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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.
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 guide to Porter’s “Five Forces” framework—through the lens of Spotify
How to understand the essence of any business
Today only: a bundle of your favorite Substack publications for 60% off
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
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
Plus, find new Substacks, a16z on the Passion Economy, and how to grow your podcast
A conflict of interest
Welcome to Means of Creation!Every Friday, Li and Nathan interview a guest in the passion economy — founders, creators and operators who are
We made a bundle, and you're grandfathered in!
Creators are businesses. Over time, they will start to act like it.
The strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible
Hints that your strategy isn't working
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
News Roundup #13: lottery meets YouTuber, Reddit’s Dubsmash acquisition, and a database with 20,000+ newsletters
She distills the secrets of the world's most successful people & companies
What began as a weekly “Great Writing” meeting is now the newest member of the bundle! Dan and Nathan reflect on how their joint desire to g
Journalist Alex Kantrowitz on Big Tech’s shifting attitude towards creators
Dan and Nathan discuss balancing meetings with getting writing done. They also discuss balancing living a happy life with trying to put out
Hey! Something special today :) I always wanted to release the raw audio of the interviews I do. But part of the magic of the original inter
Dan Shipper
Nathan Baschez
Li Jin
