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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.
Also: Facebook’s take on short-form music creation, Charli D’Amelio’s distribution power, influencer marketing on Clubhouse, and more
All reviews of books, podcasts, articles, etc
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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
How to understand the essence of any business
(Ceci n’est pas investment advice.)
Nathan and Dan discuss how they test for what kind of content resonates. P.S. — Here’s the essay on Oatly’s marketing by Nat Eliason just p
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
As the Everything bundle grows, Nathan’s focus seems to have disappeared. Dan helps him troubleshoot, and by the end of the episode, we deci
Journalist Alex Kantrowitz on Big Tech’s shifting attitude towards creators
Dan and Nathan discuss balancing meetings with getting writing done. They also discuss balancing living a happy life with trying to put out
Hints that your strategy isn't working
The strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible
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
She distills the secrets of the world's most successful people & companies
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
"I like the idea of culture being more valuable and more people being able to profit from their taste" - Kyle Chayka
Or, why friendly ambitious nerds will change the world
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