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 discuss balancing meetings with getting writing done. They also discuss balancing living a happy life with trying to put out
Dan and Nathan discuss adding Tiago Forte to the Everything bundle, and take bets on how the launch will go. Click here to read the transcri
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
Dan and Nathan process Coinbase’s decision to disengage from any political issues outside their core focus. What were they trying to do? Wha
Today, Dan and Nathan welcome guest Alex Kantrowitz to Talk Therapy! (This is a special episode that’s twice as long as usual!) Alex left hi
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
YouTube revealed $30B in creator payouts and is incentivizing creators to use “Shorts”, an OnlyFans-like platform connecting foodies with chefs, and more
The co-founders of Breaker, on podcasting, platforms, and media
Plus, how to be a person on the Internet, with Visakan Veerasamy
Dan and Nathan look back on how the Tiago Forte launch went, and learn an important lesson: before you start troubleshooting, make sure the
Welcome to Issue #11 of the Means of Creation weekly news roundup where we break down the latest news on the passion economy, including the
Taking a hard look at Substack’s top ten after yet another chaotic week for media (and for everything else), Dan and Nathan dig into the Pub
Dan and Nathan discuss an existential question for any creative and ambitious person: How do you choose to work with someone or on something
Whether or not you’ve already had the chance to read Does Sonos have a moat?, I think you’ll love this week’s conversation with Adam Keeslin
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
File this one under “the unbundling of media”: Veteran reporter Casey Newton has left his job at The Verge and is launching his own Substac
We made a bundle, and you're grandfathered in!
This is a subscriber-only audio edition of the most recent Divinations essay: “Does Sonos have a moat?” It’s narrated and edited by me, Nath
Weary of Election Discourse? Dan and Nathan are, too – but they also think there’s some use in paying attention to the world outside of work
Hey subscribers! Here is the audio version of the Jesse Beyroutey interview on Dominance Friction. If you haven’t already, I strongly encour
Dan and Nathan discuss the art and science of starting a newsletter business. And how they’re probably more on the art side than you might g
This is the audio edition of Inside the Clubhouse, narrated by me!
Happy Friday! Above is a recording of me narrating this week’s essay explaining bundle economics, “Bundle Magic.” I tried something a littl
