
Fixing hidden tech misalignment, unlocking growth. 🇺🇸 AI Advisor. @TinySeedFund mentor. Investor: @1SecondEveryday, @shiratronics_i, @empower_sleep
Minneapolis, MN
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John M. P. Knox retweeted
Third #ai moat: you’re allowed to act. Your software is more than just advice. – @robwalling @microconf #microconf #reykjavik #SaaS
John M. P. Knox retweeted
Most five: someone official already said yes. E.g., certifications, regulators, licenses. – @robwalling @microconf #microconf #reykjavik #SaaS #ai
One of the biggest barriers to adopting AI is fear.
I've hosted more than twenty roundtables with CEOs and founders this year. Even in that group, some are still struggling to get their team to adopt AI.
I launched Executive AI Build to give a CEO and one process owner hands-on experience putting one AI process into the business. The goal is evidence inside your own company that AI can work and make people's jobs better.
The first cohort starts January 19. Eight seats. Book your free 20-minute call by November 23:
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Which fear do you hear most from your team?
#AI #Leadership #Founders #SaaS
John M. P. Knox retweeted
I think “sell picks and shovels” is the wrong lesson for AI startups.
The Gold Rush analogy is weaker than the Industrial Revolution. Gold is a single pile that runs out. Machines keep making everything cheaper. Far more people got rich using the new machines than building them.
Who on your team will run your company's first AI process?
Name that person before you start, and make sure they have 4–8 hours a week for it. In Executive AI Build, that person builds the process alongside you and owns it from week one. On demo day they show it working, with a guide to running it that they wrote.
Jan 19–Feb 9. Eight seats.
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#AI #Founders #SaaS
John M. P. Knox retweeted
Moat seven: every customer makes you smarter. – @robwalling @microconf #microconf #reykjavik #SaaS #ai
Have you tried to get your team to build with AI, then ended up building it all yourself?
I launched Executive AI Build this week for CEOs and founders of small software companies. Bring one process your team does by hand and the person who will run it. Over four weeks, they build it with you. You stay accountable. Your team does the work.
Jan 19–Feb 9. Eight seats.
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#AI #Founders #SaaS
John M. P. Knox retweeted
That thing that you hate and resent can actually be a moat. – @robwalling @microconf #microconf #reykjavik #SaaS #AI
Does your organization have a place for AI?
In my AI roundtables, people have had to let employees go. Last year, these were fantastic employees. Now, in 2026, they're resisting AI and don't want to use it in day-to-day operations.
The purpose of the organization is to free up the CEO for strategic work, not to maintain or build AI systems.
Who in your company is doing the AI work today?
#AI #Leadership #Startups #CEO
John M. P. Knox retweeted
#AI will take 10-20% of existing #saas businesses to zero. – @robwalling @microconf #microconf #reykjavik #SaaS
John M. P. Knox retweeted
There is a preference for output-based pricing for non-desk-based workers. – Laure Jourmier @microconf #microconf #reykjavik #SaaS
John M. P. Knox retweeted
Ajelix made lots of listicles - they do convert. They’re human made, not #AI slop. “Every listicle tells AI who you are.” –Agnese Jaunošāne @microconf #microconf #reykjavik #SaaS #AI
John M. P. Knox retweeted
Ajelix used niche AI tools as a #SEO play to get attention. –Agnese Jaunošāne @microconf #microconf #reykjavik #SaaS #AI
John M. P. Knox retweeted
Next up well learn how to get 350k users organically using AI. –Agnese Jaunošāne @microconf #microconf #reykjavik #SaaS #AI












