Eric Glyman on Founder

Scott Wu solved a Putnam problem in 90 seconds. beat Mango at Melee. raised from Peter Thiel over chess. I beat him at N64 Smash once. nobody's writing a Colossus piece about it, but I'd like it in the record.

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Why it worked

Leads with a specific number, which is concrete enough to be worth a second of attention.
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.
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 → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: personal
Written for: Founders and early-stage teams

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