How brilliant people scale their best ideas.
A ghostwriting and content agency for founders, investors and brands.
“In this particular niche, there is simply no one better.”
Luis von Ahn
Founder and CEO, Duolingo
Trusted by:
Great writing is a magnet for capital, talent and customers.
But it’s easier said than written.
At Ghost, we help our clients:
1) Identify the most impactful stories for your personal brand and business
2) Shape those stories into content that moves the needle
3) Publish and extend that work across media
Our pitch
Featured Project: Duolingo
We spent 500+ hours with Duolingo to write, research and produce The Duolingo Handbook.
The book tells the 14-year story of the company, covers the key ideas and practices that make it so different, and unpacks loads of insights and principles that any tech or consumer business can learn from.
“Adam and his team changed Hinge forever. They helped us nail our values, and transform our story into a book that defines our culture to this day.”
Justin McCleod
Founder & CEO, Hinge
Who We Serve
• Raise funding
• Master their story
• Attract talent
• Galvanize their team
We help founders:
• Raise their public profile
• Attract founders & LPs
• Establish their authority
We help investors:
• Capture customer interest
• Motivate purchase
• Polish their messaging
• Elevate their leaders
We help brands:
Team
We are a collective of writers, journalists and communications executives, mostly in New York.
Adam Delehanty
Founder & CEO
My first job was on Obama’s campaign staff. My second was producing interviews with world leaders and entrepreneurs for podcasts. In the decade since, I’ve carved out my niche: helping leaders find the language their ideas deserve.
Usually, that means co-creating the core narratives that define them and their company, and then translating them across media. In addition to writing, I also coach many of our clients on their public presentations, social media and internal communications.
Twitter | LinkedIn | Blog
Kristen Lowe
Head of Research
I began my career as a debate coach teaching students at Harvard, Dartmouth and other schools how to craft sharp arguments. From there, I jumped into management consulting for tech companies before joining Hinge, where I led Organizational Effectiveness and shaped Hinge's vision for the future of work while helping leaders find smarter, more human ways to work.
At Ghost, I get to combine my coaching and business experience to help clients figure out who they are, what they're about, and how to share messages that rise above the noise.
Contributors
Molly Young
(NYT, NYMAG)
Jeff Benson
(a16z, Decrypt)
Madeleine Lowenthal
(UME, SYPartners)
Alexandra Simon
(Bain, Yale)
Joe Kelly
(NYU)
Sophie Haigney
(NYT, The Paris Review)
Max Coyne-Green
(GLG)
Working with Adam was an essential part of launching my fund. He helped me shape and then express my core investment thesis, and publish a viral essay that continues to attract top founders and LPs.
Erica Wenger
Founder, Park Rangers Capital
Services
Ghost Retainer
Ongoing support across Twitter, LinkedIn and Blog.
2x monthly calls/discovery interviews
Shareable assets, posted regularly
Coaching on fundraising, internal comms, and press interviews
Starting at $6,000/month
Custom projects
We’ll often design engagements for clients based on their specific needs.
Whitepapers
Pitch decks
Speeches
Research essays
Case studies
Employee profiles
Media prep
Culture Books
What we’re known for.
Deep discovery to unpack, describe, and define your company’s story
Best-in-class artifact that aligns your team and attracts talent
Variable Pricing
FAQs
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Consistently painless. And on the best days, quite fun.
At the most basic level, our work begins with an interview (or many) covering your journey, your company and the topics you care most about. The real work is turning those conversations into exceptional content that moves the needle for you and your business.
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Mostly they fall into three personas:
1) Founders who who want to use content and storytelling to raise funding, attract talent and inspire their team.
2) Investors who want to increase their reach and promote their expertise for founders and LPs.
3) Brands that want to leverage content and storytelling to break through the noise, capture customer interest and polish their public-facing copy.
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Sure, if it’s a great fit. Send us a note, or just book a quick call here.
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We use them every day for brainstorming, outlines and synthesizing ideas.
For our clients — founders and investors who are shaping the future of their fields — the bar is much higher. At its best, our content is personal, original and often is centered on niche ideas that aren’t yet public. AI writing tools can sometimes help us get to a first draft, but getting to an A+ requires an actual editor, and often many re-writes.
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There’s a smidge of overlap. But PR firms focus on getting you or your company exposure in the media, where we help you publish original content that is published across both owned and external media. One area of overlap: media prep. We often help our clients prepare for podcasts, media appearances and presentations, just like a traditional PR firm.