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.

Jan 21, 2022

Year Two

A messy slog that changed everything for me

Apr 30, 2022

Twitter as a City-State

The Argument for Democracy in Cyberspace

Jul 27, 2022

Instagram’s Existential Bet

They’re betting the farm on Reels. Will it blow up in their face?

Jun 26, 2020

Will HEY Work?

The dust has settled. Now what?

Nov 9, 2022

Status as a Disservice

The blue check fiasco reveals a shallow understanding of how status motivates participation in social networks. Here is a deeper look.

Jul 12, 2023

Twitter Is Fragmenting

The future of social networks is in smaller communities

Jun 29, 2022

What kind of company do you want to build?

Scale, speed, or freedom: choose two

Apr 12, 2023

Twitter is Fragmenting

People want to be fragmented now

Mar 1, 2023

How Ideas Grow

Narratives have network effects

Mar 4, 2021

The Creator Whisperer

Ian Borthwick’s secrets of influencer marketing

Oct 19, 2022

How Lex Happened

25,000 users in 24 hours

May 1, 2021

Spotify’s Upcoming “Open Access Platform” is as Surprising as it is Awesome

I hope it becomes a new paradigm for the creator economy

Aug 31, 2022

Intelligent Tools

A third revolution in software is happening, and we’re just beginning to understand it.

May 21, 2020

The open podcast ecosystem is dying — here’s how to save it.

It’s time to compete. Not complain.

Nov 4, 2021

How Valuation Works

A guide to the “right way” (discounted cash flow analysis), and why “everything is dumb right now.”

Sep 7, 2021

#94 - Ted Lasso Recap S2 E6: How to tell a friend you’re worried about them

(Spoilers, as usual!) In the this episode of Ted Lasso, Higgins decides to take Coach Beard aside and ask him whether he really thinks it's

Mar 8, 2023

Book Review: Mastery

How to gain serenity *and* success with one weird trick (care less about results, and learn to love the process)

Nov 23, 2022

My Philosophy of Product Building

Mastering the art of 0 to 1

Oct 12, 2022

Will the Metaverse replace PCs?

Meta thinks it will, and they are betting everything on it.

Aug 24, 2022

⚠️ Time to BeWorried ⚠️

Viral photo app BeReal has a unique feature, but not a unique network.

Feb 1, 2023

The Endgame for AI-generated Writing

What will happen to the internet?

May 12, 2022

Why Sh*t is Hitting the Fan

How the Fed accidentally scuttled your Series B, simply explained

Oct 5, 2022

Good Positioning Makes Everything Easier

Here’s how to do it well

Feb 2, 2022

The Psychology of Strategy

How to see what you aren't seeing