Data science & digital strategy

Data science for modern persuasion.

Strategy, advice, and the tools to act on both.

We model influence as
Persuasion
×
multiplied by
Engagement
=
measured and optimized
Influence

Proud to partner with

Amazon
Fellow Americans
Voter Participation Center
Made to Save
Better Internet Initiative

And many more.

Who we are

A little better than the median isn't good enough.

A digital services and data science consultancy. We advise on strategy, media, and platforms - and build the models and infrastructure to turn it into durable advantage.

01

Humility, then rigor

Most creative doesn't work. Finding what does is the point.

02

Why, not just what

We find the mechanism, not just the winner.

03

Knowledge that compounds

Every engagement sharpens the next.

Influence & attention

Influence is shifting. We help you move with it.

Independent media now rivals traditional advertising. We help organizations, foundations, and investors put attention where it compounds.

01

Paid media & platform strategy

Where to invest, and how platforms and their recommendation systems actually move reach.

02

Independent media & creators

Engage the creators your audience already trusts - from emerging voices to the well-established.

03

Persuasiveness modeling

Who is a trusted messenger, and for the messages you actually care about.

04

Testing & longitudinal tracking

Assess what works, and follow how influence grows over time.

10M+
Independent creators in America.
13%
Annual growth, as traditional media contracts.
#1
Platforms now outpace traditional advertising.
Featured research

The first academic field study on how digital creators persuade. Our founder co-authored new research with Columbia showing that cultural creators had an outsized effect on public perception in 2024.

As previewed in WIRED
In partnership with Better Internet Initiative

With Tiffany Fisher-Love, and Columbia researchers John Marshall, Eunji Kim, and Kirill Chmel.

What we do

Strategy, backed by the tools to deliver.

Engagements are built around what you need to know. They often include:

01

Strategy & advisory

Media, platform, and investment strategy aligned to your goals.

02

Independent media & creators

Reach the creators your audience already trusts.

03

Models & AI

Persuasiveness models and AI workflows built for your questions.

04

Testing & measurement

Test what matters. Track what works over time.

05

Data infrastructure

The systems that make all of it repeatable.

The studio

Built by operators who've done the work.

Nathaniel Lubin
Founder & CEO

Nathaniel Lubin

Former Director of the Office of Digital Strategy at the White House and Director of Digital Marketing at Obama for America. Harvard honors graduate.

The White House Obama for America Berkman Klein · Harvard Cornell Digital Life

Martha Patzer

Data & Analytics

Emerging-tech strategist. Formerly Vox Media and Neeva (acquired by Snowflake).

Alex Barbieri

Data & Analytics

Builds data infrastructure and runs meta-analysis programs.

Mohit Mehta

Operations & Finance

A decade in operations and finance across startups and venture studios; 7 years at Incite.

Tiffany Fisher-Love

Managing Director, Better Internet Initiative

Leads BII's creative and substantive programming, and its relationships across partners and collaborators.

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