
A few weeks ago, we launched Helena (@SeijinJung's autonomous AI marketer at @enrich_labs).
We ended up with:
- 3.6M views
- 10x website traffic
- Claimed the largest launch of the week for startups

For Seijin, who started the week with 147 followers, and ended with 3,000+
Here’s how we orchestrated it.
T-14 - The First Call
Seijin found us through another article I wrote about launch videos & conversion on X.
He came to our call with a script in production, and a launch date in mind for Tuesday at 7am PT.
But, a finished video is maybe 30% of a launch. The other 70% is everything around it. Namely, the hook, post copy, timing, influencer amplification, founder network activation, & more. We needed to push back on several aspects of the launch on our very first call as we didn’t see it going the right way.
T-10 - Scripting & Ideating
The default category label for products like Helena was "AI CMO."
We killed that angle.
"AI CMO" reads as ‘replacement’ threat and triggers actual CMOs (the buyer). We’d have ended up positioned in the wrong frame before we launched.
We anchored Helena as the first autonomous AI marketer and pulled the narrative away from "replacement" toward "execution layer."
By the end of launch day, "autonomous AI marketer" was the shorthand in the comment thread.
The frame your launch lands in is the one you live with for the next 12 months. Worth thinking about a lot.
T-7 - The Monday Call
Default X launch window is Tuesday 7-9am PT. Everyone knows it.
We mapped the week's launch calendar as we work with various different companies and know who is launching when. We also run the largest global directory of launches (launchvideo.com/directory), so we had insight no one else did.

We pulled the Helena launch to Monday 7am.
A less crowded feed beats a peak feed you can't stand out in. If 5 launches are fighting for the same algorithmic real estate on Tuesday, the ceiling is low for everyone.
None of those launches cleared 3M views that week.
Helena went past 3.6M.
T-5: The Influencer Tiers
We split ~300 engaging accounts across three layers.
~30 accounts as top-tier industry voices doing independent quote-tweets and threads. The accounts that Marc Andreessen, Elad Gill, and Keith Rabois follow. When buyers see your launch through someone they trust, they tend to pay an extra second of attention.
~90 accounts as the reach layer. ICP-adjacent mid-tier voices doing quote-tweets and substantive comments.
~180 accounts as the momentum layer. Wider-network accounts on likes and reposts to keep velocity through the day. Every account verified for significant US audiences.

T-3: The Comparison Play
This was a first for us.
We briefed a handful of influencers to directly compare Helena against the notable launches of the quarter, like Okara.

Most vendors wouldn't run this play. It's risky. It invites argument. It puts your product up against the obvious comparisons before anyone else is ready to make them.
And that’s why it works.
Comparison content gives the comment thread something to debate. X is a conversation platform. The post stayed alive on the algorithm for hours past the typical decay curve.
Pick the right fight, publicly, and the algorithm rewards you.
How many times do you see a random hater posting some shit on your timeline? It’s all about debate.
T-1: The First Hour
The first 60 minutes of any launch are the most important window you'll get.
X's algorithm classifies the post in that window based on engagement velocity. If the ratio is high enough, the post gets pushed to a much larger audience. If it's not, the post dies. No amount of later amplification can save it.
So we set up a Google Calendar invite with Seijin's investors, founder friends, and key stakeholders to coordinate engagement in the first 60-90 minutes.
The choreography:
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+00m - Founder posts
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+05m - Investor circle quote-tweets
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+15m - Founder friends drop substantive comments
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+30m - Tier 1 influencers post independent QTs
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+60m - Tier 2 + Tier 3 layer in reach and reposts
By the time the influencer layer activated, the algorithm was already treating the post as high-signal. This is what most people get wrong about influencer amplification. The first hour isn't the influencer layer at all. It's the people who actually know the founder. Influencers come in afterward.
T-0: The War Room
We maintain a dedicated Slack channel. 90-minute call the night before launch.
Seijin had a moment of doubt the night before (watch full video below to hear it in his own words). X is full of product launches every single day. He wasn't sure this one would land.
By 10am Monday, the post had crossed 1M. By 2pm, 2M. By end of day, on track for 3.6M with the decay curve flat.


The result
3.6M+ views. 10x homepage traffic, sustained through launch week. 70%+ positive sentiment.
Signups, paying customers, and inbound from the US, Europe, and APAC. Biggest launch of the week.
Seijin on the result, on camera (https://youtu.be/va-qIcsYQ3Q): "Traffic 10x'd. Revenue followed."

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