Nathan Baschez

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.

May 10, 2023

Noise-Canceling Filters for the Internet are Coming

What happens when “the algorithm” is just a prompt to GPT-4?

Jul 20, 2022

Finding Power: How To Do Market Analysis

A step-by-step process for uncovering the power dynamics that govern any industry

May 6, 2022

Map of a Downturn

Untangling the complex causal chain that makes good times go bad

Sep 21, 2021

Will DAOs replace Corporations?

Or, how NounsDAO plans to take over the world

Mar 31, 2022

Recursive Publishing

A force to be reckoned with

Dec 17, 2021

Is Axie Infinity a Ponzi Scheme?

To Axie Infinity And Beyond!

Apr 6, 2020

Quibi Will Be A Multi-Billion Dollar Company

Short-form premium video is here to stay.

Jan 8, 2020

“The value chain” is the DNA of business

An introduction to one of Michael Porter’s most enduring frameworks

Nov 18, 2020

Three Shorts: Instagram, Spotify, Substack

The strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible

Nov 11, 2020

Three Shorts: Fast’s 1b valuation, McPlant’s power move, and Apple’s disruptive M1 chip

Hello! Welcome to Three Shorts, a recurring series where I unpack the strategy behind the news in as few bullet points as possible.Enjoy!Fas

Jan 21, 2022

Year Two

A messy slog that changed everything for me

Mar 27, 2020

Understanding the Covid-19 Recession

What happens when an economy holds its breath?

Sep 7, 2022

Book Review: Slouching Towards Utopia

The origins of economic progress, and what comes next

Apr 30, 2022

Twitter as a City-State

The Argument for Democracy in Cyberspace

Apr 26, 2023

The Boy Who Cried Unicorn

Rating my predictions from 2020: what worked, what didn’t, and what I learned along the way

Dec 31, 2019

Trade-offs are your friend

You probably can't have your cake and eat it too. But that's just fine.

Jul 12, 2023

Twitter Is Fragmenting

The future of social networks is in smaller communities

Feb 14, 2022

Introducing Wordie Bird

It's like if Wordle and a mini-crossword had a baby.

Nov 9, 2022

Status as a Disservice

The blue check fiasco reveals a shallow understanding of how status motivates participation in social networks. Here is a deeper look.

Jul 16, 2021

The Product Wedge: How To Scope Your Initial Product

How and why early-stage startups sacrifice power for growth

Dec 12, 2019

Introducing Divinations

A new conduit for knowledge of business strategy

Feb 5, 2021

A Post-Mortem for Social Podcast Discovery

Three reasons why RSS still dominates in audio, but not text.

Nov 2, 2022

What to Do After You Launch

Say you just launched a product to a group of users for the first time. What now?

Jan 9, 2020

Sahil’s Second Act

Gumroad’s founder shares what he’s learned about strategy, product, and growth.