Erik Bernhardsson on Founder

Today we're announcing our Series C funding: $355M at a $4.65B valuation, led by some great investors @generalcatalyst and @Redpoint. We've had insane growth in the last year, but we're still very early. So proud of the team and what we have built so far!

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Points at real customers, users or results as evidence rather than assertion.
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.
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Hook: Announcement
Structure: Hook → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: energetic, concrete, corporate
Mechanisms: Specificity, Social proof
Written for: Founders and early-stage teams

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