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 strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible
She distills the secrets of the world's most successful people & companies
And the future of social media platforms
"I like the idea of culture being more valuable and more people being able to profit from their taste" - Kyle Chayka
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
Or, why friendly ambitious nerds will change the world
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
Why is there so much animosity between the tech industry and journalists? Dan and Nathan try to sort through the muck.
Hello! Welcome to Three Shorts, a recurring series where I unpack the strategy behind the news in as few bullet points as possible.Enjoy!Fas
Dan and Nathan discuss balancing meetings with getting writing done. They also discuss balancing living a happy life with trying to put out
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,
News Roundup #13: lottery meets YouTuber, Reddit’s Dubsmash acquisition, and a database with 20,000+ newsletters
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
Dan takes Nathan through his Superorganizers piece on Spatial Organizing. The technique is useful for a pretty much any project, from writin
Happy Friday! Above is a recording of me narrating this week’s essay explaining bundle economics, “Bundle Magic.” I tried something a littl
Plus, using Twitch for journalism, Bella Poarch, and the implications of Penske’s control over Hollywood publications
Journalist Alex Kantrowitz on Big Tech’s shifting attitude towards creators
Dan and Nathan discuss adding Tiago Forte to the Everything bundle, and take bets on how the launch will go. Click here to read the transcri
How strict prioritization processes cause malaise, and why you should take gut instinct more seriously in your planning process.
