John M. P. Knox
Helping Frustrated Founders Grow Respected Software Businesses
Fixed-Fee Guidance for CEO & CTOs
Do you feel stressed that your business isn't performing the way you think it should? Has big company advice led to hiring the wrong people or struggling to ship software? I can help you achieve sustainable growth, hire and manage great talent, and get to a place where you can have confidence in your team to do the right thing. Most of all, I can help you spend your time where it matters.
I offer a limited number of micro-consulting engagements (currently 1 per week) for founders and executives, providing them with unique and creative solutions to enhance their business performance through micro-consulting. This $1,000 fixed-fee service includes an initial meeting, research, and a follow-up meeting. The initial meeting is a one-hour conversation where we review the areas of desired improvement, such as improving software quality, hiring a lead engineer, or reviewing sales copy.
In the research phase, I study the problem, which may involve email correspondence or (at my option) additional meetings with your staff. Finally, a proposed solution is drawn up and discussed in a concluding one-hour meeting. The client is responsible for implementing the resulting plan.
Getting started is easy:
- Hit the orange Book Now button to schedule a time
- We'll spend an hour discussing your top priority items
- I'll research the problem, design a plan for you, and follow-up in a final meeting
These are common topics for consultation:
- B2B SaaS
- Applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) in business
- Copywriting feedback
- Improving clarity in customer and employee communications
- Hiring and managing engineers
- Leading developer teams
- Avoiding hardware integration pain
- Project planning
- Delegation
- Practical Performance Management
Questions
What if I need more time than a micro-consult allows?
PRAISE
Schoneck Shoaf
John has always been quick to respond to our inquires with his wealth of knowledge and network of subject-matter experts. In addition, he's transparent on what he can provide advice on and when we would recommend another expert. I'm appreciative of all the help he's provided over the years.
Matt Zunert
As a TinySeed mentor, John has provided great insight into many product and business questions I've had. We also had several conversations about hiring and managing engineers, and his experienced perspective as an engineering leader was incredibly valuable.
Mark Littlewood
John is a seriously impressive individual. As an app developer, has produced beautiful, functional and popular apps. As a person, he is one of life's stars. I met him through the Business of Software Conference where he has been a regular attendee for many years. Over the past few years he has also 'sponsored' attendance at the event for recent engineering graduates with the intention of giving someone an introduction into the world of software. Extremely generous with his time and energy.
Jason Cohen
I'm a super-fan of everyone and everything related to John and BoS.
Jesse Guerrero
John is a fantastic software engineer, he gets it done right. I enjoy working with and knowing him. John understands and appreciates good user experiences; he's a designers best friend! Aside from enjoying working together, I enjoy intellectually stimulating conversations with him.