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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.
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Dan and Nathan talk about helping Chris Bosh launch a newsletter: The Last Chip.
Strategy’s most famous theory could be wrong
And the future of worker classification
Dan and Nathan discuss productivity cycles, the latest version of Sparkle, Dan’s file management system, and how they relate to Nathan’s new
“As a player, you actually earn 2-3x more than an entry-level job” - Gabby Dizon, co-founder of Yield Guild Games
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
The return of Three Shorts!
Read to the end for why Warner Music Group paid $85m for a meme-making company
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
How to understand the essence of any business
Plus, find new Substacks, a16z on the Passion Economy, and how to grow your podcast
(Ceci n’est pas investment advice.)
This is the audio edition of Understanding the Covid-19 Recession. If you’d like these to be delivered to your podcast app every week, clic
A conflict of interest
Why is there so much animosity between the tech industry and journalists? Dan and Nathan try to sort through the muck.
As the Everything bundle grows, Nathan’s focus seems to have disappeared. Dan helps him troubleshoot, and by the end of the episode, we deci
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Li Jin
Nathan Baschez
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