Everybody Writes - Summary and review

personal-development
personal-brand
marketing
2023Pages: 415 My rating: 4Goodreads: 3.97Amazon: 4.7
Updated: August 3rd, 2026
Jonathan Rintala
Jonathan Rintala
A guide to creating content that people want to read, and that converts.

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A guide to creating content that people want to read, and that converts.
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Writing and storytelling - two of the most valuable skills of a founder

One of the most valuable skills as a founder is writing, telling great stories, and putting those stories into words.

Whether it's on a keyboard or on paper, writing good content is part of the playbook of many successful startups. Storytelling and founder brand can literally be your entire startup GTM, executed by founders like Adam Robinson, Marc Lou, Jonathan Rintala, and others.

Storytelling startup founder - The process of building your story

This book "Everybody Writes" is a great guide to writing like the pros.

And yes, I have built my SaaS company Univid heavily with written content as distribution - so this book hit close to home. A valuable read, no matter if you are looking to improve your SEO playbook, refine your build-in-public posts on X or LinkedIn, or even write your own book.

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Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

Q: Who is Ann Handley?

Ann Handley is the author of Everybody Writes (2nd edition, 2023), co-author of Content Rules (Wiley 2011), a speaker, and the world's first Chief Content Officer.

Q: Is the Everybody Writes available as PDF?

If you (A) think the summary of Everybody Writes above is not enough, or (B) the summary makes you crave the full book — you can also find the Kindle or Print version at Amazon.