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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.
Also: Patreon’s push towards creator equity, SMS platforms for creators, podcast advertising consolidation, and more
Strategy’s most famous theory could be wrong
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
Dan and Nathan discuss productivity cycles, the latest version of Sparkle, Dan’s file management system, and how they relate to Nathan’s new
Ian Borthwick’s secrets of influencer marketing
A new conduit for knowledge of business strategy
The founder of Universe joins us to discuss how to democratize website creation
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
YouTube revealed $30B in creator payouts and is incentivizing creators to use “Shorts”, an OnlyFans-like platform connecting foodies with chefs, and more
Lessons from ecology’s “competitive exclusion principle”
The return of Three Shorts!
Short-form premium video is here to stay.
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Plus, find new Substacks, a16z on the Passion Economy, and how to grow your podcast
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
Welcome to Means of Creation!Every Friday, Li and Nathan interview a guest in the passion economy — founders, creators and operators who are
Also: Facebook’s take on short-form music creation, Charli D’Amelio’s distribution power, influencer marketing on Clubhouse, and more
Nathan and Dan discuss how they test for what kind of content resonates. P.S. — Here’s the essay on Oatly’s marketing by Nat Eliason just p
The strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible
All reviews of books, podcasts, articles, etc
Li Jin
Nathan Baschez
Dan Shipper