The founder had posted to HN about how I’d helped him rewrite his copy. And 50+ startup founders were hungry for the same. When I told them I’d love to help them all but I just couldn’t – not with my day job – a few suggested I write a book about copywriting.
I did.
In 2011, I launched those books on Hacker News. Dharmesh Shah was one of the first to buy. And after $20K in sales, I figured, hey, maybe I’ll start my own startup. I’ll focus on teach startups to write copy.
That was the birth of Copyhackers. For 15 years, we served 1000s of startup founders, marketers and copywriters.
And as those founders sold their businesses, they invited the copywriter they knew well – yours truly – to help their new teams at much, much larger organizations write convincing copy.
Today, rebranded as JO, I use my background in big tech and tiny startups to help organizations find their voice, write performance copy and distribute their message to the corners of the earth. Yes, I’m a flat earther. No, I’m not.
I’ve been invited to speak on 100s of stages, including these ones on repeat: Business of Software, CXL Live, CTA Conf and Microconf. I’ve also written a book, The Copyselling System (BenBella / Simon & Schuster), which is available July 21, 2026.
If you’d like to discuss working together, please book a call. I can’t work with everyone, but I would love to prioritize your business if you’re growth minded and ready to master messaging across your org.