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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The Argument for Democracy in Cyberspace
I hope it becomes a new paradigm for the creator economy
It's like if Wordle and a mini-crossword had a baby.
Ian Borthwick’s secrets of influencer marketing
What does the future hold for readers and writers on Twitter?
Advice for Generalist Founders
A guide to the “right way” (discounted cash flow analysis), and why “everything is dumb right now.”
A guide to Porter’s “Five Forces” framework—through the lens of Spotify
A friendly rebuttal
On launching and learning
How the Fed accidentally scuttled your Series B, simply explained
How to understand the essence of any business
Businesses plateau for two reasons: Their strategy is wrong (Wrong Strategy Syndrome) They fail to execute any strategy at all (Fuzzy Strat
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An exclusive excerpt from a16z general partner Andrew Chen’s new book, The Cold Start Problem
Strategy’s most famous theory could be wrong
Is being Sequoia actually pretty easy?
Nat Eliason helps us understand Decentralized Finance from first principles
Pinterest’s Global Head of Content & Creators unpacks why they’re doubling down on creators
It’s not like war, but it’s not like art class, either.
Variant and Atelier Ventures join forces as the passion economy and the ownership economy converge
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