Nathan Baschez

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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Apr 25, 2020

[audio] Inside the Clubhouse

This is the audio edition of Inside the Clubhouse, narrated by me!

Jun 23, 2020

5 interesting strategy decisions from WWDC

Decoding Apple's intentions

Aug 31, 2020

Disrupting Disruption: Helmer’s Razor

Can disruption be simplified?

Sep 3, 2020

Announcement!

Plus, how to be a person on the Internet, with Visakan Veerasamy

Sep 28, 2020

Intangible Returns

How strict prioritization processes cause malaise, and why you should take gut instinct more seriously in your planning process.

Apr 17, 2020

Bundle Magic [audio & spreadsheet]

Happy Friday! Above is a recording of me narrating this week’s essay explaining bundle economics, “Bundle Magic.” I tried something a littl

Jan 8, 2020

“The value chain” is the DNA of business

An introduction to one of Michael Porter’s most enduring frameworks

Jul 2, 2020

Product Case Study: HEY

A radical new take on email

Dec 2, 2020

All Things Technology, Film, and Media, with Eugene Wei

And understanding how psychology affects consumer behavior

Dec 2, 2020

Why Slack Was Willing to Sell

Three shorts: the strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible.

Sep 9, 2020

#26 - A post-vacation catch-up

Nathan and Dan discuss Superorganizers and Bundle Digest updates and the books they read on vacation. Books mentioned: Of Mice and Men by J

Jan 4, 2021

“Why Content is King” Follow-ups

Your questions and critiques, answered!

May 1, 2020

“Shop” from Shopify: right problem, wrong solution

Opening a marketplace creates complicated new tradeoffs

Oct 20, 2020

Understanding How Internet Culture Works, with Taylor Lorenz

And what it means to be a journalist in 2020

Oct 19, 2020

Passion Economy News #5: The Prop 22 Debate, Substack’s Mentorship Program, OnZoom’s Event Discovery Push, Business Insider’s potential Morning Brew Acquisition, and More

Read to the end for how women face unique challenges in the passion economy

Apr 2, 2020

Nathan Baschez

[audio] Inside the Clubhouse

5 interesting strategy decisions from WWDC

Disrupting Disruption: Helmer’s Razor

Announcement!

Intangible Returns

Bundle Magic [audio & spreadsheet]

“The value chain” is the DNA of business

Product Case Study: HEY

All Things Technology, Film, and Media, with Eugene Wei

Why Slack Was Willing to Sell

#26 - A post-vacation catch-up

“Why Content is King” Follow-ups

“Shop” from Shopify: right problem, wrong solution

Understanding How Internet Culture Works, with Taylor Lorenz

Passion Economy News #5: The Prop 22 Debate, Substack’s Mentorship Program, OnZoom’s Event Discovery Push, Business Insider’s potential Morning Brew Acquisition, and More

Why is Netflix more profitable than Spotify?

News Roundup #8: Could the Trump bump turn into a Trump slump?

How creators can go “on tour” on the internet

Strategy Smells

Announcing: Means of Creation

Understanding the Covid-19 Recession

Why AT&T is betting the farm on HBO Max

#29 - Casey Newton goes independent, what does it mean?

News Roundup #6: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Livestreams on Twitch