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.
Journalist Alex Kantrowitz on Big Tech’s shifting attitude towards creators
The strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible
Dan takes Nathan through his Superorganizers piece on Spatial Organizing. The technique is useful for a pretty much any project, from writin
How strict prioritization processes cause malaise, and why you should take gut instinct more seriously in your planning process.
Today, Dan and Nathan welcome guest Alex Kantrowitz to Talk Therapy! (This is a special episode that’s twice as long as usual!) Alex left hi
Three shorts: the strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible.
She distills the secrets of the world's most successful people & companies
Read to the end for how women face unique challenges in the passion economy
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,
Plus, how to be a person on the Internet, with Visakan Veerasamy
What the speaker company’s new music play is really all about
Dan and Nathan process Coinbase’s decision to disengage from any political issues outside their core focus. What were they trying to do? Wha
Hints that your strategy isn't working
Nathan and Dan discuss Superorganizers and Bundle Digest updates and the books they read on vacation. Books mentioned: Of Mice and Men by J
Welcome to Issue #11 of the Means of Creation weekly news roundup where we break down the latest news on the passion economy, including the
Trying something new - what do you think?
Nat Eliason talks to Dan and Nathan about Almanack, his brand-new Bundle newsletter exploring everything it takes for you to live a life tha
An introduction to one of Michael Porter’s most enduring frameworks
Growing an audience ain’t what it used to be
Read to the end for a new tech & society newsletter you won't want to miss
Three Shorts: Facebook Portal — back from the dead!; an advertising arbitrage opportunity; a funny story about the power of incentives
Sonos filled homes with silky smooth sound, but it’s questionable if their strategic decisions made them anything more than commodity hardware.
This is a subscriber-only audio edition of the most recent Divinations essay: “Does Sonos have a moat?” It’s narrated and edited by me, Nath
A little Learning is a dang'rous Thing;Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring:There shallow Draughts intoxicate the Brain,And drinking
