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.
Mirror’s Patrick Rivera on the convergence of crypto and the creator economy
The origins of economic progress, and what comes next
On Snap's take on TikTok, Apple's developer fee reduction, and Vox's talent attrition.
Rating my predictions from 2020: what worked, what didn’t, and what I learned along the way
The Argument for Democracy in Cyberspace
“There’s a massive appetite for content that goes beyond 280“ - Head of Longform Content Nick Sallon
My chapter-by-chapter summary, with notes and reactions
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
It's like if Wordle and a mini-crossword had a baby.
How and why early-stage startups sacrifice power for growth
Real data from our business showing how execution is exponential
Read to the end for an insightful OnlyFans creator AMA
Three reasons why RSS still dominates in audio, but not text.
"I like the idea of culture being more valuable and more people being able to profit from their taste" - Kyle Chayka
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 radical new take on email
I hope it becomes a new paradigm for the creator economy
Commoditizing tweets’ complement (the algorithm) will increase usage and rebuild trust
A Book Review of “Mastering the Market Cycle”
On the unbundling of Reddit into vertical communities
Advice for Generalist Founders
The founder of Universe joins us to discuss how to democratize website creation
Lessons from ecology’s “competitive exclusion principle”
