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 eulogy for a larger-than-life thinker
Opening a marketplace creates complicated new tradeoffs
Dan and Nathan are both writing about Clay Christensen’s iconic theory of disruption, so we decided the second week of July every year is go
Three Shorts — April 2nd, 2020
Three shorts: the strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible.
This is a subscriber-only audio edition of the most recent Divinations essay: “Does Sonos have a moat?” It’s narrated and edited by me, Nath
Happy Friday! Above is a recording of me narrating this week’s essay explaining bundle economics, “Bundle Magic.” I tried something a littl
Three Shorts: Facebook Portal — back from the dead!; an advertising arbitrage opportunity; a funny story about the power of incentives
A radical new take on email
And what it means to be a journalist in 2020
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
An introduction to one of Michael Porter’s most enduring frameworks
What happens when an economy holds its breath?
Plus, how to be a person on the Internet, with Visakan Veerasamy
Plus, using Twitch for journalism, Bella Poarch, and the implications of Penske’s control over Hollywood publications
Growing an audience ain’t what it used to be
Dan and Nathan discuss adding Tiago Forte to the Everything bundle, and take bets on how the launch will go. Click here to read the transcri
Dan and Nathan process Coinbase’s decision to disengage from any political issues outside their core focus. What were they trying to do? Wha
Nathan interviews Dan about his latest Superorganizers article, “Dopamine Stacking.” Why are we always compelled to try new tools, which of
Journalist Alex Kantrowitz on Big Tech’s shifting attitude towards creators
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
Can disruption be simplified?
Dan and Nathan eulogize Quibi – and extend some sympathy to anyone who has a big idea. How did you feel about this episode? Amazing • Good
Read to the end for a 9-year-old YouTube star who launched a Roblox world
