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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
We made a bundle, and you're grandfathered in!
Plus, find new Substacks, a16z on the Passion Economy, and how to grow your podcast
Welcome to Means of Creation!Every Friday, Li and Nathan interview a guest in the passion economy — founders, creators and operators who are
After reading Dan’s Superorganizers profile on people person Peter Boyce, Nathan wonders why his hands-on approach to social and business ca
News Roundup #14: Twitter acquires Breaker, Clubhouse announces a Creator Pilot Program, Substack’s SEO issues and more
A guide to Porter’s “Five Forces” framework—through the lens of Spotify
How to understand the essence of any business
She distills the secrets of the world's most successful people & companies
The strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible
Plus, how to be a person on the Internet, with Visakan Veerasamy
Dan and Nathan process Coinbase’s decision to disengage from any political issues outside their core focus. What were they trying to do? Wha
Or, why friendly ambitious nerds will change the world
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
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
Dan and Nathan address the news that’s been dominating the Everything Slack all day: Substack’s long-awaited reader, which collects your new
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
Creators are businesses. Over time, they will start to act like it.
What the speaker company’s new music play is really all about
Dan Shipper
Nathan Baschez
Li Jin