Yuchen Jin on Founder

Rumor has it Andrew Tulloch returned to Meta because Zuck offered him $3.5B. I don’t buy the “everyone has a price” argument. For him, $3.5B vs. $1.5B barely matters. Building something from scratch as a cofounder of Thinky sounds way more fun. Anyway, Llama 5’s gonna be good.

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Why it worked

Opens with a short, self-contained line that is easy to take in at a glance.
Uses concrete numbers instead of vague claims, which makes it credible and quotable.
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.
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: Plain observation
Structure: Hook → Context → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: personal, punchy
Mechanisms: Specificity
Written for: Founders and early-stage teams

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