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.
Preethi Kasireddy on what Ethereum is and how it works
After giving Nathan proper credit for getting him to finally listen to—and enjoy—podcasts, Dan takes a pressing question from a recent one t
All reviews of books, podcasts, articles, etc
Plus, using Twitch for journalism, Bella Poarch, and the implications of Penske’s control over Hollywood publications
On newsletters, courses, and creator marketing
Dan and Nathan discuss one of many recent takes on Substack, and try to offer a counterpoint to the idea that newsletter writers need to mak
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
Creators are businesses. Over time, they will start to act like it.
Dan and Nathan eulogize Quibi – and extend some sympathy to anyone who has a big idea. How did you feel about this episode? Amazing • Good
Dan and Nathan are both writing about Clay Christensen’s iconic theory of disruption, so we decided the second week of July every year is go
For our guest this week on Means of Creation we welcomed Joseph Albanese, co-founder and CEO of Stir!As we’ve discussed on the show before,
Also in Three Shorts: Amazon buying Wondery, and Calm's $2b valuation
What happens when a product company tries to run a platform?
Also: Clubhouse’s accelerator program, Twitter’s new monetization tools for Spaces, a platform that lets fans control creators’ lives, and more
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Dan and Nathan ponder the latest features shipped by Twitter and Instagram, and the reactions to both. At what point do compelling experienc
Special Emergency Pod! We invited our friend Mario Gabriele on the show to talk about his experience this week publicly staring down a $6 b
Hey! Something special today :) I always wanted to release the raw audio of the interviews I do. But part of the magic of the original inter
In a follow-up to their conversation with executive coach Brian Wang last episode, Dan and Nathan discuss addressing small pain points — bot
Journalist Alex Kantrowitz on Big Tech’s shifting attitude towards creators
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After reflecting on their expectations for the (extremely successful) Almanack launch, Nathan takes Dan through his new investigation of the
After catching up with the latest from Coinbase and its employees, Nathan tells Dan about his week…which honestly sounds more like a country
