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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.
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
Dan and Nathan talk about helping Chris Bosh launch a newsletter: The Last Chip.
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The return of Three Shorts!
Lessons from ecology’s “competitive exclusion principle”
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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
Plus, find new Substacks, a16z on the Passion Economy, and how to grow your podcast
Also: Facebook’s take on short-form music creation, Charli D’Amelio’s distribution power, influencer marketing on Clubhouse, and more
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Why is there so much animosity between the tech industry and journalists? Dan and Nathan try to sort through the muck.
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How to understand the essence of any business
(Ceci n’est pas investment advice.)
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
Dan Shipper
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Li Jin