Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin on Engineering

Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin@jasonlk

When I was at Adobe, it was the very tail end of the era when every engineer got their own, quiet office I thought it was crazy But boy that's how you get work done

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Why it worked

Drops you into the middle of a story, so the next line feels necessary.
Uses language that signals shared identity with a specific audience.
Follows a clear Hook → Context → Turn 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.

The mechanics

Hook: Opens mid-story
Structure: Hook → Context → Turn
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: personal, punchy
Mechanisms: In-group signal
Written for: Engineers and technical teams

Analysis by ViralLoop — not written by the original author.

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