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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.
Lessons from ecology’s “competitive exclusion principle”
Also: Patreon’s push towards creator equity, SMS platforms for creators, podcast advertising consolidation, and more
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Dan and Nathan talk about helping Chris Bosh launch a newsletter: The Last Chip.
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 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
And the future of worker classification
Two theories; one of them good
Ian Borthwick’s secrets of influencer marketing
A new conduit for knowledge of business strategy
How to understand the essence of any business
The return of Three Shorts!
Read to the end for why Warner Music Group paid $85m for a meme-making company
A guide to Porter’s “Five Forces” framework—through the lens of Spotify
After reading Dan’s Superorganizers profile on people person Peter Boyce, Nathan wonders why his hands-on approach to social and business ca
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
Why is there so much animosity between the tech industry and journalists? Dan and Nathan try to sort through the muck.
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
Welcome to Means of Creation!Every Friday, Li and Nathan interview a guest in the passion economy — founders, creators and operators who are
Plus, find new Substacks, a16z on the Passion Economy, and how to grow your podcast
Nathan Baschez
Li Jin
Dan Shipper
