Unternehmer</li> <li>What CEO do you follow? –  Felix Staeritz</li> <li>Favorite online tool? — OneTap</li> <li>Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— No</li> <li>If you could let your 20-year old self, know one thing, what would it be? – “Stop earlier with politicians, don’t do your masters and study entrepreneurship earlier”</li> </ul> Time Stamped Show Notes: <ul> <li>01:15 – Nathan introduces Peter to the show</li> <li>01:37 – Peter makes more money in entrepreneurship than being a politician</li> <li>01:58 – The SaaS Co is an agency for B2B lead generation</li> <li>01:55 – The SaaS Co is subscription based</li> <li>02:06 – The SaaS Co’s focus is Lisa</li> <li> <ul> <li>02:14 – Lisa is a bot for salespeople</li> <li>02:18 – Lisa reads and replies to your email</li> <li>02:52 – Lisa doesn’t delete emails and won’t reply if she can’t find an answer to an email</li> </ul> </li> <li>03:08 – The SaaS Co was founded in July, 2014</li> <li>03:17 – First year revenue</li> <li>03:22 – The SaaS Co was selling the service of full-sales for tech companies</li> <li> <ul> <li>03:34 – The SaaS Co specializes in appointment setting for B2B tech companies</li> <li>03:51 – The SaaS Co was providing 4 services</li> <li>04:23 – The payment depends on a company size</li> <li>04:44 – The fee for every qualified lead</li> </ul> </li> <li>05:05 – Current number of customers</li> <li>05:19 – MRR</li> <li>06:12 – No charge for Lisa, at the moment</li> <li> <ul> <li>06:20 – Anyone can sign up for Lisa</li> </ul> </li> <li>06:41 – The SaaS Co was bootstrapped until last year</li> <li>06:53 – The SaaS Co raised €500K from angels and €300K from The European Union funding</li> <li>07:55 – Peter shares how they get new customers</li> <li>09:03 – The SaaS Co doesn’t buy leads from other sources for verification</li> <li> <ul> <li>09:08 – The SaaS Co uses <a href="http://datavalidations.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">datavalidations.com</a> to validate their leads</li> <li>09:38 – Peter uses Full Contact</li> <li>09:50 – The SaaS Co finding leads process</li> </ul> </li> <li>11:15 – The SaaS Co scrapes data from open sources</li> <li>11:40 – The SaaS Co tried other sources, but the price point has to be considered</li> <li>12:10 – Team size</li> <li> <ul> <li>12:16 – There are 17 developers and the rest are on sales</li> </ul> </li> <li>12:30 – No paid marketing, at the moment</li> <li>12:44 – Customer churn</li> <li> <ul> <li>13:06 – The SaaS Co needs to keep on adding new customers to sustain growth</li> </ul> </li> <li>13:55 – The SaaS Co’s big focus is on Lisa and Peter believes she will add more value to the company</li> <li>14:55 – The SaaS Co is based in Berlin</li> <li>15:15 – The Famous Five</li> </ul> 3 Key Points: <ul> <li>There are many things to consider when it comes to subscribing to other sources for leads; price is a major factor.</li> <li>One way to get people to sign up for a new product is to offer it for free.</li> <li>Get into business early as early as possible.</li> </ul> Resources Mentioned: <ul> <li>Acuity Scheduling – Nathan uses Acuity to schedule his podcast interviews and appointments</li> <li>Drip – Nathan uses Drip’s email automation platform and visual campaign builder to build his sales funnel</li> <li>Toptal – Nathan found his development team using Toptal for his new business Send Later. He was able to keep 100% equity and didn’t have to hire a co-founder due to the quality of Toptal</li> <li>Host Gator – The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for the cheapest price possible.</li> <li>Audible – Nathan uses Audible when he’s driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5-hour drive) to listen to audio books.</li> <li>The Top Inbox  – The site Nathan uses to schedule emails to be sent later, set reminders in inbox, track opens, and follow-up with email sequences</li> <li>Jamf – Jamf helped Nathan keep his Macbook Air 11” secure even when he left it in the airplane’s back seat pocket</li> <li>Freshbooks – Nathan doesn’t waste time so he uses Freshbooks to send out invoices and collect his money. Get your free month NOW</li> <li>Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives</li> </ul>

EP 607: The SaaS Co Passes $90k MRR Helping 20 Companies Get Leads And Qualified Meetings with CEO Peter Schlecht