Okay I'm literally the world's largest idiot and I'm kicking myself in the butts so hard

@mpaage

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Why it worked

The creator uses a relatable story of a missed opportunity and the potential financial gain that came with it, tapping into common aspirations and regrets.

Summary

The creator regrets not interviewing with Anthropic three years ago when they were offered the opportunity. They chose to work at Meta instead, but were later laid off, and now dream of the wealth they could have had if they had pursued the Anthropic opportunity.

Structure

1Regret over past decision
2Explanation of the missed opportunity
3Consequences of the decision
4Reflection on what could have been
5Future advice

Product placement

The video shows an email invitation from Anthropic for an interview, which the creator regrets not accepting.

Call to action

Next time maybe shoot your shot.

On-screen text

17:29 A Anthropic Interview Invitation - Mikaela Job App's 2.00 From Anthropic mail@hire.lever.co Reply To 37bc1dc8-c659-40b2-a1f1-1014f06303e6@reply.lever.co To Date Jan 1, 2023 22:20 Standard encryption (TLS) Learn more Hi Mikaela, Happy new year, and thank you for your application to Anthropic! I'd love to find a time to schedule a 20-minute video conversation to learn more about you and answer any questions you have about us. Feel free to grab a slot using this link: https://s-schedule.lever.co/anthropic-mikaela-page-40cba025-60c8-4a6f-846c-d054e1722a03 Note that I am in GMT +8 so I am only available Reply Forward

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Next time shoot your shot!!! How I passed up an opportunity to work at anthropic THREE yeara ago 😭😭 #sfbayarea #Tech #anthropic #ai #sf

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Transcript

Okay I'm literally the world's largest idiot and I'm kicking myself in the butts so hard. Tell me why I wasn't smart enough that and Anthropic reached out to me in 2023 and asked me to interview. And I was like, what's Anthropic? I don't want to work at a weird little startup. And I chose to go the big tech route and work at Meta because that was my dream. And I got laid off from Meta and they just filed their IPO. So I'm just dreaming that I could have been rich. So yeah, next time maybe shoot your shot.