Nathan Baschez

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.

Apr 8, 2020

Divinations Podcast #004 - On Quibi

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

Sep 10, 2020

Improve Your Content Diet, with Polina Marinova

She distills the secrets of the world's most successful people & companies

Aug 5, 2020

#17 - How should we compensate creators?

Nathan and Dan discuss how a new kind of media business model requires them to rethink how to fairly compensate writers for the bundle. Ho

Sep 25, 2020

#30 - Giving your brain novelty, for fun and profit

Nathan interviews Dan about his latest Superorganizers article, “Dopamine Stacking.” Why are we always compelled to try new tools, which of

Jun 16, 2021

The Creator MBA

Creators are businesses. Over time, they will start to act like it.

Jun 7, 2021

The Creator Economy Just Went Mainstream. Why?

Journalist Alex Kantrowitz on Big Tech’s shifting attitude towards creators

Nov 12, 2020

#43 - The Power of Constraints

Nathan walks Dan through the ideas and strategy behind his new Divinations series, Three Shorts. How do you get from the Zone of Ignorance t

Oct 15, 2020

Striking Out as an Independent Tech Journalist, with Casey Newton

And the future of social media platforms

Aug 31, 2021

Understanding The Culture and Commerce Driving NFTs

"I like the idea of culture being more valuable and more people being able to profit from their taste" - Kyle Chayka

Jun 11, 2020

#2 - Work/Life Harmony

Dan and Nathan discuss balancing meetings with getting writing done. They also discuss balancing living a happy life with trying to put out

Dec 16, 2020

Side Hustle or Job Replacement? What Platforms Like Poshmark Are Really Providing

News Roundup #13: lottery meets YouTuber, Reddit’s Dubsmash acquisition, and a database with 20,000+ newsletters

May 20, 2020

PepsiCo goes DTC

One new strategy. Two new websites.

Jul 30, 2020

Means of Creation #4: Leah Culver & Erik Berlin

The co-founders of Breaker, on podcasting, platforms, and media

Apr 29, 2020

Sonos Radio: We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Moat

What the speaker company’s new music play is really all about

Sep 2, 2020

How to be a person on the Internet, with Visakan Veerasamy

Or, why friendly ambitious nerds will change the world

Oct 29, 2020

Building The Best Tools for Creators, with Joseph Albanese

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,

Apr 17, 2020

Bundle Magic [audio & spreadsheet]

Happy Friday! Above is a recording of me narrating this week’s essay explaining bundle economics, “Bundle Magic.” I tried something a littl

Sep 1, 2020

Disrupting Disruption: Helmer’s Razor

Can disruption be simplified?

Jul 8, 2020

Announcing: Means of Creation

A new talk show starring Li Jin and yours truly

Dec 7, 2021

Should Creators Own Their Means of Creation?

Erik Forman on how to counteract the precarious realities of today’s platform economy

Jan 8, 2020

“The value chain” is the DNA of business

An introduction to one of Michael Porter’s most enduring frameworks

Aug 14, 2020

#20 - Couples therapy ft. executive coach Brian Wang

Brian Wang joins Nathan and Dan on a special episode that’s longer than usual! Brian’s an executive coach who helps founders with the emoti

Apr 25, 2020

[audio] Inside the Clubhouse

This is the audio edition of Inside the Clubhouse, narrated by me!

Dec 12, 2019

Competitive Strategy, by Michael Porter

The "Divinations" Summary / Review