Strategic Partnerships @ StreamYard | Captain @ The Partner Ship 🚢

Franz Schrepf is the Head of Strategic Partnerships at OpusClip, the #1 AI video editing tool used by 10M+ creators and businesses around the world. 

Before Opus he was the #16 employee at Hopin and StreamYard, a virtual events and live streaming company which Sifted called "Europe's fastest growing startup of all time." 
 
His new book, "The Book on Partnerships: How Startups Work With Partners To Sell More, Add Features, And Get Acquired.", is a foundational guide full of stories and insights from 50+ industry experts that explain the power of partnerships in the most basic terms.  

Franz is also a frequent contributor and speaker on the topic of partnerships on podcasts, blogs, events, and conferences as well as the host of one of the most popular partnership podcasts, The Partner Ship 🚢.

Originally from Germany, Franz lives with his wife and daughter in San Francisco, where he organizes monthly partnerships meetups together with the Partnerships Leaders community.

Franz-Josef Schrepf (FJS)

"When is the audiobook coming out?"

Today I can finally say: it's here.

This was easily the most asked question since The Book on Partnerships launched.

I wrote it, recorded it, and edited the audiobook myself.

Which is surprisingly hard if you have 2 year old at home!

Every chapter, every story, every framework. 

In my voice, the way I'd tell it to you in person. 

It also comes with a companion PDF with all the graphics, sources, resources, and terminology so you get the full experience.

Available now on Audible, Spotify, and Apple Books.

If you've been waiting for this one, thank you.

I hope you enjoy it.

#partnerships #TheBookOnPartnerships #Ecosystems

Franz-Josef Schrepf

Revenue & Partnerships @ OpusClip | Author of ‘The Book on Partnerships’ | Captain @ The Partner Ship 🚢 | Pavilion’s Top 50 Partnership Execs to Watch in 2025

Jay Singh is the co-founder and CEO of Casper Studios, a bootstrapped AI product studio that, among many other things, built the Stranger Things × Netflix voice AI activation (400K+ calls). 

In this episode, we dig into:

- How he uses Claude Code + Cursor + MCP to automate BD from LinkedIn connections to qualified pipeline
- The "singles and doubles" framework: modular AI builds that cut hedge fund Q&A prep by 80%
- Why he chose deterministic AI over generative for a Netflix brand activation and what that tells us about AI's real edge
- The role of System Integrators in today's ever-changing AI landscape.

Whether you're a founder wondering how to actually use Claude Code beyond coding, or a partnerships leader thinking about AI-powered BD, this conversation will change how you think about building an AI-native business.

#partnerships #AI #systemsintegrator

Franz-Josef Schrepf and 56 other attendees

The AI Systems Integrator Handbook w/ Jay Singh @ Casper

"Sorry, my AI sent the wrong pricing" is about to become the most common sales objection handler in 2026.

Here's the thing: People care a lot less about you than you think.

Coffee stain on your shirt? Nobody notices. 

They're too busy worrying about their own stuff.

Social media is the same:

👉 3-second attention spans.
👉 Swipe, swipe, swipe..
👉 Zero appreciation for cool transitions.

Bottom line: Stop sweating the small stuff. 

Now, go make something!

For every $1 Salesforce makes, their ecosystem makes $7 

For every $1 an AI company makes, the ecosystem will earn $20. Or $100.

I've dug deep into the data, my own experience, and an important clue Anthropic's CEO left in a recent podcast. 

We are entering the golden age of implementation.

The SaaSpocalypse is in full swing. An eye-watering $1 trillion was wiped off of SaaS stocks in the first week of February 2026. HubSpot's stock is do

Open article: The Age of the Systems Integrator by Franz-Josef Schrepf • 4 min read

Scott Pollack spent 20 years building partnerships at giants like American Express and WeWork. Then he noticed something: the partnerships professionals he worked with had no profession, no training, no certifications, no community. So he built one.                                                                                          

Scott is the CEO and co-founder of Firneo, the leading learning community for partnerships professionals, and heads member programs at Pavilion. In this episode, we dig into:

- How 20 years in partnerships led him to build the community infrastructure the profession was missing
- Why the average partner manager has 30 portals, 30 Slack groups, and 30 newsletters, and nobody looks at any of them
- What separates a community people actually show up to from one that gets ignored
- What changes when you stop managing a partner program and start managing a community
- Why community might be the only distribution strategy that cuts through the noise

Whether you're an ecosystem leader sitting on 500 active partners or a partnerships professional wondering what comes next, this conversation will change how you think about your partner program.

Franz-Josef Schrepf and 11 other attendees

Manage Your Ecosystem Like A Community w/ Scott Pollack (Wework, Firneo)

Michael Ocean

I’ve been in sales since I was 9 (selling sneakers to my classmates), but my real journey has taken me from founding AE to help scaling sales at companies with hundreds of reps.

And no matter the size of the org, one thing’s always been broken: coaching!

It was always reactive. Training was one-size-fits-all. Role-plays? Rare. Real coaching? Only if your manager wasn’t buried in pipeline reviews. And meaningful, actionable feedback? Practically nonexistent.

That’s why we built SellMeThisPen AI - to help revenue leaders scale personalized coaching and practice without adding more meetings or headcount.

Here’s what it helps you with:

✨ On-demand AI role-plays to sharpen real skills

✨ Instant, AI-powered coaching after real calls or mock sessions

✨ Reinforcement learning that actually sticks

Bottom line: It helps your team ramp faster, close better, and grow revenue - without burning out your managers.

If you’re rethinking how you scale coaching, let’s talk. 🤝

Founder & CEO

No more...

👎 CRM update dilemma
👎 Irrelevant & generic coaching & training

SellMeThisPen AI eliminates non-revenue tasks for sellers and helps leaders scale personalized coaching and practice so everyone can focus on what matters most: revenue growth! 

What SellMeThisPen can help you with: 

✨ Automated CRM updates ✨ Real-time and post-call AI coaching ✨ Role-play practice sessions with AI

Don’t let someone else’s definition of success write your playbook.

Most people in business are carrying a quiet anxiety:

“If I’m not doing it like them…I’m doing it wrong.”

So you copy the script:

“Grind now. Live later.”
“Sacrifice everything.”
“After the big win.”

It sounds ambitious.
But it also creates a constant pressure that you’re behind, even when you’re making progress.

Here’s the truth nobody says out loud:

Many “successful” people are just loudly committed to their preferences.
Not some universal rule.

And you don’t need to earn the right to live.

You can build a great business without turning your life into a waiting room.

The real shift is simple:

Define what a “great life” looks like for you first.
Then build the business to support it.

Not the other way around.

Because when you stop chasing someone else’s scoreboard:

	•	decisions get cleaner
	•	priorities get calmer
	•	you stop confusing motion with progress

This isn’t “work less.”

It’s build with intention.

Success isn’t one destination.
It’s alignment.

And the fastest way to lose momentum is trying to win a game you didn’t choose.

If you’re feeling that pressure right now, here’s a better question than “What should I do next?”

“What am I building this for?”

Then remove everything that doesn’t belong.

That’s where the anxiety starts to disappear.


Now back to the fun part - still on the road with Yana Ocean and Mr. Ranger 🐕🚗

P.S. New York was phenomenal - met some of our current clients, closed deals that never would’ve happened over Zoom 🤝

Now onto Philly → Baltimore → DC → Pittsburgh → Cleveland → Chicago to see more of our top clients and partners 🏙️

CEO @ SellMeThisPen.ai - AI Roleplay & Individual Coaching for Client Facing Teams.

SellMeThisPen AI is the best role-play and coaching tool on the market. Period.


Now, you might read that and think: “Cocky motha…! 
But it’s not BS, it’s clarity.


Because here’s the truth: “Best” only matters in context.
SellMeThisPen AI is the best product for the right ICP and it might be the wrong fit for others. And that’s okay.

A lot of buyers get pulled in by hype...big promises, bold claims, shiny buzzwords. So buyers should ask smarter questions like:

- What does “best,” “first,” or “most powerful” actually mean in practice?
- Best for who?
- Best for what outcomes?
- And under what conditions?


Where we win is when teams need more than “just a license.”
We don’t stop at workspace setup. We partner with our clients to build real, functional solutions that drive adoption and we share enablement ideas that stick long after onboarding.


And speaking of “best”…
Another perspective: Ranger (our dog) is the best-looking dog in the world.
No debate. No “depends.” He just is! lol

Also: Philly, Baltimore, DC, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland were all great, but Ranger definitely seemed to like Cleveland the most.

Not sure if it was product-market fit, friendlier people, better weather…but the dog has spoken.


Up next → Chicago. Can’t wait 🤘

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