Jonathan Swanson on AI

Jonathan Swanson@swaaanson

In 2018, Sam Altman simultaneously managed YC(a $30B+ Startup Accelerator) , invested >$400M in startups on the side, and built the world’s best team of frontier AI researchers with Elon for Open AI. His answer to ‘How do you get so much done?’ is powerful. A thread 🧵

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Why it worked

Drops you into the middle of a story, so the next line feels necessary.
Uses concrete numbers instead of vague claims, which makes it credible and quotable.
Points at real customers, users or results as evidence rather than assertion.
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: Opens mid-story
Structure: Hook → Context → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: concrete, punchy
Mechanisms: Specificity, Social proof
Written for: People building with AI

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