Jared Friedman on Founder

It's YC Demo Day! I sat down with @garrytan, @mwseibel and all the YC group partners to film this video about the W24 batch. ... actually, no I didn't, I just made it using @toinfinityai. The companies in this YC batch are inventing the future.

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Why it worked

Opens with a short, self-contained line that is easy to take in at a glance.
Contradicts something the audience already believes, which stops the scroll.
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.
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.

The mechanics

Hook: Plain observation
Structure: Hook → Context → Context → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: personal, energetic, punchy
Mechanisms: Pattern interrupt
Written for: Founders and early-stage teams

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