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.
The Argument for Democracy in Cyberspace
Also in this week’s roundup: Clubhouse’s $1b valuation, a16z’s new media property, Forbes’s new deal for writers, and Instagram’s plan to keep up with TikTok.
A conflict of interest
It's like if Wordle and a mini-crossword had a baby.
What does the future hold for readers and writers on Twitter?
I hope it becomes a new paradigm for the creator economy
A friendly rebuttal
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
Also: OnlyFans is launching a creative fund for musicians, #BookTok is leading to a resurgence in book sales, and more
On launching and learning
Also: Getty Images acquires Unsplash, LinkedIn’s new creator mode, the math behind MrBeast’s businesses, and more
Strategy’s most famous theory could be wrong
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
How the Fed accidentally scuttled your Series B, simply explained
An exclusive excerpt from a16z general partner Andrew Chen’s new book, The Cold Start Problem
Is being Sequoia actually pretty easy?
Nat Eliason helps us understand Decentralized Finance from first principles
Three Shorts — April 2nd, 2020
Building your v1
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.
