Alex Immerman on Hiring

Alex Immerman@aleximm

legendary 2018 email. Databricks was then valued at $1b, @alighodsi was selling a candidate on the 10x opportunity from there. @bhorowitz: you're underselling the opportunity. Databricks is going to be 10x Oracle. That's $2T, not $10b.

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Why it worked

Leads with a specific number, which is concrete enough to be worth a second of attention.
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.
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.

The mechanics

Hook: Leads with a number
Structure: Hook → Context → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: concrete, punchy
Mechanisms: Specificity
Written for: Hiring managers and founders

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