Top Skills
Founded company
Co-founded TESTD, a blockchain-based SaaS platform.
Sales and Marketing
Extensive experience in sales and marketing for SaaS, AI, and professional services firms.
Business Development
Led business development for a social media CRM platform.
Bio
Eric Forst is an entrepreneur and strategic leader with more than 20 years of experience and expertise in Product Development, Sales and Marketing for leading SaaS, AI, blockchain, and professional services firms.
Eric has deep experience in SaaS platforms for HR, marketing, and ad-tech, having headed business development for Visible Technologies, a social media CRM platform that was sold to Cision in 2014. He also co-founded TESTD, a blockchain-based SaaS platform for Covid-19 test scheduling, result tracking, and compliance reporting.
Currently, Eric is focused on developing AI and blockchain solutions that help creators and consumers realize more value from their creativity and work, bring more transparency to markets, and help defend and strengthen democracy.
Elevator Pitch
Kayeh AI is restoring trust in media with a maximally truth-seeking AI that avoides hallucinations.
Industry
Technology
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Website
Team Size
1-5 employees
Funding Stage
Pre-Seed
Funding Raised
1-5 employees
Annual Revenue
$0 to $100k
| Skill | Strength | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Founded company | 100 | Co-founded TESTD, a blockchain-based SaaS platform. |
| Sales and Marketing | 95 | Extensive experience in sales and marketing for SaaS, AI, and professional services firms. |
| Business Development | 95 | Led business development for a social media CRM platform. |
| SaaS | 90 | Deep experience in SaaS platforms for HR, marketing, and ad-tech. |
| Product Development | 90 | Over 20 years of experience in product development for SaaS, AI, and blockchain solutions. |
| Blockchain | 85 | Co-founded a blockchain-based SaaS platform and currently developing blockchain solutions. |
| AI | 80 | Focused on developing AI solutions to enhance creativity and market transparency. |
| HR Technology | 80 | Experience in SaaS platforms for HR. |
| Marketing Technology | 80 | Experience in SaaS platforms for marketing and ad-tech. |
| Sold Business | 60 | Headed business development for Visible Technologies, which was sold to Cision in 2014. |
Title
Co-Founder
Position Description
Co-founded a blockchain-based SaaS platform for Covid-19 test scheduling, result tracking, and compliance reporting.
Accomplishment Notes
Developed a platform that enhanced Covid-19 test scheduling and compliance reporting.
Title
Head of Business Development
Position Description
Led business development for a social media CRM platform.
Accomplishment Notes
Contributed to the sale of Visible Technologies to Cision in 2014.