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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
YouTube revealed $30B in creator payouts and is incentivizing creators to use “Shorts”, an OnlyFans-like platform connecting foodies with chefs, and more
Two theories; one of them good
Dan and Nathan talk about helping Chris Bosh launch a newsletter: The Last Chip.
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
Short-form premium video is here to stay.
Also: OnlyFans is launching a creative fund for musicians, #BookTok is leading to a resurgence in book sales, 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
Read to the end for why Warner Music Group paid $85m for a meme-making company
And the future of worker classification
“As a player, you actually earn 2-3x more than an entry-level job” - Gabby Dizon, co-founder of Yield Guild Games
Why is there so much animosity between the tech industry and journalists? Dan and Nathan try to sort through the muck.
(Ceci n’est pas investment advice.)
A conflict of interest
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
Nathan and Dan discuss how they test for what kind of content resonates. P.S. — Here’s the essay on Oatly’s marketing by Nat Eliason just p
A guide to Porter’s “Five Forces” framework—through the lens of Spotify
News Roundup #14: Twitter acquires Breaker, Clubhouse announces a Creator Pilot Program, Substack’s SEO issues and more
Also: Facebook’s take on short-form music creation, Charli D’Amelio’s distribution power, influencer marketing on Clubhouse, 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
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Li Jin
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