Howdy! I’m Thomas Knoll. I have been building online community for 19 years, and working in or building early-stage startups for 10 years. I love hockey, TacoBell, my wife, and my new baby. (not in that order)
For the past 5 years I have been advising and mentoring startups individually and through 500 Startups and Up Global. Startup advising is broken. Even though I own on average 0.25% of the startups I advise, I rarely get tapped for help. And, being an entrepreneur with my own advisors, I know how easy it is to get buried in the insanity and forget to reach out.
As your Executive Advisor, I provide hands-on help so you get as much value as possible. That is why we schedule 4 hours per month of dedicated time to dive into specific issues/opportunities, document the next steps, and measure impact. The retainer model helps keep both of us accountable to fully utilize the time we have together.
I have been building startups for the past 10 years. I have lived through the hustle and the fear. I’ve failed a few times. And I’ve sold a few. I know how difficult it is to fight the odds.
I’m doing this because I love startups and entrepreneurs. I want to see you succeed in business AND in life.
That’s up to you. It will last as long as it is helping you succeed, on a month-to-month basis. Generally, it is best to start with 3–6 months so that we can get deep and really address your opportunities. Some people want to work together for several years. That is great too, as long as we are making measurable progress.
We will always use the highest fidelity communication as realistically possible.
In person > video > phone > email. The occasional emergency phone call is super valuable at the right time. But scheduled “one on ones” will always be highest priority. And, I will always let you know when I will be in town so that we can meet-up in person.
During every session we will capture our next actions. I will have some homework to do. You will have some homework to do. Some next actions will be moved into your own company workflow. Some things will be one-off tasks that are quickly completed. Others will be long-term goals that we will track over time. But, all of this will be captured and available to you at all times.
Some of the things I have worked with founders on:
Culture & Community
Customer Development & Product
Marketing & Growth
Fundraising
Personal & Leadership Growth
“Crushing It”
Ready to partner with Revelry and get your program started?
Thomas has been tremendously helpful in getting us to think about new ways to more effectively reach, retain and “wow” clients. His simple, effective and powerful suggestions have been great for my company.Founder
{ Startup in San Francisco, CA }
Thomas was grounded and listened to us before he responded. We were able to throw our cards on the table and received solid advice regarding our ideas on building our community of users. Thomas helped us focus our efforts and that’s a big deal. If you’re launching a startup you’re going to have to dig deep so it helps to know where to dig.Co-Founder
{ Startup in Austin, TX }
As an entrepreneur, I try to get as much feedback and advice as possible. This creates noise. When there is noise, Thomas is always there to help find the signal. His advice is always spot on and he brings a wicked amount of knowledge across the board from product to strategy to community engagement to execution.Founder
{ Startup in New Orleans, LA }
Thomas gave me peace of mind that what I was dealing with from a company perspective was absolutely normal. His experience is second to none when comes to hustle and GSD (get $hit done). He has helped us with product market fit, messaging, pitch decks, use case development and introductions to potential customers.Matt Pacyga
{ SliceEngine, CEO }
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