Fixing hidden tech misalignment, unlocking growth. 🇺🇸 AI Advisor. @TinySeedFund mentor. Investor: @1SecondEveryday, @shiratronics_i, @empower_sleep
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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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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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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
John M. P. Knox retweeted
Ajelix has found PR newswire effective to get their message out. –Agnese Jaunošāne @microconf #microconf #reykjavik #SaaS #AI
John M. P. Knox retweeted
Today we announce 1Password for Agents platform, building with companies @Muse, SpaceX Super Intelligence Grok @Bot, @AnthropicAI’s @Claudeai, @OpenAI, @TownAI, @Browserbase, @Browser_use, @heydana_ai, Instinct, @usekernel, @Perplexity_ai, @tryramp, @Tomo, and @wajo_ai, with more integrations on the way. 🎉
We've heard from so many of our customers who want to use these new personal AI agents to help them get more done, but want more control over what the agent can access with the same trust and ease of use they get when using 1Password directly.
1Password for Agents gives your agents access without giving up your passwords. When an agent reaches a sign-in form, it requests a credential from your vault. If you approve the request, 1Password directly auto-fills the credential in the destination site so the agent can’t see or take possession of the credentials.
The agent gets the task done, but it doesn’t get your passwords..
You stay in control. 1Password for Agents free and optional for personal and family accounts. Unless you opt-in to an agent connector, agents cannot touch your vault.
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John M. P. Knox retweeted
The background noise in open offices, in multiple experiments, decreases the ability to do analytical work, increase bugs in software, and decrease the ability to find bugs.
Open floor plans are just a bad idea for any solo work.
