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Dave Knox @daveknox

Brand Marketer, Venture Investor, and Startup Adviser. ED @WeAreBlueNorth, Author PredictingTheTurn.com, Co-Founder @Brandery. Former WPP/P&G Digital, Twin Dad

Joined March 2008
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Dave Knox@daveknox
13 Jul 2017
Pick up my book, Predicting The Turn: The High Stakes Games of Business Between Startups and Blue Chips - re.tc/coupxliw
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"The word entrepreneur, as it was coined by economist Richard Cantillon, literally means “bearer of risk.”"
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“Are you trying to generate momentum or trying to deal with the drag of bringing everyone along? Momentum is the thing that aligns [the whole company]. You should be waking up every day just working on momentum. People will catch up” – @ssankar , CTO of @PalantirTech
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The CEO of Rao's asked his daughter where she wanted to go for her birthday. She picked Carbone. "It's the place for my generation." Five years later, he turned that insight into a $100M sauce brand with @CarboneFineFood . My latest @Forbes interview - forbes.com/sites/daveknox/20…

His Daughter’s Birthday Dinner Sparked A $100 Million Sauce Empire

Carbone CEO Eric Skae turned his daughter's birthday dinner request into a $100 million sauce empire—then abandoned traditional advertising for a strategy built on earned media.

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"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man." via @readwise
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Didn’t know what to expect from @1billionsummit in Dubai. It was the perfect intersection: marketing’s future, startup entrepreneurship, and economic development. The creator economy isn’t what I thought. These aren’t just influencers—they’re founders. - linkedin.com/posts/daveknox_…

#1billionfollowerssummit #creatoreconomy #dubai #startupecosystem #economicdevelopment #bluenorth...

Writing this from the airport, still processing everything from the 1 Billion Followers Summit. I didn’t know what to expect—both from Dubai as a city I’d never visited and from the creator communi...

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I’ve done the conference circuit: CES, SXSW, you name it. But @1billionsummit in Dubai was unlike anything other “business” conference. 1,000 creators with billions of followers. The collision of media, AI, and commerce. linkedin.com/posts/daveknox_…
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Economic development loves metrics. Jobs created. Capital deployed. Tax revenue. But Dubai asks a different question: “Are founders happy?” That’s why they’re winning. Lessons from #1BillionFollowers Summit 👇 linkedin.com/posts/daveknox_…

#bluenorth #startupcincy #1billionfollowerssummit #economicdevelopment #startupecosystem #founder...

“Are companies happy and satisfied?” That’s the question Dubai asks itself. Not “How many jobs created?” Not “What’s our GDP growth?” Today at the 1 Billion Followers Summit, Saeed Al Gergawi, VP of...

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Dave Knox@daveknox
20 Apr 2025
"Success is a function of persistence and doggedness and the willingness to work hard for twenty-two minutes to make sense of something that most people would give up on after thirty seconds." - @gladwell
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Dave Knox@daveknox
7 Jan 2025
"Merely having energy and imagination is quite rare. But to solve hard problems you need three more qualities: resilience, good judgement, and a focus on some kind of goal." From paulgraham.com/persistence.h…
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Dave Knox@daveknox
14 Aug 2024
"You are going to have to challenge yourself every day and grow and learn. The moment you stop growing and learning, someone's passing you by." - David Rubenstein
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@XBOX
17 Jul 2024
Make his finest asset yours Follow & Repost with #XboxCheekyControllerSweepstakes for a chance to win a custom Xbox Series X console & 2 Cheeky Controllers designed by Deadpool.‌ Ages 18 . Ends 8/11/24. Rules: xbx.lv/4cxoA4B @Marvel Studios' Deadpool and Wolverine, in theaters July 26
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ALT Image of a custom ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Xbox Series X console with two katanas attached to the backside and a Deadpool-themed covering, set in an industrial scene. Two Deadpool-themed controllers flank the console: one facing forward and the other backward, revealing a cushion shaped like Deadpool’s buttocks attached to it. The Xbox logo is visible in the bottom left, and the ‘Marvel Studios Deadpool & Wolverine’ logo along with text reading “in theaters July 26” is in the bottom right corner. In the middle, there is text reading “© 2024 20th Century Studios ©&™ 2024 MARVEL” next to the Marvel logo.

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3 Jul 2024
Middle Tech 🤝 Awesome Inc 🤝 Live Podcast We collaborated with our friends over at @middletechpod to celebrate and recap 15 years of Awesome Inc! If you haven’t listened to the podcast yet, click the link in our bio! 🎙️
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Dave Knox@daveknox
26 May 2024
“Not being willing to take risks is an extremely risky strategy.” - Magnus Carlsen
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@XBOX
18 Mar 2024
Vault Boy would approve. Follow & RT with #FalloutXboxSweepstakes for a chance to win a custom @falloutonprime Xbox Series X, controller, & Fort Knox vault Ages 18 . US only. Ends 4/14/24. Rules: xbx.lv/3PpgdhD Congratulations! Watch #Fallout on Prime Video April 11.
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Dave Knox@daveknox
19 Mar 2024
Well since it comes with Fort Knox vault, I kinda have to try my luck…
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18 Mar 2024
Vault Boy would approve. Follow & RT with #FalloutXboxSweepstakes for a chance to win a custom @falloutonprime Xbox Series X, controller, & Fort Knox vault Ages 18 . US only. Ends 4/14/24. Rules: xbx.lv/3PpgdhD Congratulations! Watch #Fallout on Prime Video April 11.
Blue and yellow background image showcasing two unique Fallout-themed Fort Knox Xbox vaults: one features the vault door closed, complete with a keypad, while the other is open, revealing an Xbox, a controller, and a Vault Boy illustration on the door. The Fallout logo, Prime Video branding, and the text "April 11 New Series" are displayed above a prominent headline that states "The World's First Vault for an Xbox".

ALT Blue and yellow background image showcasing two unique Fallout-themed Fort Knox Xbox vaults: one features the vault door closed, complete with a keypad, while the other is open, revealing an Xbox, a controller, and a Vault Boy illustration on the door. The Fallout logo, Prime Video branding, and the text "April 11 New Series" are displayed above a prominent headline that states "The World's First Vault for an Xbox".
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Dave Knox@daveknox
12 Feb 2024
Nice twist on the typical bourbon barrel program as Sazera gives the opportunity to win a barrel of Blanton's Gold sazeracbarrelselect.com/draw… #blantonsgoldsweeps #sazeracbarrelselect
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Dave Knox@daveknox
1 Feb 2024
Exciting news for Northern Kentucky as @fccincinnati announces @nkuedu as the permanent home for @FCCincinnati2 - cc @wearebluenorth bizjournals.com/cincinnati/n…

FC Cincinnati announces permanent home stadium for MLS Next Pro team, FC Cincinnati 2

FC Cincinnati’s reserve team has found a forever home that will trigger stadium upgrades on a local college campus.

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Dave Knox@daveknox
26 Jan 2024
Excited to finally introduce SparkHouse to the #StartupCincy & @kyinnovation communities. We have a lot of work in front of us but I can't wait to see what our community builds!
Blue North@wearebluenorth
26 Jan 2024
We are excited to unveil our collaboration with @kentoncounty and the Northern Kentucky Port Authority, to present NKY's future innovation & collaboration hub. Learn more about this space at bizjournals.com/cincinnati/i…
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Dave Knox@daveknox
21 Dec 2023
“When an idea seems simultaneously novel and obvious, it’s probably a good one.” - Paul Graham in How To Do Great Work
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Dave Knox@daveknox
23 Sep 2023
"The proliferation of successful entrepreneurs is a telltale sign of well-functioning markets." A Culture of Growth by Joel Mokyr
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