Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin on Engineering

Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin@jasonlk

In my first start-up, my CTO and co-founder was not our best engineer. Not close. But whatever A+ engineer we needed, somehow, the next week they were there, working for her. No matter how obscure the need, how niche. I took this for granted. Now I see it is Magic.

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Why it worked

Opens with a short, self-contained line that is easy to take in at a glance.
Follows a clear Hook → Turn → Context → Landing shape, so the reader always knows where they are.
Ends on a short line that is easy to quote and repeat.
Written from experience rather than as advice, which is harder to argue with.
Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.
Short sentences keep the pace up, so the reader never has to re-read a line.

The mechanics

Hook: Plain observation
Structure: Hook → Turn → Context → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: personal, punchy
Written for: Engineers and technical teams

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