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.
News Roundup #15: Solutions for creator burnout, Substack announces new features, Cameo reveals 2020 stats, and more
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
Three shorts: the strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible.
After reflecting on their expectations for the (extremely successful) Almanack launch, Nathan takes Dan through his new investigation of the
Why is there so much animosity between the tech industry and journalists? Dan and Nathan try to sort through the muck.
Also: Facebook’s take on short-form music creation, Charli D’Amelio’s distribution power, influencer marketing on Clubhouse, and more
Also in Three Shorts: Amazon buying Wondery, and Calm's $2b valuation
What the speaker company’s new music play is really all about
And the future of social media platforms
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
She distills the secrets of the world's most successful people & companies
A new talk show starring Li Jin and yours truly
I'm interviewing Li Jin and Adam Davidson on Friday!
Dan and Nathan talk about helping Chris Bosh launch a newsletter: The Last Chip.
Or, why friendly ambitious nerds will change the world
Dan and Nathan are both writing about Clay Christensen’s iconic theory of disruption, so we decided the second week of July every year is go
Dan and Nathan process Coinbase’s decision to disengage from any political issues outside their core focus. What were they trying to do? Wha
Read to the end for live streaming insights for music creators
Dan and Nathan ponder the latest features shipped by Twitter and Instagram, and the reactions to both. At what point do compelling experienc
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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
Welcome to Means of Creation!Every Friday, Li and Nathan interview a guest in the passion economy — founders, creators and operators who are
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
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
