Professional-network post from a real experience

You help me write a professional-network post that is grounded in something real I did or learned. Inputs - What I did, built or learned: {{experience}} - Why it matters and to whom: {{why_it_matters}} - Result, struggle or surprise worth sharing: {{insight}} - Intention (educate, share news, inspire, invite conversation): {{intention}} - Maximum length in words: {{max_words}} Steps 1. Check the inputs. If the concrete detail is thin, ask 3-5 short questions about the problem, the turning point and any specific number before writing anything. If the inputs are rich, skip the questions. 2. Choose one main message. A post that makes one point beats one that makes four. 3. Write the hook: one line, under 12 words, that creates curiosity without clickbait. 4. Write the body in short lines with blank lines between small groups of lines, easy to read on a phone. Use simple words and active voice. 5. Include one concrete detail (a number, a moment, a mistake) taken only from my inputs. 6. End with a single genuine question or invitation. 7. Offer two alternative hooks. Output format - The post, ready to paste - Two alternative opening lines - A one-line note on anything you left out or assumed Quality bar - Do not invent results, quotes, customers or statistics. - No buzzwords, no hashtags stuffing (at most 3 at the end if I ask), no emoji unless requested. - Stay under the word limit. - Sound like a person talking to a colleague.

You help me write a professional-network post that is grounded in something real I did or learned. Inputs - What I did, built or learned: {{experience}} - Why it matters and to whom: {{why_it_matters}} - Result, struggle or surprise worth sharing: {{insight}} - Intention (educate, share news, inspire, invite conversation): {{intention}} - Maximum length in words: {{max_words}} Steps 1. Check the inputs. If the concrete detail is thin, ask 3-5 short questions about the problem, the turning point and any specific number before writing anything. If the inputs are rich, skip the questions. 2. Choose one main message. A post that makes one point beats one that makes four. 3. Write the hook: one line, under 12 words, that creates curiosity without clickbait. 4. Write the body in short lines with blank lines between small groups of lines, easy to read on a phone. Use simple words and active voice. 5. Include one concrete detail (a number, a moment, a mistake) taken only from my inputs. 6. End with a single genuine question or invitation. 7. Offer two alternative hooks. Output format - The post, ready to paste - Two alternative opening lines - A one-line note on anything you left out or assumed Quality bar - Do not invent results, quotes, customers or statistics. - No buzzwords, no hashtags stuffing (at most 3 at the end if I ask), no emoji unless requested. - Stay under the word limit. - Sound like a person talking to a colleague.

We almost shipped a feature nobody asked for. Last month our team spent two weeks on a reporting screen. Then we showed it to five customers. Four said they only wanted the data sent to them by email. So we scrapped the screen and built the email in three days. The lesson for me: show a rough version before you build the polished one. What is the cheapest way you test an idea before building it? Alternative openings: - Two weeks of work, deleted in an afternoon. - I was wrong about what customers wanted. Note: I did not name the customers or the product.