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.
News Roundup #13: lottery meets YouTuber, Reddit’s Dubsmash acquisition, and a database with 20,000+ newsletters
"I like the idea of culture being more valuable and more people being able to profit from their taste" - Kyle Chayka
Why is there so much animosity between the tech industry and journalists? Dan and Nathan try to sort through the muck.
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
Or, why friendly ambitious nerds will change the world
The "Divinations" Summary / Review
Erik Forman on how to counteract the precarious realities of today’s platform economy
She distills the secrets of the world's most successful people & companies
(Ceci n’est pas investment advice.)
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,
Read to the end for how women face unique challenges in the passion economy
What the speaker company’s new music play is really all about
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
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
Hints that your strategy isn't working
Can disruption be simplified?
Three Shorts: Facebook Portal — back from the dead!; an advertising arbitrage opportunity; a funny story about the power of incentives
Plus, how to be a person on the Internet, with Visakan Veerasamy
What happens when an economy holds its breath?
Plus, using Twitch for journalism, Bella Poarch, and the implications of Penske’s control over Hollywood publications
Growing an audience ain’t what it used to be
Three shorts: the strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible.
