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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.
Plus, find new Substacks, a16z on the Passion Economy, and how to grow your podcast
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Nathan and Dan discuss how they test for what kind of content resonates. P.S. — Here’s the essay on Oatly’s marketing by Nat Eliason just p
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
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
All reviews of books, podcasts, articles, etc
This is the audio edition of Understanding the Covid-19 Recession. If you’d like these to be delivered to your podcast app every week, clic
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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
Welcome to Means of Creation!Every Friday, Li and Nathan interview a guest in the passion economy — founders, creators and operators who are
What the speaker company’s new music play is really all about
Or, why friendly ambitious nerds will change the world
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
The strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible
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"I like the idea of culture being more valuable and more people being able to profit from their taste" - Kyle Chayka
News Roundup #13: lottery meets YouTuber, Reddit’s Dubsmash acquisition, and a database with 20,000+ newsletters
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
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