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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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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
Ian Borthwick’s secrets of influencer marketing
Dan and Nathan talk about helping Chris Bosh launch a newsletter: The Last Chip.
Dan and Nathan discuss productivity cycles, the latest version of Sparkle, Dan’s file management system, and how they relate to Nathan’s new
The founder of Universe joins us to discuss how to democratize website creation
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A new conduit for knowledge of business strategy
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
Lessons from ecology’s “competitive exclusion principle”
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
A conflict of interest
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
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
A guide to Porter’s “Five Forces” framework—through the lens of Spotify
“As a player, you actually earn 2-3x more than an entry-level job” - Gabby Dizon, co-founder of Yield Guild Games
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
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Nathan Baschez
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Li Jin