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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.
A conflict of interest
This is the audio edition of Understanding the Covid-19 Recession. If you’d like these to be delivered to your podcast app every week, clic
Plus, find new Substacks, a16z on the Passion Economy, and how to grow your podcast
Also: Facebook’s take on short-form music creation, Charli D’Amelio’s distribution power, influencer marketing on Clubhouse, and more
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Why is there so much animosity between the tech industry and journalists? Dan and Nathan try to sort through the muck.
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A guide to Porter’s “Five Forces” framework—through the lens of Spotify
How to understand the essence of any business
Creators are businesses. Over time, they will start to act like it.
The strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible
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
Nathan and Dan discuss how a new kind of media business model requires them to rethink how to fairly compensate writers for the bundle. Ho
Read to the end for an insightful OnlyFans creator AMA
And the future of social media platforms
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 and Nathan process Coinbase’s decision to disengage from any political issues outside their core focus. What were they trying to do? Wha
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
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