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Conor Grennan

Conor Grennan

LinkedIn Content Strategy & Writing Style

CEO, AI Mindset | Former Chief AI Architect, NYU Stern | MasterClass Instructor | NY Times and #1 Int’l bestselling author | Board Member, SHRM Foundation

United States
9 Viral ScoreView on LinkedIn

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Warm Analysis

Conor Grennan positions himself as the chief translator of the AI revolution, moving beyond technical jargon to focus on the "behavioral transformation" required for the modern workforce. His content strategy centers on the psychological shift from treating AI as a search engine to treating it as a collaborative partner, frequently using the "Magician’s Problem" metaphor to explain why personal experience trumps corporate slide decks. He is notable for his urgent focus on the "broken career ladder," specifically how AI is automating the entry-level "tacit knowledge" once used to train the next generation of leaders. By intersecting high-level enterprise consulting with boots-on-the-ground humanitarian work in places like Nepal, Grennan provides a unique perspective that balances corporate efficiency with a deeply humanistic plea for universal upskilling.

Performance Overview

Followers

158.9K

Connections

12.7K

Avg. Engagement

108

Engagement Rate

Posts/Week

10.7

Viral Score

9

Posts Analyzed

3

Top Posts by Engagement

Two hours ago, Anthropic released an AI Exposure Index on which jobs are most exposed to AI. It's a heck of a chart. The gap between what AI could theoretically automate and what's actually being us…

LinkedIn post image: Two hours ago, Anthropic released an AI Exposure Index on which jobs are most exposed to AI. It's a heck of a chart.
1.7K20220526 viral
AI and Workforce7 months ago
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Just got this...and it put a chill in my heart. Friends, this is the real future of work- like it or not. When AI helps us do the impossible every hour, the temporary loss of it can feel paralyzing. L…

LinkedIn post image: Just got this...and it put a chill in my heart. Friends, this is the real future of work- like it or not. When AI helps
6292411711 viral
AI in the Workplace7 months ago
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Now THIS is interesting: Microsoft just built Copilot Cowork - a colossal update - on top of Anthropic's killer Claude technology. Powerful agentic AI now lives inside Microsoft 365, where millions w…

LinkedIn post image: Now THIS is interesting: Microsoft just built Copilot Cowork - a colossal update -  on top of Anthropic's killer Claude
43077397 viral
Enterprise AI7 months ago
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Trump just ordered every federal agency to stop using Anthropic's AI, posting that he would "NEVER ALLOW A RADICAL LEFT, WOKE COMPANY TO DICTATE HOW OUR GREAT MILITARY FIGHTS AND WINS WARS." Sam Altma…

LinkedIn post image: Trump just ordered every federal agency to stop using Anthropic's AI, posting that he would "NEVER ALLOW A RADICAL LEFT,
24152294 viral
AI Governance8 months ago
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Last month, at 2:35am, I found myself at a random truck stop in Canada, middle of a snowstorm, mere hours before I had to be on stage for a senior leadership workshop with Thomson Reuters at the Four…

LinkedIn post image: Last month, at 2:35am, I found myself at a random truck stop in Canada,  middle of a snowstorm, mere hours before I had
1955603 viral
Client Service8 months ago
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How is this legal?? Senate Republicans just released an AI-generated video of a Dem candidate reading his tweets, with added commentary he never said. Politics aside - this is repulsive. Remember that…

13253253 viral
Political Deepfakes7 months ago
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Posting Patterns & Frequency

10.7 posts/week

Posts / Week

0.7 days

Days Between Posts

3

Total Posts Analyzed

HIGH

Posting Frequency

Timezone: UTC

Best Performing Days

SaturdayTuesdayWednesday

Best Performing Times To Post

12:00–15:00 UTC00:00–02:00 UTC

Topics & Content Focus

Primary Topics

Frontier LLM product strategy & competitive positioning (OpenAI vs Anthropic vs Google) from a power-user lensHuman taste, craft, and authenticity as the differentiator in an AI-amplified content worldAI governance failures: political deepfakes, disclosure standards, and urgent regulatory gaps

Secondary Themes

Agentic workflows & always-on assistants (cross-device continuity, frictionless UX)Model quality perception vs benchmarks (routing/defaults, “thought partner” experience)Brand narrative and trust in AI products (inspiration, loyalty, betrayal, redemption arcs)

Industry Focus

Generative AI platforms (LLM consumer + prosumer products)AI product management & product-led growth in frontier labsTech policy / synthetic media integrity (elections, disclosure, governance)

Content Categories

Newsjacking + rapid expert reactionProduct critique / open-letter editorialEthics & public-interest advocacyPersonal anecdote as a teaching deviceTool/feature signal boosting (short-form updates)

Performance Insights

107.5%

Avg Engagement Rate

STABLE

Performance Trend

Best Performing Topics

AI misuse with real-world stakes (political deepfakes, deception, guardrails)High-status product critique with clear villains/problems (routing defaults, loss of “magic”)Authenticity vs AI average (taste, craft, first-draft discipline)

Virality Signals

Shareable civic-risk framing (protecting the public; elections; deception)Clear “villain” mechanism (tiny disclosure, default routing) that audiences can latch ontoAuthority-by-citation (WSJ, UC Berkeley forensics expert, Cornell researcher) without sounding academicOpen-letter format that invites stakeholders to respond and others to take sidesMemorable analogies and quotable lines that travel well in reposts

Structure & Quality

240

Avg Length (Words)

HIGH

Depth Level

ADVANCED

Expertise Level

0.83/10

Uniqueness Score

Common Hooks

Outrage/credulity hook that frames an ethical boundary (“How is this legal?”)Insider/power-user confession that flips expectations (“I’m a Pro subscriber… here’s the problem”)Personal story cold open that becomes a principle (family anecdote → broader thesis)Direct-address framing to a company or group (open letter; “friends:”)Single-sentence product signal with strong emotional evaluation (micro-post praise/validation)

Common Endings

Imperative takeaway aimed at practitioner behavior (“Don’t… Always… People notice.”)Public-interest call for action (policy/legislation urgency)Loyal-but-demanding close (supportive stance + hard ask for focus)Moral framing (tech is powerful; humans/guardrails are the problem)

Value Delivery Methods

Translates product/UX details into strategic consequences (why defaults change perception)Turns anecdotes into durable heuristics (taste > output; authenticity as moat)Separates “tech is incredible” from “humans are misusing it” to preserve nuanced trustGives readers ready-made talking points (policy need, disclosure failures, focus vs sprawl)

Formatting Style

Short paragraphs for scanability with occasional long narrative blocksSection headers and labeled segments (e.g., “THE PROBLEM”, “>> What we’re looking at”)Em dashes, parentheses, and asides to convey voice and pacingAnalogies to simplify product strategy (restaurant menu / lobster roll)Caps for emphasis and rhetorical rhythm

Audience & Tone

YES

Question Usage

0.4%

Response Rate

Detected Tone

Smart-casual expertPassionate product criticEthically assertive realistPower-user advocateNarrative-driven analystsemi-formalfirst-person

Interaction Style

Provokes informed debate rather than asking lightweight questionsEncourages identity-based participation (power users, builders, responsible adopters)Uses moral clarity to catalyze comments and reposts (audience signals values publicly)

Community Building Signals

Positions the audience as discerning insiders (“power users”, “people who matter”)Creates a shared enemy (mediocrity, deception, bloated product strategy) to unify discussionSignals consistent loyalty-with-standards toward AI labs, inviting ongoing serialized commentary

Writing Style Patterns

Content Strategy

Hook: Outrage/credulity hook that frames an ethical boundary (“HowTone: semi-formalCTA: Implicit debate invitation via strong stance (desi

Writing style breakdown

<start of post>

I’ve been thinking a lot about the "AI fatigue" hitting my feed lately. Everyone is tired of the same 5 prompts and the same "insane" updates. But here’s the thing: the fatigue isn't about the tech. It’s about the lack of soul.

I was talking to a CEO last week who told me his team is "more productive than ever" but his customers are "less happy than ever."

Why?

Because they’re using AI to replace the connection, not to enhance it.

>> The Distribution Trap

We’re all falling for it. We think because we can generate 100 posts in 10 seconds, we should. But if those 100 posts don't have a root of authenticity, they’re just noise. They’re oxygen-deprived.

I’m not saying don't use the tools. I love the tools. I’m a max subscriber to everything.

I am saying that if you don't put yourself into the prompt, the output will always be average. And average is the new "bad."

GET BACK TO THE HUMAN ELEMENT.

Stop trying to optimize the humanity out of your business. Use AI to handle the "side quests" so you can focus on the main mission: talking to people. Solving real problems. Being a human.

It’s why we do what we do at AI Mindset. We don't just teach you how to click buttons. We teach you how to think. Because the tech is moving at 100mph, but human nature hasn't changed in 10,000 years.

Nail the connection. The rest is just compute.

+++++++++

UPSKILL YOUR ORGANIZATION

AI Mindset helps transform the biggest companies in the world by driving behavioral transformation at scale. DM me, or check out our website.

<end of post>

1. OVERALL WRITING STYLE & VOICE
2. STRUCTURAL FLOW & LOGICAL PROGRESSION
3. SPACING, LINE BREAKS & VISUAL FLOW

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