Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin on Product

Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin@jasonlk

"We need a product guy" "Ok, but we aren't ready for a VP yet. Let's just hire a junior person from a top logo like Slack/Box/etc" ... 90 days later ... "Why does he just write spec docs at his desk all day long while the engineers all ignore him?"

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Based on absolute engagement — the platform doesn’t expose follower counts here, so large accounts score higher.

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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 → Context → Context → Landing shape, so the reader always knows where they are.
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.
Quotes someone directly, which makes the moment concrete rather than summarised.

The mechanics

Hook: Plain observation
Structure: Hook → Context → Context → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: punchy, corporate
Written for: Product teams

Analysis by ViralLoop — not written by the original author.

Topics

Product Hiring

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