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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.
And what it means to be a journalist in 2020
Two theories; one of them good
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 discuss an existential question for any creative and ambitious person: How do you choose to work with someone or on something
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
The co-founders of Breaker, on podcasting, platforms, and media
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
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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 Means of Creation!Every Friday, Li and Nathan interview a guest in the passion economy — founders, creators and operators who are
Plus, how to be a person on the Internet, with Visakan Veerasamy
Also in Three Shorts: Amazon buying Wondery, and Calm's $2b valuation
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
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
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
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
What the speaker company’s new music play is really all about
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
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
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