Data and Money for the Community with Peter Forsgren

Public services and higher education facilities are under enormous pressure to keep track of their funds. But what if they were able to utilise some of that money, and put it back into the hands of the communities they serve?Today’s guest is Peter Forsgren, co-founder and COO of three+one, an organisation that assists clients across the United States in identifying opportunities to increase their revenue.Peter has worked in public sector finance for a long time but also serves on his local school board. We discuss Peter’s first role out of college with the Oneida Indian Nation, break down just how much financial data is required to optimise funds and examine a few case studies that show the power of money saved.00:00 - Intro02:30 - Peter’s experience with the Oneida Indian Nation10:53 - What does scalability look like for three+one?18:33 - The plan for national domination27:34 - Dan's final thoughtsLINKS:Peter Forsgren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterdforsgren/three+one: https://threeplusone.us/Oneida Indian Nation: https://www.oneidaindiannation.com/Dan Klein: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/dplkleinZühlke: https://www.zuehlke.com/enWelcome to Data Today, a podcast from Zühlke.We're living in a world of opportunities. But to fully realise them, we have to reshape the way we innovate.We need to stop siloing data, ring-fencing knowledge, and looking at traditional value chains. And that's what this podcast is about. Every two weeks, we’re taking a look at data outside the box to see how amazing individuals from disparate fields and industries are transforming the way they work with data, the challenges they are overcoming, and what we can all learn from them.Zühlke is a global innovation service provider. We envisage ideas and create new business models for our clients by developing services and products based on new technologies – from the initial vision through development to deployment, production, and operation.