Nathan Baschez

Sep 30, 2020

#31 - Talk Therapy is a mission focused podcast

Dan and Nathan process Coinbase’s decision to disengage from any political issues outside their core focus. What were they trying to do? Wha

Apr 1, 2020

Why is Netflix more profitable than Spotify?

Three Shorts — April 2nd, 2020

Oct 20, 2020

Understanding How Internet Culture Works, with Taylor Lorenz

And what it means to be a journalist in 2020

Mar 27, 2020

Understanding the Covid-19 Recession

What happens when an economy holds its breath?

Nov 9, 2020

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

Read to the end for live streaming insights for music creators

May 9, 2020

How creators can go “on tour” on the internet

Growing an audience ain’t what it used to be

Apr 25, 2020

[audio] Inside the Clubhouse

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

Jun 22, 2020

5 interesting strategy decisions from WWDC

Decoding Apple's intentions

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

Aug 31, 2020

Disrupting Disruption: Helmer’s Razor

Can disruption be simplified?

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

Jan 4, 2021

“Why Content is King” Follow-ups

Your questions and critiques, answered!

Nov 10, 2020

Three Shorts: Fast’s 1b valuation, McPlant’s power move, and Apple’s disruptive M1 chip

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

Sep 2, 2020

Announcement!

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

Aug 14, 2020

#20 - Couples therapy ft. executive coach Brian Wang

Brian Wang joins Nathan and Dan on a special episode that’s longer than usual! Brian’s an executive coach who helps founders with the emoti

Apr 5, 2020

[audio] Quibi Will Be a Multi-Billion Dollar Company

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

Jan 7, 2020

“The value chain” is the DNA of business

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

Oct 7, 2020

#33 - How to use Spatial Organizing

Dan takes Nathan through his Superorganizers piece on Spatial Organizing. The technique is useful for a pretty much any project, from writin

Dec 11, 2019

Competitive Strategy, by Michael Porter

The "Divinations" Summary / Review

Apr 16, 2020

What can we learn from Facebook Portal?

Three Shorts: Facebook Portal — back from the dead!; an advertising arbitrage opportunity; a funny story about the power of incentives

Sep 28, 2020

Intangible Returns

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

Aug 12, 2020

#19 - What should we do with our weekly digest?

Nathan and Dan talk through the experiments they’ve run with the weekly Sunday digests and what they’re going to try next. Here’s the link t

Oct 31, 2020

#40 - Engagement is the ice cream, polarization is the vegetables

Taking a hard look at Substack’s top ten after yet another chaotic week for media (and for everything else), Dan and Nathan dig into the Pub

Dec 8, 2020

News Roundup #12: YouTube Revamps Premieres & A New Player in Local Newsletters

Read to the end for a 9-year-old YouTube star who launched a Roblox world