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Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin@jasonlk

About 20% of the advice from a great mentor should make you uncomfortable and even a bit annoyed They will know where you aren't pushing hard enough, but should be

248 likes6 repliesPosted May 1, 2019

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Leads with a specific number, which is concrete enough to be worth a second of attention.
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: Leads with a number
Structure: Hook → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: plain, matter-of-fact
Written for: Founders, marketers and operators

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