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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.
A few quick observations
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The surprisingly compelling audio app that has consumed my life
Dan and Nathan discuss one of many recent takes on Substack, and try to offer a counterpoint to the idea that newsletter writers need to mak
Using the exciting new launch of Ask Jerry as a springboard, Nathan and Dan parse out the importance of radical self-inquiry in business, an
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After giving Nathan proper credit for getting him to finally listen to—and enjoy—podcasts, Dan takes a pressing question from a recent one t
Two things today: First, a bit of follow-up from last episode. We’re alternating weeks where one of us is in “maker mode” and the other is i
What happens when a product company tries to run a platform?
Dan interviews Nathan about his latest essay on Roam, the $200 million dollar note-taking app. How did you feel about this episode? Amazing
A post-mortem for a failed prediction, and a failed startup
Four months ago, when we only had a couple hundred paying subscribers, Adam Keesling made a financial model that predicted we’d have 1,462 c
News Roundup #15: Solutions for creator burnout, Substack announces new features, Cameo reveals 2020 stats, and more
The lifecycle of a business is to be born simple, grow complex, and then die.
The dust has settled. Now what?
European countries have built a robust social and economic safety net for creators. Why not the US?
Mirror’s Patrick Rivera on the convergence of crypto and the creator economy
It’s not like war, but it’s not like art class, either.
Nathan loops Dan in on something he thought was a problem: falling in and out of love with different software too quickly. Turns out, it’s m
The Consumer Social innovator on how audiences become communities — and how you should monetize them
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