Garry Tan on Founder

Decades of schooling train people to excel on arbitrary tests that are disconnected from the true aim of knowledge. Likewise founders aim to raise money (arbitrary test) instead of making a good startup that grows. Seek the signified, not the signifier! t.co

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Why it worked

Follows a clear Hook → Context → Landing shape, so the reader always knows where they are.
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.
Short sentences keep the pace up, so the reader never has to re-read a line.

The mechanics

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

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