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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.
And the future of worker classification
Strategy’s most famous theory could be wrong
Dan and Nathan talk about helping Chris Bosh launch a newsletter: The Last Chip.
Read to the end for why Warner Music Group paid $85m for a meme-making company
Short-form premium video is here to stay.
Dan and Nathan discuss an existential question for any creative and ambitious person: How do you choose to work with someone or on something
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”
Ian Borthwick’s secrets of influencer marketing
Also: Patreon’s push towards creator equity, SMS platforms for creators, podcast advertising consolidation, and more
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
A guide to Porter’s “Five Forces” framework—through the lens of Spotify
All reviews of books, podcasts, articles, etc
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
Also: Facebook’s take on short-form music creation, Charli D’Amelio’s distribution power, influencer marketing on Clubhouse, and more
A conflict of interest
Plus, find new Substacks, a16z on the Passion Economy, and how to grow your podcast
How to understand the essence of any business
Welcome to Means of Creation!Every Friday, Li and Nathan interview a guest in the passion economy — founders, creators and operators who are
Why is there so much animosity between the tech industry and journalists? Dan and Nathan try to sort through the muck.
Li Jin
Nathan Baschez
Dan Shipper
