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Vijay Shankar Gupta
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I ghostwrite educational email courses & newsletters for founders & innovators. 11+ yrs in software engineering. Helping you grow your audience and email list.
Want more software companies and founders to see this?

Retweet the first tweet.

Your fellow builders will thank you.

(And stop writing features like robots)
August 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM
TL;DR:

• Use customer language, not tech speak
• Lead with pain, then solution
• Tell short stories, not long specs
August 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Rule #3: Tell micro-stories

"Sarah used to spend weekends fixing bugs.

Now she spends them with her kids.

Our auto-testing caught 847 issues last month."

Stories stick. Specs don't.
August 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Rule #2: Lead with the pain

"Tired of waiting 20 minutes for reports?"

Then reveal your solution.

Pain first, feature second.

Always.
August 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Rule #1: Use their words, not yours

Go read customer support tickets.

Listen to sales calls.

Copy their exact phrases.

If they say "waste time," don't say "inefficient."
August 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Bad: "Multi-threaded processing architecture"
Good: "Your reports load 10x faster"

See the difference?

One talks to your brain.
The other talks to your wallet.
August 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Here's the shift that changes everything:

Stop describing WHAT your feature does.

Start explaining WHY they need it.
August 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Most software companies and founders write features like this:

"Advanced API integration with real-time data synchronization."

Customers think: "What does that even mean?"

They close the tab.
August 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM