[jillesvangurp]

He's a public figure in a space full of attention seeking people. So, I can appreciate him just filtering out all the noise. Chances are he actually saw your message(s) and simply did not dignify it with a response. That's how I treat recruiter spam too.

The way through would be convincing a mutual acquaintance that you are actually worth his time. Probably he gets bombarded with requests to be on this or that podcasts, interviews, etc. So, your chance of success is pretty low. Basically, you are asking him to take time out of his schedule for you without any good reason beyond that that would please you.

He made some time for Lex Fridman at least. But that's someone that he might know and respect and someone with a huge audience.

Your sales pitch is horrible btw. That kind of messaging would turn me off as well. A little more humility might help you.