Gergely Orosz on Founder

This Delve story is going from “very bad” to “beyond very bad.” Apparently Delve’s founders were so shameless that they 1. Charged a fellow YC company (Sim) their full free for “auditing” (that turned out to be fake) 2. Then ripped off Sim’s IP, and sold it to customers for $$

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Why it worked

Opens with a short, self-contained line that is easy to take in at a glance.
Uses language that signals shared identity with a specific audience.
Gives away something genuinely useful before asking for anything.
Follows a clear Hook → Context → List → List shape, so the reader always knows where they are.
Ends on a short line that is easy to quote and repeat.
Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.

The mechanics

Hook: Plain observation
Structure: Hook → Context → List → List
Style: Listed out, so each point can be lifted on its own.
Tone: punchy
Mechanisms: In-group signal, Reciprocity
Written for: Founders and early-stage teams

Analysis by ViralLoop — not written by the original author.

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