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.
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The "Divinations" Summary / Review
Or, why friendly ambitious nerds will change the world
The strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible
News Roundup #13: lottery meets YouTuber, Reddit’s Dubsmash acquisition, and a database with 20,000+ newsletters
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
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 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
What the speaker company’s new music play is really all about
Erik Forman on how to counteract the precarious realities of today’s platform 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
Hints that your strategy isn't working
(Ceci n’est pas investment advice.)
Read to the end for how women face unique challenges in the passion economy
Why is there so much animosity between the tech industry and journalists? Dan and Nathan try to sort through the muck.
She distills the secrets of the world's most successful people & companies
Read to the end for live streaming insights for music creators
Dan takes Nathan through his Superorganizers piece on Spatial Organizing. The technique is useful for a pretty much any project, from writin
Brian Wang joins Nathan and Dan on a special episode that’s longer than usual! Brian’s an executive coach who helps founders with the emoti
Your questions and critiques, answered!
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
Happy Friday! Above is a recording of me narrating this week’s essay explaining bundle economics, “Bundle Magic.” I tried something a littl
Three shorts: the strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible.
