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.
On the unbundling of Reddit into vertical communities
Hiten Shah on why “garbage in, garbage out” applies to strategy, too.
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Lessons from ecology’s “competitive exclusion principle”
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On Snap's take on TikTok, Apple's developer fee reduction, and Vox's talent attrition.
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Six attributes of high-traction startups
(Ceci n’est pas investment advice.)
Can disruption be simplified?
Nathan and Dan talk to Brian McCullough, host of the Techmeme Ride Home podcast, about how the ad deal in last week’s Bundle Digest came abo
And what content creators can learn from open-source developers
How strict prioritization processes cause malaise, and why you should take gut instinct more seriously in your planning process.
Also: Patreon’s push towards creator equity, SMS platforms for creators, podcast advertising consolidation, and more
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