Nathan Baschez

Sep 10, 2020

Improve Your Content Diet, with Polina Marinova

She distills the secrets of the world's most successful people & companies

Dec 16, 2020

Side Hustle or Job Replacement? What Platforms Like Poshmark Are Really Providing

News Roundup #13: lottery meets YouTuber, Reddit’s Dubsmash acquisition, and a database with 20,000+ newsletters

Jul 22, 2020

#14 - Focus pocus

As the Everything bundle grows, Nathan’s focus seems to have disappeared. Dan helps him troubleshoot, and by the end of the episode, we deci

Nov 11, 2020

#43 - The Power of Constraints

Nathan walks Dan through the ideas and strategy behind his new Divinations series, Three Shorts. How do you get from the Zone of Ignorance t

Jun 16, 2021

The Creator MBA

Creators are businesses. Over time, they will start to act like it.

May 19, 2020

PepsiCo goes DTC

One new strategy. Two new websites.

Jul 29, 2020

Means of Creation #4: Leah Culver & Erik Berlin

The co-founders of Breaker, on podcasting, platforms, and media

Jul 10, 2020

#11 - Two entrepreneurs and a journalist walk into a podcast

Today, Dan and Nathan welcome guest Alex Kantrowitz to Talk Therapy! (This is a special episode that’s twice as long as usual!) Alex left hi

Jul 3, 2020

#9 - Tech vs Media hits a new low

Why is there so much animosity between the tech industry and journalists? Dan and Nathan try to sort through the muck.

Jun 12, 2020

Why I wouldn’t invest in consumer health hardware

(Ceci n’est pas investment advice.)

Apr 28, 2020

Sonos Radio: We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Moat

What the speaker company’s new music play is really all about

Oct 13, 2020

Passion Economy News #4: Triller Poaching TikTok Stars, David Dobrik Gets Funding for Dispo, Journalistic Entrepreneurialism, and More

Read to the end for an insightful OnlyFans creator AMA

Aug 31, 2021

Understanding The Culture and Commerce Driving NFTs

"I like the idea of culture being more valuable and more people being able to profit from their taste" - Kyle Chayka

Sep 25, 2020

#30 - Giving your brain novelty, for fun and profit

Nathan interviews Dan about his latest Superorganizers article, “Dopamine Stacking.” Why are we always compelled to try new tools, which of

Jun 7, 2021

The Creator Economy Just Went Mainstream. Why?

Journalist Alex Kantrowitz on Big Tech’s shifting attitude towards creators

Oct 15, 2020

Striking Out as an Independent Tech Journalist, with Casey Newton

And the future of social media platforms

Nov 11, 2020

Three Shorts: Fast’s 1b valuation, McPlant’s power move, and Apple’s disruptive M1 chip

Hello! Welcome to Three Shorts, a recurring series where I unpack the strategy behind the news in as few bullet points as possible.Enjoy!Fas

Sep 2, 2020

Announcement!

Plus, how to be a person on the Internet, with Visakan Veerasamy

Sep 30, 2020

#31 - Talk Therapy is a mission focused podcast

Dan and Nathan process Coinbase’s decision to disengage from any political issues outside their core focus. What were they trying to do? Wha

Dec 12, 2019

Competitive Strategy, by Michael Porter

The "Divinations" Summary / Review

Aug 14, 2020

#20 - Couples therapy ft. executive coach Brian Wang

Brian Wang joins Nathan and Dan on a special episode that’s longer than usual! Brian’s an executive coach who helps founders with the emoti

May 9, 2020

How creators can go “on tour” on the internet

Growing an audience ain’t what it used to be

Dec 2, 2020

Why Slack Was Willing to Sell

Three shorts: the strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible.

Jan 8, 2020

“The value chain” is the DNA of business

An introduction to one of Michael Porter’s most enduring frameworks