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 happens when “the algorithm” is just a prompt to GPT-4?
Why is there so much animosity between the tech industry and journalists? Dan and Nathan try to sort through the muck.
Taking a hard look at Substack’s top ten after yet another chaotic week for media (and for everything else), Dan and Nathan dig into the Pub
And what content creators can learn from open-source developers
YouTube revealed $30B in creator payouts and is incentivizing creators to use “Shorts”, an OnlyFans-like platform connecting foodies with chefs, and more
European countries have built a robust social and economic safety net for creators. Why not the US?
Journalist Alex Kantrowitz on Big Tech’s shifting attitude towards creators
Creators are businesses. Over time, they will start to act like it.
My chapter-by-chapter summary, with notes and reactions
A Book Review of “Mastering the Market Cycle”
A guide to Porter’s “Five Forces” framework—through the lens of Spotify
Geoff Atkinson, the former SVP Marketing at Overstock, explains how strategy shifts can emerge through experimentation
(Ceci n’est pas investment advice.)
This is the audio edition of Understanding the Covid-19 Recession. If you’d like these to be delivered to your podcast app every week, clic
Today, Dan and Nathan welcome guest Alex Kantrowitz to Talk Therapy! (This is a special episode that’s twice as long as usual!) Alex left hi
How and why early-stage startups sacrifice power for growth
Viral photo app BeReal has a unique feature, but not a unique network.
A new conduit for knowledge of business strategy
All reviews of books, podcasts, articles, etc
The "Divinations" Summary / Review
A little Learning is a dang'rous Thing;Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring:There shallow Draughts intoxicate the Brain,And drinking
It’s not like war, but it’s not like art class, either.
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
You probably can't have your cake and eat it too. But that's just fine.
