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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.
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Your questions and critiques, answered!
One new strategy. Two new websites.
And understanding how psychology affects consumer behavior
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
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
And what it means to be a journalist in 2020
Happy Friday! Above is a recording of me narrating this week’s essay explaining bundle economics, “Bundle Magic.” I tried something a littl
For our guest this week on Means of Creation we welcomed Joseph Albanese, co-founder and CEO of Stir!As we’ve discussed on the show before,
The co-founders of Breaker, on podcasting, platforms, and media
An introduction to one of Michael Porter’s most enduring frameworks
File this one under “the unbundling of media”: Veteran reporter Casey Newton has left his job at The Verge and is launching his own Substac
What happens when an economy holds its breath?
A radical new take on email
Three Shorts: Facebook Portal — back from the dead!; an advertising arbitrage opportunity; a funny story about the power of incentives
Three Shorts — April 2nd, 2020
Opening a marketplace creates complicated new tradeoffs
Erik Forman on how to counteract the precarious realities of today’s platform economy
Growing an audience ain’t what it used to be
Read to the end for live streaming insights for music creators
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