Ben Podgursky on Revenue

google is paying spacex $12 billion/yr for compute but they also own 6% of spacex so if the market is pricing spacex at 94x revenue that means they paid $12 billion to make $68 billion. i'm not a cfo but that seems like a win.

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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.
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.

The mechanics

Hook: Leads with a number
Structure: Hook
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: personal, concrete
Mechanisms: Specificity
Written for: Founders and operators

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