About Me

Hi, I'm Hans

I help GTM teams build AI-powered systems that actually work. Former founder, current builder, perpetual learner.

Hans Dekker

The Story

The short version

Before I got into B2B, I was a professional poker player. Traveled around, paid the bills with cards, learned to read people and manage risk. Eventually I traded the poker table for the sales floor—turns out the skills transfer pretty well.

I've spent the last 10+ years in B2B sales and outbound. Built a company (Lyne.ai), sold it, worked with 200+ B2B teams, and now I teach what I've learned.

I was an early OpenAI partner, doing custom model fine-tuning back when GPT-3 was the hot new thing. I've seen the AI revolution from the inside, and I've been building AI-powered GTM systems before it was cool.

Currently I'm Head of Outbound Education at Instantly.ai, while running Clay MBA on the side—helping teams at Smartlead, Trigify, and others level up their outbound game.

Experience

Career highlights

Built and sold Lyne.ai (2021-2023)
Early OpenAI partner with custom model fine-tuning
Led outbound for Reddit, MarketerHire, Brighthire
First hire at Wiza (Head of Growth)
Created ClayMBA - the #1 Clay course
Head of Education at Instantly.ai (current)

Life

When I'm not building

When I'm not building systems or teaching, you'll find me with my family—my kid keeps me grounded and reminds me what actually matters. I'm big on fitness: running, obstacle course racing, and hitting the gym. It keeps the mind sharp and the energy high. Life's about balance.

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