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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.
You probably can't have your cake and eat it too. But that's just fine.
The founder of Universe joins us to discuss how to democratize website creation
Read to the end to learn how a business model changed a company culture
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
And how software relates to the Passion Economy
A special episode with your Means of Creation hosts
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 mind-expanding conversation with Kat Tenbarge
The “divine discontent” critique
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Hiten Shah on why “garbage in, garbage out” applies to strategy, too.
Reacting to the news of Slack’s purchase by Salesforce, Nathan gets into the different opportunities in hardware vs. software and Dan goes d
A new conduit for knowledge of business strategy
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
“As a player, you actually earn 2-3x more than an entry-level job” - Gabby Dizon, co-founder of Yield Guild Games
Read to the end for why Warner Music Group paid $85m for a meme-making company
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Dan and Nathan talk about helping Chris Bosh launch a newsletter: The Last Chip.
Dan and Nathan discuss productivity cycles, the latest version of Sparkle, Dan’s file management system, and how they relate to Nathan’s new
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Nathan Baschez
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