Joshua Achiam on Hiring

Realized there is something I did not say today during the DeepSeek discourse that should have been my first thought, and I am chagrined that it took me so long. Congratulations to the DeepSeek team. You made something people love. You helped push the frontier of science.

376 likes10 repliesPosted Jan 28, 2025

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Why it worked

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.
Opens on a negative, which reads as a warning and is harder to ignore than a claim.

The mechanics

Hook: Plain observation
Structure: Hook → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: personal
Written for: Hiring managers and founders

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