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 the founder of WorkLife Ventures built one of Silicon Valley’s most sought after emerging funds from scratch.
Can disruption be simplified?
Six attributes of high-traction startups
We’re launching a new series to bring you along the journey of figuring out Every’s visual identity! The first episode (which is longer tha
Read to the end for how women face unique challenges in the passion economy
Also: Patreon’s push towards creator equity, SMS platforms for creators, podcast advertising consolidation, and more
Li Jin, who co-hosts Means of Creation with Nathan, comes on the show to discuss the economics of her partnership with Every. How did you
“We want people to live off their art” - Chief R&D Officer Gustav Söderström
The strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible
Reacting to the news of Slack’s purchase by Salesforce, Nathan gets into the different opportunities in hardware vs. software and Dan goes d
Hello again! Yesterday after I published the Sahil Lavingia interview I received a tweet from my friend Alex: https://twitter.com/CantHardyW
How strict prioritization processes cause malaise, and why you should take gut instinct more seriously in your planning process.
Nathan takes Dan behind his latest Divinations essay, “Why Content is King,” from the writing process—which included drafting the piece in l
The Consumer Social innovator on how audiences become communities — and how you should monetize them
And what the next phase looks like for Teachable
Plus, find new Substacks, a16z on the Passion Economy, and how to grow your podcast
My recent interview with Jesse Beyroutey solidified a hunch that I’ve been nursing for awhile: Incentive alignment is one of the most import
A Book Review of “Mastering the Market Cycle”
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
European countries have built a robust social and economic safety net for creators. Why not the US?
A post-mortem for a failed prediction, and a failed startup
Using the exciting new launch of Ask Jerry as a springboard, Nathan and Dan parse out the importance of radical self-inquiry in business, an
The founder of Universe joins us to discuss how to democratize website creation
After reading Dan’s Superorganizers profile on people person Peter Boyce, Nathan wonders why his hands-on approach to social and business ca
