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.
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
She distills the secrets of the world's most successful people & companies
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
Nathan interviews Dan about his latest Superorganizers article, “Dopamine Stacking.” Why are we always compelled to try new tools, which of
Creators are businesses. Over time, they will start to act like it.
Journalist Alex Kantrowitz on Big Tech’s shifting attitude towards creators
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
And the future of social media platforms
"I like the idea of culture being more valuable and more people being able to profit from their taste" - Kyle Chayka
Dan and Nathan discuss balancing meetings with getting writing done. They also discuss balancing living a happy life with trying to put out
News Roundup #13: lottery meets YouTuber, Reddit’s Dubsmash acquisition, and a database with 20,000+ newsletters
One new strategy. Two new websites.
The co-founders of Breaker, on podcasting, platforms, and media
What the speaker company’s new music play is really all about
Or, why friendly ambitious nerds will change the world
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,
Happy Friday! Above is a recording of me narrating this week’s essay explaining bundle economics, “Bundle Magic.” I tried something a littl
Can disruption be simplified?
A new talk show starring Li Jin and yours truly
Erik Forman on how to counteract the precarious realities of today’s platform economy
An introduction to one of Michael Porter’s most enduring frameworks
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
This is the audio edition of Inside the Clubhouse, narrated by me!
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