Hi, I’m Nate.

I’m a dad and a builder. I started Arbor to take the hard parts of homeschooling off parents’ plates, so more families can raise their kids together.

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What I’m up to

The big one

Arbor

A whole homeschool year, planned around your kid. My wife Shelby and I built it together, so more families can teach at home without drowning in the work that isn’t the kids.

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Buffer

I also help build Buffer: tools for sharing your work on social media.

Faith Lab

Conversations about the evidence for Christianity.

FaithPods

An agency that grows Christian voices by landing them interviews on podcasts and in publications.

The short story

I think the best thing a family can have is time together: a close home, and a childhood that isn’t swallowed by school. Homeschooling gives families that time. The planning, the lessons, and the records are the wall.

That’s why we built Arbor. It carries those hard parts so parents can stay at the table with their kids. That’s the work that matters most to me right now: helping families raise their children well, build a strong home, and actually have the hours to spend with each other.

— Nate

Along the way

Before Arbor, a few other chapters.

Radio
Producer in Los Angeles and Portland.
Crazy Love
I worked with Francis Chan and helped build Crazy Love Ministries.
Church
I was a pastor and church planter in inner-city San Francisco.
Nonprofit
Inner-city nonprofit work in San Francisco.
AppleInsider
Staff writer and podcast host.
Sumry
A story-based resume. We built it, grew it, and sold it.
Work Different
A job board for companies that took care of their people. We built that, then sold it too.
Podcasts
I started a show years ago and have been making podcasts ever since.

On X

This is pretty much the only place I post. Recent notes from @natemhanson.

Aug 25Open on X
Loving @bot! Once SpaceX ups the usage, I plan to see it I can run all video changes through Grok Bot to Cursor. Possibly bye bye Claude for arborhomeschool.com. We’ll see!
Aug 11Open on X
Your product idea doesn't need to be revolutionary. In fact, when I see other similar tools, that reassures me cus there's a market. You're not inventing, you're refining and finding a market.
Jul 19Open on X
I just watched most of the World Cup matches... Soccer/football is a rough sport to watch! It's hard to watch them just pass the ball around for 90 minutes, 0-0. Am I doing this wrong?
Jul 4Open on X
I’m proud to be an American! 🇺🇸
Paul Anleitner @PaulAnleitnerThe Sandlot has the single greatest vision of American life ever put on film. This scene is what it’s all about. 🇺🇸
Jul 1Open on X
Accurate
Troll Football @TrollFootballHeading into the World Cup round of 16 like

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