👉🏼 About the Guest:

Nathan Baschez is the founder of Lex, a modern word processor that enables a radically new way to write. He also cofounded Every, a writer collective focused on business. Previously, he was the first employee at Substack, the Head of Product at Gimlet Media, and co-created the original version of Product Hunt.

👉🏼 About the Host:

Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generated $30k ARR, which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck, where he helped build and nurture communities. He also grew his audience on Twitter from 200 to 22,000 using give-first principles and creating high-value content. Currently, he is the Head of Community + Brand at Threado, building a SaaS product called GuestLab, and runs another podcast series called YC Founder Stories alongside hosting this one.

👉🏼 Sponsor Corner:

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👉🏼 Description:

Listen in as Sharath and Nathan discuss the present and future of AI, the Apple Vision Pro, being employee #2 at startups, and more!
 
👉🏼 Timestamps:

• 00:00: Episode Highlight
• 00:29: Shoutout to Acquire.com
• 02:56: Introduction to Nathan Baschez – a founder revolutionizing AI writing!
• 04:41: Buying the Apple Vision Pro
• 11:57: The experience of writing the first lines of code for ProductHunt
• 16:19: Lessons learned as an early startup employee
• 23:25: Lessons from each persona: founder, developer, writer
• 28:25: How does Lex help people write better?
• 37:30: Downsides of solving your own problems as a founder
• 43:07: Developing self-awareness as a founder
• 47:58: Craziest idea Nathan has ever had
• 49:43: If not Lex, what would Nathan do?
• 57:02: The current reality check with AI in tech
• 1:01:24: The future of AI and writing tools
• 1:04:15: Differentiating Lex from competitors
• 1:14:00: Outro and closing thoughts

👉🏼 Resources:

• Have your product acquired: https://try.acquire.com/sharath/

👉🏼 Where to find Nathan:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/nbashaw
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nbashaw
• Medium: https://nbaschez.medium.com/
• Every: https://every.to/@nbaschez
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@nbaschez
• Substack: https://nathan.substack.com/
• Future: https://future.com/author/nathan-baschez/
• Lex: https://lex.page/

👉🏼 Where to find Sharath:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/5harath
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@5harath
• Website: https://5harath.com/
• Newsletter: https://5harath.substack.com/