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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.
The “divine discontent” critique
A new conduit for knowledge of business strategy
Reacting to the news of Slack’s purchase by Salesforce, Nathan gets into the different opportunities in hardware vs. software and Dan goes d
Read to the end to learn how a business model changed a company culture
Nathan interviews Dan about the latest Bundle Digest experiment and the overall strategy to make it into its own newsletter. How did you fe
A special episode with your Means of Creation hosts
And how software relates to the Passion Economy
You probably can't have your cake and eat it too. But that's just fine.
A mind-expanding conversation with Kat Tenbarge
Hiten Shah on why “garbage in, garbage out” applies to strategy, too.
Also: Spotify’s answer to Clubhouse, Cameo’s $1 billion valuation, Substack’s $650 million valuation, and more
Gumroad’s founder shares what he’s learned about strategy, product, and growth.
Dan and Nathan discuss the art and science of starting a newsletter business. And how they’re probably more on the art side than you might g
Short-form premium video is here to stay.
“As a player, you actually earn 2-3x more than an entry-level job” - Gabby Dizon, co-founder of Yield Guild Games
YouTube revealed $30B in creator payouts and is incentivizing creators to use “Shorts”, an OnlyFans-like platform connecting foodies with chefs, and more
Lessons from ecology’s “competitive exclusion principle”
It’s weird, but in some ways, side projects require better strategy than regular businesses. They’re so easy to quit. Even if you love it, y
Also: OnlyFans is launching a creative fund for musicians, #BookTok is leading to a resurgence in book sales, and more
And the future of worker classification
Nathan Baschez
Dan Shipper
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