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.
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Read to the end for publicly listed TikTok Creator Mansion
And how software relates to the Passion Economy
And the future of worker classification
Brian Wang joins Nathan and Dan on a special episode that’s longer than usual! Brian’s an executive coach who helps founders with the emoti
Special Emergency Pod! We invited our friend Mario Gabriele on the show to talk about his experience this week publicly staring down a $6 b
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
A Book Review of “Mastering the Market Cycle”
Also: Clubhouse’s accelerator program, Twitter’s new monetization tools for Spaces, a platform that lets fans control creators’ lives, and more
The “divine discontent” critique
Two friends start a business together. What could go wrong? Click here to read the transcript for this episode.
And the product dynamics that drive social platforms
Nathan interviews Dan about the latest Bundle Digest experiment and the overall strategy to make it into its own newsletter. How did you fe
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On newsletters, platforms, marketplaces, and more
Nathan and Dan talk through the experiments they’ve run with the weekly Sunday digests and what they’re going to try next. Here’s the link t
Also: Spotify’s answer to Clubhouse, Cameo’s $1 billion valuation, Substack’s $650 million valuation, and more
And understanding how psychology affects consumer behavior
The "Divinations" Summary / Review
Creators are businesses. Over time, they will start to act like it.
Dan and Nathan commiserate over their writing slump and strategize how to escape it. Meanwhile, Adam’s essay hits the top of Hacker News! T
Plus, using Twitch for journalism, Bella Poarch, and the implications of Penske’s control over Hollywood publications
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
Dan talks with Nathan about his latest article, Intangible Returns, and they reflect on their own prioritization strategies as a company. W
