# Notion offers founders a 3 month free trial in a message from Chris

A message ad from Chris Stone that opens with half of Y Combinator startups running on Notion and offers a free 3 month trial for work and a free 1 month trial for home. It ran 19 days, from August 23 to September 10, 2026, with 20k to 30k impressions.

Selected for: Most seen. 20k to 30k impressions in total. Reported 20k to 30k impressions in a 19-day run.

## Creative

- Body: "Hey %FIRSTNAME%,

Half of Y Combinator startups run on Notion. Founders reach for it early because it's one flexible space they can shape around how their team actually works.

We'd be happy to offer you a Free 3 Month Trial for work and a Free 1 Month Trial for home use. You can add up to 100 people to each Notion workspace, so bring your team along!

Want to give it a try?

Chris @ Notion"
- Button: "Get Free Trial"

## Evidence

- Advertiser: Notion
- Platform: LinkedIn
- Format: Message
- Offer: Free trial, 3 months free for work
- Source: [LinkedIn Ad Library, ad 1567431746](https://www.linkedin.com/ad-library/detail/1567431746)
- Impressions: 20k to 30k impressions in total, over the ad's life. The LinkedIn Ad Library API reports "20k-30k".
- Ran: Aug 23 to Sep 10, 2026, 19 days
- Last checked: November 7, 2026

## Creative breakdown

- Hook: Half of Y Combinator startups run on Notion.
- Problem: Finding 1 flexible space a young team can shape around how it works.
- Offer: A free 3 month trial for work and a free 1 month trial for home use, for up to 100 people per workspace.
- Proof: Half of Y Combinator startups run on Notion.
- Call to action: A Get Free Trial button.

## Idea to test

Analysis: Open a message to founders with how many of their peers use the product, then offer a trial longer than the usual one.

## Not known

- Spend, sends, opens and clicks
- How many trials it started
- Who it was sent to
- Spend, clicks, leads and conversions. No platform publishes them for another company's ads.

Canonical page: https://adwarp.dev/ad-examples/linkedin/notion-1567431746
Last updated: 2026-11-12