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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.
Dan and Nathan discuss an existential question for any creative and ambitious person: How do you choose to work with someone or on something
The return of Three Shorts!
Also: Patreon’s push towards creator equity, SMS platforms for creators, podcast advertising consolidation, and more
Also: Facebook’s take on short-form music creation, Charli D’Amelio’s distribution power, influencer marketing on Clubhouse, and more
Li Jin, who co-hosts Means of Creation with Nathan, comes on the show to discuss the economics of her partnership with Every. How did you
Ian Borthwick’s secrets of influencer marketing
And the future of worker classification
Gumroad’s founder shares what he’s learned about strategy, product, and growth.
Lessons from ecology’s “competitive exclusion principle”
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
Strategy’s most famous theory could be wrong
Two theories; one of them good
YouTube revealed $30B in creator payouts and is incentivizing creators to use “Shorts”, an OnlyFans-like platform connecting foodies with chefs, and more
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
This week on the Divinations podcast, Adam Keesling and I are interviewed by our pal Dan Shipper about our Quibi prediction piece! How to Li
Welcome to Means of Creation!Every Friday, Li and Nathan interview a guest in the passion economy — founders, creators and operators who are
A guide to Porter’s “Five Forces” framework—through the lens of Spotify
A conflict of interest
After reading Dan’s Superorganizers profile on people person Peter Boyce, Nathan wonders why his hands-on approach to social and business ca
Plus, find new Substacks, a16z on the Passion Economy, and how to grow your podcast
Dan Shipper
Nathan Baschez
Li Jin
