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Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin on Hiring · ViralLoop

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Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin@jasonlk

First-time managers often focus on getting junior hires in that will work for them, and whose comp fits in a careful, tiered schema Then later you learn you just want hire the best possible people Especially people that are better and more experienced than you

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Why it worked

Follows a clear Hook → Turn → Landing shape, so the reader always knows where they are.
Ends on a short line that is easy to quote and repeat.
Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.

The mechanics

Hook: Plain observation
Structure: Hook → Turn → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: punchy
Written for: Hiring managers and founders

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