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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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
Decoding Apple's intentions
Dan talks with Nathan about his latest article, Intangible Returns, and they reflect on their own prioritization strategies as a company. W
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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,
Nathan and Dan discuss Superorganizers and Bundle Digest updates and the books they read on vacation. Books mentioned: Of Mice and Men by J
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After reflecting on their expectations for the (extremely successful) Almanack launch, Nathan takes Dan through his new investigation of the
Dan and Nathan start out discussing the concept of Talk Therapy: a place to talk about the process of building a media business as it happen
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 his latest Superorganizers essay on the framework he developed to help him follow his heart — and filter for the best
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Hey! Something special today :) I always wanted to release the raw audio of the interviews I do. But part of the magic of the original inter
Dan and Nathan address the news that’s been dominating the Everything Slack all day: Substack’s long-awaited reader, which collects your new