Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin on Hiring

Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin@jasonlk

Many VC firms giving blanket advice to freeze hiring today Probably good advice on average, today, across a portfolio But if your cash runway is long/deep, I would use this time to hire those 3 really great engineers you need

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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 → Turn → Landing shape, so the reader always knows where they are.
Ends on a short line that is easy to quote and repeat.
The opening line stands alone, so it reads completely before the post is expanded.
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 → Context → Turn → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: personal, punchy
Written for: Hiring managers and founders

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