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Brent Liang@liangsays

secrets of new media (from internal deck) in particular, building channel bibles, inhouse world class creatives (hire well), then forward deploy into portcos

873 likes33 repliesPosted Nov 6, 2025

View the original on X Written by Brent Liang. Captured Sep 4, 2026.

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Hook: Plain observation
Structure: Hook → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
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Written for: Engineers and technical teams

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