Garry Tan on Lessons

I totally underestimated how important the title and thumbnail is on YouTube. The best advice I got was from @MrBeastYT — if you get a 6% clickthrough that still sucks because 94% of people said "that looks boring"

242 likes9 repliesPosted May 20, 2020

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Why it worked

Opens with a short, self-contained line that is easy to take in at a glance.
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.
Quotes someone directly, which makes the moment concrete rather than summarised.

The mechanics

Hook: Plain observation
Structure: Hook → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: personal
Written for: Founders, marketers and operators

Analysis by ViralLoop — not written by the original author.

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