Episode 3 X launch · Oct 24 to 26, 2026A 52-minute interview reached 681,130 views from a 1,326-follower account.
1.09M
total views with quote postsGoal: Reach investors beyond followers
A 52-minute interview from a 1,326-follower account reached 681,130 views and about 1.09 million with quote posts in two days, because 32 creators carried it to new audiences in timed waves and the investors it was made for joined in.
Key facts
- Client
- Nontechnical (Ryan Deng)
- Work and dates
- Episode 3 X launch, Oct 24 to 26, 2026
- Oct 24 to 26, 2026
- 681,130 views on the episode post
- Oct 24 to 26, 2026
- 410,563 views on 51 quote posts of the episode
- Oct 24 to 26, 2026
- 32 creators who quote-posted the episode
- Oct 24 to 26, 2026
- 14,041 to 681,130 cumulative views on the post
- Oct 24 to 26, 2026
- 9 notable investors, operators and press who engaged in public
- Oct 24 to 26, 2026
- 134 / 61 established independent accounts that engaged, and those that quoted or replied in depth
- Figures as of
- 2026-10-26
The play: hand the episode to a new audience every few hours.
- 01
Episode post
- 02
32 creators, in waves
- 03
New audiences across time zones
- 04
Investors and press
What we ran: a timed launch, built around the episode itself.
- 01
Episode at the center
Ryan's own post of the full 52-minute interview.
- 02
Creators in AI and tech
Each wrote their own take, never copy-paste.
- 03
Timed waves
Spread across US and international hours.
- 04
Chapter thread
Ryan's chapter-by-chapter thread kept replies going.
- 05
Tracked every 5 minutes
Views, followers and quote posts read from X.
The post passed half a million views inside 24 hours.
- 515,621 at +24h
- 681,130
- Final: 681,130
The audience it was made for showed up in public.
Khosla
Khosla Ventures quoted the episode
a16z
Two partners engaged
Insider
Its editor at large reposted
Kraken
Its marketing lead quoted it
134 established accounts engaged, and 61 of them quoted or replied in depth.
134
established accounts, a year or older with 1,000+ followers or verified
61
quoted the episode or replied with 8+ words
1.68M
combined followers of those 134 accounts
Two days took the show from its own followers to the investor and tech feeds.
At launch
- 1,326 followers
- A 52-minute interview, not a short clip
53 hours later
- 681,130 views on the post
- 1,822 followers, up 37%
- 1,690 bookmarks, more than likes
- Khosla Ventures and a16z partners engaged
+496 followers and about 1.09M total views
Planning a launch like Nontechnical's? We will map the founder anchor, the creator wave and a view target we report honestly.
Quote posts added 410,563 views on top of the episode post.
19 accounts quoted it on their own, led by a post that reached 52,837 views.
434 accounts joined the conversation and 1,690 people saved the full episode.
434
accounts that replied, reposted or quoted
1,690
bookmarks to watch the full interview
+37%
followers in 53 hours, 1,326 to 1,822
Every follower at launch turned into 514 views of the episode.
514
views per follower at launch, 681,130 from 1,326
9,909
average views per creator quote post
The episode post is live with 681,666 views, as are its top quotes.
- 681,666 viewsOpen the post on X
Ryan's episode 3 post on X
Khosla Ventures @khoslaventures
AI’s future needs minerals. Hear from @jclozano9897 on how @MarianaMinerals is bringing software and AI to mining on @ryandengg’s Nontechnical podcast.
2,979 viewsOpen the post on XKhosla Ventures quoting the episode
Michael Bennett @MBennettAI
The most interesting part here isn't the $400M raise. It's the idea that AI's bottleneck could ultimately be metal. Mariana Minerals is taking overlooked mines, then using software and AI to operate them more efficiently. AI may be digital, but the infrastructure behind it is very physical.
52,899 viewsOpen the post on XThe most-viewed quote post of the episode
The post is live, so every number here can be checked on X.
Nontechnical episode 3 on X
681,130
views
1,690
bookmarks
1,371
likes
60
quote posts
Erin Price-Wright, General Partner, American Dynamism, Andreessen Horowitz
Great episode!! Fitting to do the interview a restaurant full of copper pots and pans
Questions about the Nontechnical podcast launch
What did FORKOFF deliver for Nontechnical?
Episode 3 X launch, Oct 24 to 26, 2026. A 52-minute interview from a 1,326-follower account reached 681,130 views and about 1.09 million with quote posts in two days, because 32 creators carried it to new audiences in timed waves and the investors it was made for joined in.
What was the headline result for Nontechnical?
1.09M total views with quote posts, measured over Oct 24 to 26, 2026. A 52-minute interview reached 681,130 views from a 1,326-follower account.
What problem did Nontechnical need solved?
Long-form interviews from a small account usually reach their own followers and stop. Reach only matters if it lands with the investors, operators and press the show is made for.
How did FORKOFF run the podcast launch on x for Nontechnical?
32 creators in AI and tech posted their own take in waves, so the episode met a new audience every few hours. The guest's investor circle and tech press saw it in their feeds and engaged in public.
Where do the Nontechnical numbers come from?
Every figure is read from X post counters read every 5 minutes by the launch tracker, as of 2026-10-26. Each one is listed with its time window in the sources section of this page.
When is this approach not a fit?
You cannot share the episode a day or two before launch for clipping and briefing. You only want a view count and do not care who is watching.
Sources and method
Every figure on this page comes from the FORKOFF case-study deck for this engagement, and each one is on a named slide of that deck. Views that are not organic are set aside before we report, and the posts above are public so each number can be checked.
- 681,130views on the episode post. Oct 24 to 26, 2026.
- 410,563views on 51 quote posts of the episode. Oct 24 to 26, 2026.
- 32creators who quote-posted the episode. Oct 24 to 26, 2026.
- 14,041 to 681,130cumulative views on the post. Oct 24 to 26, 2026.
- 9notable investors, operators and press who engaged in public. Oct 24 to 26, 2026.
- 134 / 61established independent accounts that engaged, and those that quoted or replied in depth. Oct 24 to 26, 2026.
- 1,681,477combined followers of the 134 established accounts. Oct 24 to 26, 2026.
- 1,326 to 1,822Ryan's followers. Oct 24 to 26, 2026.
- 1,690bookmarks on the post. Oct 24 to 26, 2026.
- 434unique accounts that replied, reposted or quoted. Oct 24 to 26, 2026.
- 514views per follower at launch. Oct 24 to 26, 2026.
- 9,909average views across 32 creator quote posts. Oct 24 to 26, 2026.
Written by the FORKOFF launch team. Published 2026-10-19.
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