Dave Portnoy on Career

Thank you @bss1234561. @BobSaietta has negatively written or tweeted about us 50+ times in his career and that doesn't count the countless tweets he's deleted. We need more people like @Bss1234561 who are objective. You don't have to love me but at least be fair.

3.8K likes80 repliesPosted Sep 11, 2023

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Why it worked

Leads with a specific number, which is concrete enough to be worth a second of attention.
Contradicts something the audience already believes, which stops the scroll.
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.
Short sentences keep the pace up, so the reader never has to re-read a line.

The mechanics

Hook: Leads with a number
Structure: Hook → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: personal, corporate
Mechanisms: Pattern interrupt
Written for: Founders, marketers and operators

Analysis by ViralLoop — not written by the original author.

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