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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.
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
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
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Ian Borthwick’s secrets of influencer marketing
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
YouTube revealed $30B in creator payouts and is incentivizing creators to use “Shorts”, an OnlyFans-like platform connecting foodies with chefs, and more
Strategy’s most famous theory could be wrong
Read to the end for why Warner Music Group paid $85m for a meme-making company
Two theories; one of them good
“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
Also: Patreon’s push towards creator equity, SMS platforms for creators, podcast advertising consolidation, and more
A guide to Porter’s “Five Forces” framework—through the lens of Spotify
The strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible
After reading Dan’s Superorganizers profile on people person Peter Boyce, Nathan wonders why his hands-on approach to social and business ca
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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