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Garry Tan@garrytan

You need openness and creativity pre-product-market-fit. But after that you have to trade that openness in for repeatability, scalability, and management. Failing to do this kills startups after product market fit.

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932 likes27 repliesPosted Feb 22, 2020

View the original on X Written by Garry Tan. Captured Sep 4, 2026.

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Addresses the reader directly, so it reads as written for them.
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.

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Hook: Speaks directly to you
Structure: Hook → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: plain, matter-of-fact
Written for: Product teams

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