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Erik Torenberg@eriktorenberg

If you wanna be in the same “room” as experts but aren’t expert yourself, one back-way in is to be the person that brings the experts together—that creates the “room” That bides you time so you can build expertise to keep your seat at the table, or be re-invited when they switch

165 likes5 repliesPosted Jun 30, 2020

View the original on X Written by Erik Torenberg. Captured Sep 4, 2026.

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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: SaaS founders and operators

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