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233k views

Fewer views than 62% of the library · #374 of 598

Runtime
1:06
Posted
Sep 9, 2026
Pace
142 wpm
Clay on X

@Clay just raised a $115M Series D at a $7.1B valuation. Now, more than 17,000 teams…

1:06 · Sep 9, 2026

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Launch anatomy

When each beat happens. Beats that weren’t found are left out; the full transcript isn’t published.

Launch anatomy for ClayRuntime 1:06. First five seconds: Other spoken line. Company named at 24s.0–5s hook · Other spoken lineCompany named at 24s24s Company named0:000:160:330:501:06
  • First five secondsOther spoken line
  • Company named24s

Not detected: product named, demo starts, call to action

Narration pace

142 words a minute · brisk

Narration pace: 142 words per minute; library median 142.SparseConversationalBriskDenselibrary median 142

Launches at this pace have a median of 327k views (n=215). Pace covers the whole runtime, pauses included.

Show the data
PaceMedian viewsVideos (n)
Sparse (0–80)571,51184
Conversational (80–140)346,258185
Brisk (140–180)326,715215
Dense (180–+)670,38071

How it compares

  • 0.9× the median problem, then agitate launch (257k, n=177)
  • 0.6× the median funding launch (394k, n=94)
  • 0.6× the library median (407k, n=598)
Where this launch landsEach dot is one launch. The ringed dot is this one.
  1. All launchesn=598 · median 407k
  2. Problem, then agitaten=177 · median 257k
  3. fundingn=94 · median 394k

One launch Median This launchViews, log scale

Show the data
GroupVideosMedian25th pct75th pctMax
All launches598407,120103,0301,346,326138,357,050
Problem, then agitate177256,92360,264948,24644,763,150
funding94393,739148,4161,118,00414,373,501

Similar launches

All 177 problem, then agitate launches

Same hook style, closest view count, same category first.

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  4. Copperlane AIfundingToday we're proud to announce @copperlaneai $4.1M seed. From couch-surfing and redeye…So... Help me understand.Problem, then agitate183k views1:58Jun 18

Hook style, category, “why it worked” and the takeaway are AI-assisted labels, not hand-reviewed. Beat timings miss some moments: “not detected” does not mean it never happened.

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Videos belong to the companies that posted them and play through X’s official embed, which loads only after you click. Hook labels and “why it worked” notes are AI-assisted analysis and can be wrong. Curated from public launch posts on X. Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Corrections and removal