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 in Three Shorts: Amazon buying Wondery, and Calm's $2b valuation
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
After reflecting on their expectations for the (extremely successful) Almanack launch, Nathan takes Dan through his new investigation of the
Two new things this week for subscribers! I narrated an audio version of this article just for paying subscribers like you. I’m going to do
Three shorts: the strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible.
Journalist Alex Kantrowitz on Big Tech’s shifting attitude towards creators
News Roundup #15: Solutions for creator burnout, Substack announces new features, Cameo reveals 2020 stats, and more
Also: Facebook’s take on short-form music creation, Charli D’Amelio’s distribution power, influencer marketing on Clubhouse, and more
What the speaker company’s new music play is really all about
And the future of social media platforms
She distills the secrets of the world's most successful people & companies
Dan and Nathan talk about helping Chris Bosh launch a newsletter: The Last Chip.
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
I'm interviewing Li Jin and Adam Davidson on Friday!
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 live streaming insights for music creators
A new talk show starring Li Jin and yours truly
Dan and Nathan ponder the latest features shipped by Twitter and Instagram, and the reactions to both. At what point do compelling experienc
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
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
Or, why friendly ambitious nerds will change the world
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
Two theories; one of them good
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