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 blue check fiasco reveals a shallow understanding of how status motivates participation in social networks. Here is a deeper look.
The future of social networks is in smaller communities
Commoditizing tweets’ complement (the algorithm) will increase usage and rebuild trust
What does the future hold for readers and writers on Twitter?
It's like if Wordle and a mini-crossword had a baby.
I hope it becomes a new paradigm for the creator economy
A friendly rebuttal
Advice for Generalist Founders
A guide to Porter’s “Five Forces” framework—through the lens of Spotify
A guide to the “right way” (discounted cash flow analysis), and why “everything is dumb right now.”
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Businesses plateau for two reasons: Their strategy is wrong (Wrong Strategy Syndrome) They fail to execute any strategy at all (Fuzzy Strat
Jason Prado, Head of Product at the Drivers Cooperative, is bridging the gap between labor and capital
Nat Eliason helps us understand Decentralized Finance from first principles
On launching and learning
Is being Sequoia actually pretty easy?
Strategy’s most famous theory could be wrong
How the Fed accidentally scuttled your Series B, simply explained
How to understand the essence of any business
An exclusive excerpt from a16z general partner Andrew Chen’s new book, The Cold Start Problem
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.
Three Shorts — April 2nd, 2020