John Knapp
Startup whisperer, tech entrepreneur, software architect, inventor, writer, musician, photographer, sailor & man of integrity.
Octopus Islands, British Columbia
Professional Summary:
I possess significant technology and business / strategy experience with a proven track record of innovation, leadership, software development and product management. I am a passionate adherent of Agile Software Development and Lean Startup Methodologies with over 16 years experience gathering market requirements, designing, developing and delivering intuitive and effective web applications as well as recruiting and leading development, UX/UI, testing and QA teams. My technical strengths include architecture, data modeling, system design, fault tolerance and performance optimization. I’ve written impactful copy for businesses of all kinds and all sizes.
My focus is optimizing startup outcomes throughout The Startup Lifecycle.
I am available to engage with committed entrepreneurs, investors and startups who are driven to maximize their success. And I am available to private and institutional investors for due diligence support and hands-on work to optimize portfolio results.
Service examples for startups:
- Review and refine your vision and strategies
- Review and help you negotiate founders agreements
- Help brainstorm your branding, positioning and messaging
- Business model canvas development, review and refinement
- Product and service validation, testing and refinement
- Project resource requirements and help with product roadmap planning and development
- Review and refine your pricing and revenue models
- Build or refine your MVP
Service examples for investors:
- Business model evaluation (and refinement)
- Competitive research
- Due diligence
- Emerging opportunity analysis
- Engineering workflow analysis
- Go to market strategy evaluation
- Hands-on interim leadership roles
- Intellectual property evaluation
- Product roadmap evaluation and development
- Risk assessment / Risk reduction
- System infrastructure evaluation and risk assessment
- Technology risk assessment
- Technical leadership evaluation
Personal Summary:
I’m curious, passionate and creative. I value clear communication, transparency and I respect those with whom I interact. I like people. I enjoy photography — capturing the beauty around me. I’m a musician — always seeking to express feeling. I am a man of the sea; a sailor. I’ve done a lot of sailboat racing and enjoyed competition at various levels — from low-key races with friends to leading my team at the Melges 24 world championships. I’ve cruised the waters of Western Washington and British Columbia and crossed oceans in my Tartan 37 — paying for my tropical adventures with deep ocean storms and knockdowns on the way back home. I’ve traveled quite a bit and have many more destinations in mind.
Cape Flattery, Washington State