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 strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible
The co-founders of Breaker, on podcasting, platforms, and media
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
Why is there so much animosity between the tech industry and journalists? Dan and Nathan try to sort through the muck.
Or, why friendly ambitious nerds will change the world
Hints that your strategy isn't working
(Ceci n’est pas investment advice.)
The "Divinations" Summary / Review
Read to the end for how women face unique challenges in the passion economy
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
One new strategy. Two new websites.
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,
What the speaker company’s new music play is really all about
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
News Roundup #13: lottery meets YouTuber, Reddit’s Dubsmash acquisition, and a database with 20,000+ newsletters
What happens when an economy holds its breath?
How strict prioritization processes cause malaise, and why you should take gut instinct more seriously in your planning process.
Good afternoon! Here’s the audio version of the Quibi essay that Adam Keesling and I published today. It’s narrated by me, and the first few
She distills the secrets of the world's most successful people & companies
Growing an audience ain’t what it used to be
Journalist Alex Kantrowitz on Big Tech’s shifting attitude towards creators
"I like the idea of culture being more valuable and more people being able to profit from their taste" - Kyle Chayka
Dan takes Nathan through his Superorganizers piece on Spatial Organizing. The technique is useful for a pretty much any project, from writin
This is a subscriber-only audio edition of the most recent Divinations essay: “Does Sonos have a moat?” It’s narrated and edited by me, Nath
