Warren Gunnels on Product

Intel CEO: I made $179 million last year. If you don’t give me a $30 billion corporate welfare check I’ll pack up my bags and move to Asia. Feds: Approved. Average Joe: Intel shipped my job overseas. My rent went up 25%. Can you help me avoid eviction? Feds: We’re broke.

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Why it worked

Leads with a specific number, which is concrete enough to be worth a second of attention.
Uses concrete numbers instead of vague claims, which makes it credible and quotable.
Follows a clear Hook → Context → Context → Landing shape, so the reader always knows where they are.
Ends on a short line that is easy to quote and repeat.
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: Leads with a number
Structure: Hook → Context → Context → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: personal, punchy
Mechanisms: Specificity
Written for: Product teams

Analysis by ViralLoop — not written by the original author.

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