Nathan Baschez is the cofounder and CEO of AI word processor Lex. He cofounded Every, was the first employee at Substack, and co-created Product Hunt.
The co-founders of Breaker, on podcasting, platforms, and media
"I like the idea of culture being more valuable and more people being able to profit from their taste" - Kyle Chayka
The strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible
Nathan walks Dan through the ideas and strategy behind his new Divinations series, Three Shorts. How do you get from the Zone of Ignorance t
Dan and Nathan discuss balancing meetings with getting writing done. They also discuss balancing living a happy life with trying to put out
She distills the secrets of the world's most successful people & companies
Today, Dan and Nathan welcome guest Alex Kantrowitz to Talk Therapy! (This is a special episode that’s twice as long as usual!) Alex left hi
Why is there so much animosity between the tech industry and journalists? Dan and Nathan try to sort through the muck.
Nathan and Dan discuss how a new kind of media business model requires them to rethink how to fairly compensate writers for the bundle. Ho
Read to the end for how women face unique challenges in the passion economy
Dan and Nathan are both writing about Clay Christensen’s iconic theory of disruption, so we decided the second week of July every year is go
For our guest this week on Means of Creation we welcomed Joseph Albanese, co-founder and CEO of Stir!As we’ve discussed on the show before,
As the Everything bundle grows, Nathan’s focus seems to have disappeared. Dan helps him troubleshoot, and by the end of the episode, we deci
What the speaker company’s new music play is really all about
One new strategy. Two new websites.
(Ceci n’est pas investment advice.)
What began as a weekly “Great Writing” meeting is now the newest member of the bundle! Dan and Nathan reflect on how their joint desire to g
Two new things this week for subscribers! I narrated an audio version of this article just for paying subscribers like you. I’m going to do
Nathan and Dan discuss Superorganizers and Bundle Digest updates and the books they read on vacation. Books mentioned: Of Mice and Men by J
Three Shorts: Facebook Portal — back from the dead!; an advertising arbitrage opportunity; a funny story about the power of incentives
The "Divinations" Summary / Review
Growing an audience ain’t what it used to be
Your questions and critiques, answered!
Dan and Nathan process Coinbase’s decision to disengage from any political issues outside their core focus. What were they trying to do? Wha
