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John M. P. Knox @windaddict.bsky.social · 12d

A risk of AI as a product is that the foundational model exceeds your functionality. What if OpenAI can replace your entire app with a prompt?

Differentiation strategies: proprietary data, custom integrations, focus on a vertical, brand building.

@robwalling.com @microconf.com #microconf #ai

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MicroConf @microconf.com · 13d

Introverts, rejoice: @windaddict.bsky.social shows how to skip the small talk and build connections that *actually do stuff*. #MicroConf

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TinySeed @tinyseed.com · Sep 1

🚨 TinySeed Fall Accelerator batch applications are officially open Sept 1-9! 🚨 Head to tinyseed.com/apply to apply, and join us on YouTube this Wed for an application Q&A: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7KI...

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TinySeed @tinyseed.com · Aug 6

(1/2) Save the date: Applications for our Fall 2025 accelerator batch will open Sept 1-9! 📅

Get access to direct mentorship from topic experts in SaaS, playbooks, masterminds, in-person retreats, a supportive community of other founders, and the right amount of funding.

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MicroConf @microconf.com · May 5

We're announcing the Spring 2025 TinySeed Accelerator Batch! 🎉

Going live on May 7th: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzos...

Announcing the Spring 2025 TinySeed Accelerator Batch! 🎉

TinySeed, MicroConf's venture fund and SaaS accelerator, is announcing their Spring 2025 accelerator companies!To get notified when applications are open aga...

www.youtube.com

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John M. P. Knox @windaddict.bsky.social · Apr 14

Great business communicators should be judged by results, not feelings. Only a closed feedback loop can ensure that both sides convey the correct information.

Repeat what you hear; ask what they heard.

John M. P. Knox @windaddict.bsky.social · Apr 7

Look at how many folks have suddenly become experts in market futures. If these folks could predict the market, they would have done it before last week.

Today is not the day to take up a new hobby day trading, hedging currency risk, or dabbling in options. #investing

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John M. P. Knox @windaddict.bsky.social · Mar 18

Next @leenyburger.bsky.social will tell us how to do cold outreach without Ick. @microconf.com #microconf

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John M. P. Knox @windaddict.bsky.social · Mar 18

Time savings is table stakes. Nobody buys software hoping to spend more time on stuff. – Marcos Rivera of PRICINGIO @microconf.com #microconf #b2b #saas

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John M. P. Knox @windaddict.bsky.social · Mar 18

“I have never in my life wanted to ‘learn more.’” – @punchlinecopy.com on calls to action that are NOT exciting. @microconf.com #microconf

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John M. P. Knox @windaddict.bsky.social · Mar 18

We use hope as an on-ramp to excitement. – @punchlinecopy.com @microconf.com #microconf

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John M. P. Knox @windaddict.bsky.social · Mar 18

Why would we use skepticism in your copy? Because people feel it when they read your claims. – @punchlinecopy.com #microconf @microconf.com

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John M. P. Knox @windaddict.bsky.social · Mar 17

Your money story is at the heart of your business decisions. @robwalling.com @dr-sherrywalling.bsky.social #microconf.

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John M. P. Knox @windaddict.bsky.social · Mar 17

Not everything difficult is an emergency. Don’t turn speed bumps into roadblocks. @robwalling.com @dr-sherrywalling.bsky.social #microconf

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John M. P. Knox @windaddict.bsky.social · Mar 17

Build your network, not your audience. @robwalling.com @dr-sherrywalling.bsky.social #microconf

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John M. P. Knox @windaddict.bsky.social · Mar 17

What matters most to you? Are you an artist? A leader? A entrepreneur?

Products/people/$$

@dr-sherrywalling.bsky.social @robwalling.com @microconf.com #microconf

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John M. P. Knox @windaddict.bsky.social · Mar 28

Yes. A challenge for many folks (myself included) is that many learning opportunities only yield useful feedback after many attempts.

Founder sales are tough because five “no” responses feel terrible. And any feedback you collected has significant uncertainty.

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John M. P. Knox @windaddict.bsky.social · Mar 28

Yeah, it sounds trite. The point here isn't so much reframing as taking positive *action*.

John M. P. Knox @windaddict.bsky.social · Mar 28

In business, you can see challenging events as scars or skills.

A customer angrily complains about a bug. Is that a scar, or are you building skills?

A promising ad campaign burns through $10k without results. Scar? Or the price of a new skill?

Sometimes you make reality through your reaction.

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John M. P. Knox @windaddict.bsky.social · Mar 17

Next up, @dr-sherrywalling.bsky.social and @robwalling.com tell us about exiting a business. #microconf

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John M. P. Knox @windaddict.bsky.social · Mar 17

@robwalling.com kicks off @microconf.com in New Orleans. #microconf

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John M. P. Knox @windaddict.bsky.social · Mar 22

Paying dividends is like distilling water. The water condensing on the apparatus's cool side isn’t manifesting from the ether – it transfers from the boiling vessel.

Investors focused on dividend returns for income are confused. Selling stock and receiving dividends reduce portfolio value.

John M. P. Knox @windaddict.bsky.social · Mar 19

See you there!

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Michele Hansen @mjwhansen.com · Mar 19

Thrilled to announce that I'll be speaking at @microconf.com Europe in Istanbul in September!

See you there?!

MicroConf Europe, Europe's most trusted conference for non-venture track SaaS, September 28-30 Istanbul. Speakers: Rob Walling, Michele Hansen, more to come!

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John M. P. Knox @windaddict.bsky.social · Mar 19

An under-appreciated benefit of attending a mega-social conference like @microconf.com is that I don’t read the news. I don’t miss it either; spending time with friends cures doom-scrolling. #microconf

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