Garry Tan on Founder

Just posted my newest YouTube vlog— How to Avoid the Cofounder Trap @alexisohanian and I spent a day in NYC on our cofounders retreat. Learn how the #1 thing that can help your startup can also ruin it if you don't handle this one thing. FULL VIDEO: t.co

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Why it worked

Opens with a short, self-contained line that is easy to take in at a glance.
Contradicts something the audience already believes, which stops the scroll.
Follows a clear Hook → Context → Context → Landing shape, so the reader always knows where they are.
Ends on a short line that is easy to quote and repeat.
The opening line stands alone, so it reads completely before the post is expanded.
Written from experience rather than as advice, which is harder to argue with.

The mechanics

Hook: Plain observation
Structure: Hook → Context → Context → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: personal, punchy
Mechanisms: Pattern interrupt
Written for: Founders and early-stage teams

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