Great activist letters are clear thinking with an outcome

Activist-investor letters work when writing turns clear thinking into a specific desired corporate outcome

Fascinating to hear the thinking behind Dan's famous activist letters. "Great writing is really about clear thinking and organizing your thoughts, communicating them to people in a clear way to get a desired outcome. In activism, you've g
Ranked #10 on backlist 2026-05-29 (29 May 2026 UTC) · by (Patrick OShaughnessy) ·

How it ranks: Backlist reads my Twitter/X timeline, scores every tweet for substance with an LLM rubric (not engagement), and publishes the daily top picks with a one-line takeaway. Curated by Surya Dantuluri.