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Paul Graham@paulg

If you're working on an early stage startup, don't be deterred from using Anthropic just because you might want to sell to the DoD one day. Early on you need to focus on making your product the best. If you get the best results from Anthropic models, use them.

5.1K likes184 repliesPosted Feb 28, 2026

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Why it worked

Addresses the reader directly, so it reads as written for them.
Contradicts something the audience already believes, which stops the scroll.
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: Speaks directly to you
Structure: Hook → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: plain, matter-of-fact
Mechanisms: Pattern interrupt
Written for: People building with AI

Analysis by ViralLoop — not written by the original author.

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