Kevin S. Xu on Founder

Morris Chang, the now 90 years old founder of TSMC, gave a speech (in Mandarin) last week (ht @ruima) Among other things, he shared personal views on Taiwan's advantages + sized up competition from 🇺🇸🇨🇳🇰🇷 Thread of highlights + his slides in traditional Chinese👇

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Why it worked

Leads with a specific number, which is concrete enough to be worth a second of attention.
Follows a clear Hook → Context → Landing shape, so the reader always knows where they are.
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.

The mechanics

Hook: Leads with a number
Structure: Hook → Context → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: punchy
Written for: Founders and early-stage teams

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