Lex Founder Nathan Baschez Joins Notion to Build Human-Agent Thinking Space
On September 22, Nathan Baschez (@nbaschez), founder of AI writing tool Lex, announced he is joining Notion to build "a perfect space for humans and agents to think together." He said the timing is ideal: Notion's business is growing strongly with an excellent team, though much work remains, and he is excited to help write Notion's next chapter. The news was shared and congratulated by bloggers including Lenny Rachitsky and Dan Shipper.
Confirmed
- Baschez personally announced joining Notion in a post, noting strong business growth and an excellent team
- Lex will cease operations by year-end, with Baschez committing to properly handle user migration
- Roughdraft will continue as an independent open-source project
Why it matters
- The move signals Notion aggressively recruiting AI talent and betting on "humans and agents thinking together" as a core product direction, beyond simply embedding an AI writing assistant into a notes app
- Lex exits the market as an independent AI writing tool, with its users and positioning likely absorbed by Notion — reflecting the survival pressure on standalone AI writing tools amid consolidation by incumbents
2026-09-22 ~ 2026-09-23 · 8 related posts
Primary sources
- [source] Lex founder Nathan Baschez joins Notion to build spaces for people and agents — nbaschez · 2026-09-22
- [source] Nathan Baschez joins Notion to build spaces where 'people and agents think together' — lennysan · 2026-09-22
- Lex creator nbaschez joins Notion to build spaces for humans and agents to think together — pzakin · 2026-09-22
- Notion hires Nathan to build a space where people and agents think together — daniel_mac8 · 2026-09-22
- nbaschez joins Notion to build a space for people and agents to think together — julianweisser · 2026-09-22
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