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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.
Dan and Nathan commiserate over their writing slump and strategize how to escape it. Meanwhile, Adam’s essay hits the top of Hacker News! T
Special Emergency Pod! We invited our friend Mario Gabriele on the show to talk about his experience this week publicly staring down a $6 b
And understanding how psychology affects consumer behavior
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,
The "Divinations" Summary / Review
You probably can't have your cake and eat it too. But that's just fine.
Nathan and Dan discuss Superorganizers and Bundle Digest updates and the books they read on vacation. Books mentioned: Of Mice and Men by J
Erik Forman on how to counteract the precarious realities of today’s platform economy
Journalist Alex Kantrowitz on Big Tech’s shifting attitude towards creators
Three Shorts: Facebook Portal — back from the dead!; an advertising arbitrage opportunity; a funny story about the power of incentives
Read to the end to learn how a business model changed a company culture
A conflict of interest
After reflecting on their expectations for the (extremely successful) Almanack launch, Nathan takes Dan through his new investigation of the
How strict prioritization processes cause malaise, and why you should take gut instinct more seriously in your planning process.
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
On newsletters, platforms, marketplaces, and more
Growing an audience ain’t what it used to be
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
Dan and Nathan start out discussing the concept of Talk Therapy: a place to talk about the process of building a media business as it happen
A new conduit for knowledge of business strategy
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