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.
How Clay Christensen’s failure helped me process my own
A eulogy for a larger-than-life thinker
Feb 5, 2020 · 8 min readUpdated Jul 10, 2026
On Thursday, January 23rd one of my intellectual heroes, and one of the all-time great thinkers in business strategy passed away.
It feels weird to eulogize someone I never met—but that’s the power of writing. I spent so much time with his words, I feel like I know him, and the impact he made on my life couldn’t be more real.
So, to honor Professor Christensen, here’s a little-known story from his past that helped me grow as an entrepreneur.
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