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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 talk about helping Chris Bosh launch a newsletter: The Last Chip.
Ian Borthwick’s secrets of influencer marketing
Dan and Nathan discuss productivity cycles, the latest version of Sparkle, Dan’s file management system, and how they relate to Nathan’s new
The founder of Universe joins us to discuss how to democratize website creation
The return of Three Shorts!
Dan and Nathan discuss an existential question for any creative and ambitious person: How do you choose to work with someone or on something
Lessons from ecology’s “competitive exclusion principle”
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 new conduit for knowledge of business strategy
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
Today only: a bundle of your favorite Substack publications for 60% off
Why is there so much animosity between the tech industry and journalists? Dan and Nathan try to sort through the muck.
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
All reviews of books, podcasts, articles, etc
A guide to Porter’s “Five Forces” framework—through the lens of Spotify
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
Dan Shipper
Nathan Baschez
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