Ed Zitron on Revenue

Is this circular financing? No! It’s just us helping our partners raise billions in debt and us backstopping 25% of the deal for customers so then they can then buy our GPUs. If anything it’s spherical

1.4K likes61 repliesPosted Aug 10, 2026

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Why it worked

Opens with a question, so the reader starts answering before they have decided to read.
The opening line stands alone, so it reads completely before the post is expanded.
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: Opens with a question
Structure: Hook → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: energetic, corporate
Written for: Founders and operators

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