John M. P. Knox
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Fixing hidden tech misalignment, unlocking growth. @TinySeedFund mentor. Investor: @1SecondEveryday, @shiratronics_i, @empower_sleep
Minneapolis, MN
Joined April 2007
Why do entrepreneurs generally hate investing in the stock market? Over the years, I've talked to many of my entrepreneur friends about money. When we talked investments, I encouraged them to diversify and put some of their money in low-cost index funds. The majority said, "But
Most of my entrepreneur friends have so much less liquid net worth than people imagine. They're rich, yeah, but it's all tied up in assets.
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As Indiana Jones said, investors pay for discounted future cash flows and glory. If you’re raising funds, be sure to connect those dots. And if you’re bootstrapping, decide which *you* want.
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Excited to share that the @tstbl integration with @langfuse is ready. Team feedback is a great start. Now you can go beyond your team and gather feedback from a global, external participant pool by sending traces to Testable Minds. https://t.co/RV2joYlpk2
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Is your business or investment exposed to regulatory risk? As #AI and #ML technologies evolve, new opportunities to improve health, diagnostics, and medical devices present themselves. Whether these technologies seek to lower the costs of healthcare, improve outcomes, or develop
medtechconnect.net
We're bringing together seasoned MedTech and HealthTech founders and leaders who've been in your shoes—who've raised rounds, scaled teams, gotten through regulatory hurdles, and built sustainable...
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Are you building (or investing in) a health product? Many founders are applying #AI to health and medical problems without laying the groundwork for FDA compliance. Maybe it doesn’t occur to them that they’re in legally regulated space, or they intend to look into it at the end.
medtechconnect.net
We're bringing together seasoned MedTech and HealthTech founders and leaders who've been in your shoes—who've raised rounds, scaled teams, gotten through regulatory hurdles, and built sustainable...
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ICYMI: Remastered classic article: If you delegate something you know, to someone else who will do the same work, you’ve increased throughput but you haven’t improved the organization. Hire someone who is already better than you. Even if you’re already excellent. Anything else
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Delegation doesn't scale your business. What does: Creating a team that is better than the current team. Including you.
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The most simple and effective "protocol" (will people actually do it if I use that word??) for working with other humans: Every task is the ONE the task system. With ONE person assigned to do it. And a deadline.
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There are only two reasons why people cold email you about buying your business: 1) they want to buy it for less than it’s worth, or 2) your business is worth more to them than you might expect. I can let you know if the offer is a good one: einar@discretioncapital.com
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Don’t put links in the LinkedIn comment section; it’s harmful. Steven Morell @tinyseedfund #tinyfest #cancun #marketing
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Now Kieran Delaney explains how to hire an attorney executive assistant. #tinyFest @tinyseedfund
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If your product is so great, why don’t you put your money where your mouth is? @spencerjvann on guarantees. #tinyfest @tinyseed #saas
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Next @spencerjvann will share the marketing process that took his portfolio from zero to $5.7mm. #tinyfest @tinyseedfund #saas
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Love how there is an "exit" sign very strategically placed in this pic 🤣
Now @robwalling shares the state of @tinyseedfund. Fund 1 has a >1 X return to investors, putting in the top 5-10% of funds of its vintage. #Saas #TinyFest
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On preventing burnout: when I talk about play, I’m talking about mixing it up and using different neurological circuitry. @drsherrywalling #saas #founders #burnout #tinyfest @tinyseedfund
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Now, @drsherrywalling shares her vision of entrepreneurship as an artistic practice. #TinyFest @tinyseedfund #SaaS
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Now @robwalling shares the state of @tinyseedfund. Fund 1 has a >1 X return to investors, putting in the top 5-10% of funds of its vintage. #Saas #TinyFest
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