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Nathan Baschez is the cofounder and CEO of AI word processor Lex. He cofounded Every, was the first employee at Substack, and co-created Product Hunt.
Ian Borthwick’s secrets of influencer marketing
Also: Patreon’s push towards creator equity, SMS platforms for creators, podcast advertising consolidation, and more
Lessons from ecology’s “competitive exclusion principle”
“As a player, you actually earn 2-3x more than an entry-level job” - Gabby Dizon, co-founder of Yield Guild Games
And the future of worker classification
Strategy’s most famous theory could be wrong
It’s weird, but in some ways, side projects require better strategy than regular businesses. They’re so easy to quit. Even if you love it, y
The return of Three Shorts!
The Divinations Podcast is back! (If you want to add it to your podcast app, press “add to podcast app” by the audio player above!) This wee
Two theories; one of them good
Dan and Nathan discuss productivity cycles, the latest version of Sparkle, Dan’s file management system, and how they relate to Nathan’s new
(Ceci n’est pas investment advice.)
Welcome to Means of Creation!Every Friday, Li and Nathan interview a guest in the passion economy — founders, creators and operators who are
Plus, find new Substacks, a16z on the Passion Economy, and how to grow your podcast
Why is there so much animosity between the tech industry and journalists? Dan and Nathan try to sort through the muck.
Also: Facebook’s take on short-form music creation, Charli D’Amelio’s distribution power, influencer marketing on Clubhouse, and more
All reviews of books, podcasts, articles, etc
A conflict of interest
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
Two new things this week for subscribers! I narrated an audio version of this article just for paying subscribers like you. I’m going to do
Nathan Baschez
Li Jin
Dan Shipper