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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 guide to Porter’s “Five Forces” framework—through the lens of Spotify
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A conflict of interest
Why is there so much animosity between the tech industry and journalists? Dan and Nathan try to sort through the muck.
After reading Dan’s Superorganizers profile on people person Peter Boyce, Nathan wonders why his hands-on approach to social and business ca
Also: Facebook’s take on short-form music creation, Charli D’Amelio’s distribution power, influencer marketing on Clubhouse, and more
How to understand the essence of any business
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
News Roundup #14: Twitter acquires Breaker, Clubhouse announces a Creator Pilot Program, Substack’s SEO issues and more
News Roundup #13: lottery meets YouTuber, Reddit’s Dubsmash acquisition, and a database with 20,000+ newsletters
Creators are businesses. Over time, they will start to act like it.
And the future of social media platforms
The strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible
Or, why friendly ambitious nerds will change the world
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
Dan and Nathan process Coinbase’s decision to disengage from any political issues outside their core focus. What were they trying to do? Wha
Read to the end for an insightful OnlyFans creator AMA
Dan and Nathan discuss balancing meetings with getting writing done. They also discuss balancing living a happy life with trying to put out
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
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