Episode Synopsis "Michael Figured Conversations Episode #1 (Reboot) - Maarten Verschuere"

In this one my guest is Maarten Verschuere entrepreneur and my former boss.  Timestamps below: 00:01:53 - The story behind Cleverbots 00:04:55 - Selling innovation when the need is unknown 00:07:24 - How his first company came to live 00:09:26 - How having a child influenced his entrepreneurship 00:10:35 - Do you need a regular job first, before starting your own company? 00:11:23 - Finance, Money & Materialism 00:14:35 - Maarten's credo (inspired by Marie Kondo): "Does it spark joy?" and standing up 00:17:59 - Make Time by Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky: A System for Your Life 00:21:38 - Make Time: Pick Your Battles to get Things Done 00:24:00 - Maarten's view on series and movies (The Queen's Gambit) 00:28:22 - What's he reading right now? Digital vs physical books 00:30:07 - Maarten's own podcast for Theda.ai and how he gets guests 00:34:22 - Why Maarten sold his first company 00:38:02 - The importance of group dynamic or how to get a good team 00:41:12 - The period after selling his first company and present day 00:46:39 - Is there a future for businesses not joining the online space? 00:51:54 - What makes current online solutions succesful? 00:54:25 - GPT3 an Open AI solution by Elon Musk writes content on its own 00:56:55 - Is AI created content a threat to society?  01:04:13 - What the world will look like in 30 years because of AI 01:07:24 - Subscription based services will take over the world 01:14:35 - Maarten's reading habits 01:16:05 - Generalists vs Specialists 01:17:54 - About Passion, Joy and Perseverance or the courage to not Persevere 01:24:46 - Plans for Theda.ai 01:26:22 - The probability of me having my own company 01:29:57 - The importance of networking and asking for help 01:30:52 - The Mom Test: Why you shouldn't ask anybody if you're idea is any good 01:36:01 - Is Michael Figured on TikTok? Is there a place for educational content? 01:37:56 - Filling in the gaps with Instagram 01:39:37 - Why I started this podcast (Joe Rogan Experience) 01:40:46 - Why to do a podcast in English 01:42:03 - Saying goodbye Thanks for listening.  Have a great one ✌️

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