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#36 - What can businesses learn from Phytoplankton?

By Dan Shipper Talk Therapy

Dan Shipper is the CEO and cofounder of Every. Every week he explores the frontiers of AI in his column, Chain of Thought, and on his podcast, ‘AI & I.’

By Nathan Baschez Talk Therapy

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.

Talk Therapy

#36 - What can businesses learn from Phytoplankton?

After reflecting on their expectations for the (extremely successful) Almanack launch, Nathan takes Dan through his new investigation of the

Dan Shipper

Nathan Baschez

Oct 17, 2020 · 1 min readUpdated May 15, 2026

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After reflecting on their expectations for the (extremely successful) Almanack launch, Nathan takes Dan through his new investigation of the Competitive Exclusion Principle. Turns out business and nature aren’t so different after all!