Two roundtables at MicroConf Europe on AI inside the business, with about twenty founders at each table. The notes are published, along with my posts from the two days of talks.
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John Knox
John is a TinySeed mentor with experience in seven industries finding and repairing hidden tech misalignment, unlocking growth.
The roundtable write-up, under the Chatham House Rule — the ideas, not the names — and my record of the talks.
AI Delegation: What Founders Hand Off and What They Keep
The Reykjavik tables on what founders hand to agents across sales, marketing, engineering and support — and the two jobs nobody automated.
The talksMicroConf Europe 2026: Live Notes From Reykjavik
My posts and photos from two days at Harpa: Rob Walling's eight moats in the age of AI, Einar Vollset, Aleyda Solis, Corey Haines and more.
Earlier, at MicroConf USManaging a Workforce of Humans and AI Agents
The Portland table on hiring, onboarding, guardrails, and feedback loops — for workers both carbon and silicon.
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The Four Levels of AI Adoption: From Chatbot to Autopilot
Chat, files, tools, triggers — how to find each function's level and the next step up
AI Productivity Isn't AI Value
Why so many AI initiatives ship productivity without revenue, and how to audit yours
Map Your Operating System Before You Apply AI
Why every AI conversation should start with a different question
Close the AI Feedback Loop: Lessons From the Roundtable
The founders getting the most from AI put their effort into teaching their tools
How to Deploy AI in Your Company: A 12-Week Playbook
Which tools to buy, which policies to publish, how to train your team, and how to measure results
Managing a Workforce of Humans and AI Agents
Notes from the MicroConf US roundtable: job descriptions, onboarding, guardrails, feedback loops
