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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.
Two theories; one of them good
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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
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
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“As a player, you actually earn 2-3x more than an entry-level job” - Gabby Dizon, co-founder of Yield Guild Games
And the future of worker classification
How to understand the essence of any business
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
Lessons from ecology’s “competitive exclusion principle”
Dan and Nathan discuss an existential question for any creative and ambitious person: How do you choose to work with someone or on something
The return of Three Shorts!
The founder of Universe joins us to discuss how to democratize website creation
A guide to Porter’s “Five Forces” framework—through the lens of Spotify
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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.
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
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
After reading Dan’s Superorganizers profile on people person Peter Boyce, Nathan wonders why his hands-on approach to social and business ca
Welcome to Means of Creation!Every Friday, Li and Nathan interview a guest in the passion economy — founders, creators and operators who are
Nathan Baschez
Li Jin
Dan Shipper