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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.
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
(Ceci n’est pas investment advice.)
All reviews of books, podcasts, articles, etc
Welcome to Means of Creation!Every Friday, Li and Nathan interview a guest in the passion economy — founders, creators and operators who are
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
We made a bundle, and you're grandfathered in!
Plus, find new Substacks, a16z on the Passion Economy, and how to grow your podcast
News Roundup #14: Twitter acquires Breaker, Clubhouse announces a Creator Pilot Program, Substack’s SEO issues and more
A conflict of interest
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
Read to the end for an insightful OnlyFans creator AMA
The strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible
"I like the idea of culture being more valuable and more people being able to profit from their taste" - Kyle Chayka
Journalist Alex Kantrowitz on Big Tech’s shifting attitude towards creators
And the future of social media platforms
Good afternoon! Here’s the audio version of the Quibi essay that Adam Keesling and I published today. It’s narrated by me, and the first few
Dan and Nathan discuss balancing meetings with getting writing done. They also discuss balancing living a happy life with trying to put out
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
Nathan interviews Dan about his latest Superorganizers article, “Dopamine Stacking.” Why are we always compelled to try new tools, which of
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