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FormulaTwitter/X

Simple stakes + big reward

A dead-simple premise anyone understands, attached to a large or absurd payoff. The stakes do the persuading.

Adaptable template

{Famous person} often talks about {action} using this one {thing}.

Backed by 4 real posts·4 with documented metrics·top: 8.9M views · 27.2k likes · 1.9k RT

Real posts that used this

Every example is a real post with a named creator and source.

Twitter/XBusiness8.5k likes, 2.1k retweets

Elon Musk often talks about hiring job candidates who can answer this one question.

Greg Isenberg (@gregisenberg)·Thread source

Twitter/XBusiness3.7M views · 36.5k likes · 2.1k RT

a quantum computer just solved a 10^25-year problem in 5 minutes and you're laughing?

@jackbutcher (@jackbutcher)·Opinion source

Twitter/XStartups2.8M views · 18.8k likes · 2k RT

Are we going to pretend $750/hour law firms are going to be business as usual in the AI age?

GREG ISENBERG (@gregisenberg)·Opinion source

Twitter/XStartups8.9M views · 27.2k likes · 1.9k RT

Is anyone still convinced Twitter needed 8,000 employees to keep the lights on?

Daniel Vassallo (@dvassallo)·Opinion source

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