Nathan Baschez

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.

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Jan 7, 2020

“The value chain” is the DNA of business

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

Jan 4, 2021

“Why Content is King” Follow-ups

Your questions and critiques, answered!

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

Aug 31, 2020

Disrupting Disruption: Helmer’s Razor

Can disruption be simplified?

Apr 25, 2020

[audio] Inside the Clubhouse

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

Apr 17, 2020

Bundle Magic [audio & spreadsheet]

Happy Friday! Above is a recording of me narrating this week’s essay explaining bundle economics, “Bundle Magic.” I tried something a littl

Dec 6, 2021

Should Creators Own Their Means of Creation?

Erik Forman on how to counteract the precarious realities of today’s platform economy

Sep 2, 2020

Announcement!

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

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

Dec 11, 2019

Competitive Strategy, by Michael Porter

The "Divinations" Summary / Review

Sep 3, 2020

Strategy Smells

Hints that your strategy isn't working

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

Jun 22, 2020

5 interesting strategy decisions from WWDC

Decoding Apple's intentions

Dec 2, 2020

All Things Technology, Film, and Media, with Eugene Wei

And understanding how psychology affects consumer behavior

Jul 8, 2020

Announcing: Means of Creation

A new talk show starring Li Jin and yours truly

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

May 1, 2020

“Shop” from Shopify: right problem, wrong solution

Opening a marketplace creates complicated new tradeoffs

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

Sep 28, 2020

Intangible Returns

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

Feb 5, 2020

How Clay Christensen’s failure helped me process my own

A eulogy for a larger-than-life thinker

Dec 7, 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

Oct 26, 2020

News Roundup #6: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Livestreams on Twitch

Read to the end for a new tech & society newsletter you won't want to miss