Peter Schoeder's Journey to Success: From Denmark DJ to Tech Entrepreneur
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This episode's guest is Peter Schroeder. Here are some of the highlights of the podcast with host, Dr. Bill Dorfman.
Peter Schroeder -
- Danish native who started as a DJ at age 9.
- Progressed from party gigs to international club events; became one of Denmark’s top DJs.
- Founded his own record label before venturing into technology entrepreneurship.
- Has earned over 20 platinum records and received triple nominations at the Danish DJ awards.
Peter Schroeder's Latest Venture - Telzio Technology:
- A pre-unicorn unified communications company creating cloud-based telephone systems simplifying repetitive tasks through AI integration.
Personal Insights & Experiences Shared by Peter Sc:
- Survived both a plane crash and raising twins (jokingly debates which was harder).
- Transitioned from music industry success into tech entrepreneurship due to passion for coding and technology.
Key Discussion Points in The Interview:
Early Career:
Started as a child DJ leading up until working globally in late teens.
Sold his record label after establishing it successfully.
Telzio Technology Explained:
- Cloud-based telephony service offering call processing, text messaging inbound calls management with queues/messages/AI features including conference calling capabilities.
Challenges Faced & Overcoming Adversity:
- Emphasizes self-learning without mentorship initially but acknowledges its value later on in life.
- Discusses learning how SEO works organically instead of spending on advertising due to budget constraints against major competitors like AT&T or Verizon.
Business Growth Trajectory & Ethos:
- Offers insight into customer acquisition via organic growth strategies such as word-of-mouth referrals and SEO optimization rather than paid advertising campaigns. – Advocates equality-minded business model providing all users access to enterprise-level features regardless of their size or payment capacity—emphasizing fair competition opportunity between small startups vs established corporations – Shares plans about maintaining lean operations focusing on quality over quantity when it comes to hiring employees while prioritizing smart talent acquisition strategy paying above-average market rates ensuring employee investment within the company culture
Engagement with Listeners/Youth Entrepreneurs: Encourages listeners interested in reaching out or seeking mentorship/guidance directly via his personal website where he is open for communication across various social media platforms.
This episode provides valuable insights not only into starting and scaling a tech venture but also emphasizes strategic thinking behind branding (naming), marketing without large budgets (SEO mastery), managing growth sustainably while fostering an inclusive product/service offering accessible across varying customer scales—from individual entrepreneurs/DJs like himself once was—to multinational giants such as Facebook or Airbnb amongst others mentioned during conversation throughout podcast runtime duration today!
Connect with Peter: For those inspired by Peter's story wishing connect further they may do so visiting peterschroeder.com
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