Garry Tan on Marketing

What's the best community platform right now for influencers/creators who want to go direct? t.co t.co Discourse? Discord group? Open to earlier stage seed/pre-seed teams looking to do this who would want to build it with my audience.

315 likes87 repliesPosted Nov 16, 2020

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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 question, so the reader starts answering before they have decided to read.
Follows a clear Hook → 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.

The mechanics

Hook: Opens with a question
Structure: Hook → Context → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: personal, punchy
Written for: Marketers and content teams

Analysis by ViralLoop — not written by the original author.

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