Garry Tan on Founder

Hopping out of an Uber in NYC, I ran into someone applying to YC who I had just given feedback to from my prior YouTube video giveaway. I did 100 reviews and this happens in a city of 8.5M people 🤯

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Why it worked

Uses concrete numbers instead of vague claims, which makes it credible and quotable.
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: Plain observation
Structure: Hook → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: personal, concrete
Mechanisms: Specificity
Written for: Founders and early-stage teams

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