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.
What does the future hold for readers and writers on Twitter?
Jason Prado, Head of Product at the Drivers Cooperative, is bridging the gap between labor and capital
The origins of economic progress, and what comes next
Gumroad’s founder shares what he’s learned about strategy, product, and growth.
Packy McCormick, author of Not Boring, one of the most widely-read analysts in tech. His newsletter now has more than 75k subscribers and he
Pinterest’s Global Head of Content & Creators unpacks why they’re doubling down on creators
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.
(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
A guide to the “right way” (discounted cash flow analysis), and why “everything is dumb right now.”
Is being Sequoia actually pretty easy?
Also: Getty Images acquires Unsplash, LinkedIn’s new creator mode, the math behind MrBeast’s businesses, and more
A new conduit for knowledge of business strategy
Three reasons why RSS still dominates in audio, but not text.
Also: OnlyFans is launching a creative fund for musicians, #BookTok is leading to a resurgence in book sales, and more
On launching and learning
A conflict of interest
Commoditizing tweets’ complement (the algorithm) will increase usage and rebuild trust
An exclusive excerpt from a16z general partner Andrew Chen’s new book, The Cold Start Problem
Strategy’s most famous theory could be wrong
A guide to Porter’s “Five Forces” framework—through the lens of Spotify
A friendly rebuttal
How and why early-stage startups sacrifice growth for power
I hope it becomes a new paradigm for the creator economy
My chapter-by-chapter summary, with notes and reactions
