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 and Dan discuss how a new kind of media business model requires them to rethink how to fairly compensate writers for the bundle. Ho
News Roundup #13: lottery meets YouTuber, Reddit’s Dubsmash acquisition, and a database with 20,000+ newsletters
Reacting to the news of Slack’s purchase by Salesforce, Nathan gets into the different opportunities in hardware vs. software and Dan goes d
Read to the end for a 9-year-old YouTube star who launched a Roblox world
"I like the idea of culture being more valuable and more people being able to profit from their taste" - Kyle Chayka
Also: Patreon’s push towards creator equity, SMS platforms for creators, podcast advertising consolidation, and more
Read to the end for how women face unique challenges in the passion economy
Li Jin, who co-hosts Means of Creation with Nathan, comes on the show to discuss the economics of her partnership with Every. How did you
And what content creators can learn from open-source developers
Plus, find new Substacks, a16z on the Passion Economy, and how to grow your podcast
Also: Mark Cuban’s plan to take on Clubhouse, Influencer unions, Triller’s latest content strategy, TikTok’s recipe-saving feature, and more
A mind-expanding conversation with Kat Tenbarge
It’s weird, but in some ways, side projects require better strategy than regular businesses. They’re so easy to quit. Even if you love it, y
(Spoilers, as usual!) In the this episode of Ted Lasso, Higgins decides to take Coach Beard aside and ask him whether he really thinks it's
And does it matter?
Read to the end for publicly listed TikTok Creator Mansion
“As a player, you actually earn 2-3x more than an entry-level job” - Gabby Dizon, co-founder of Yield Guild Games
“There’s a massive appetite for content that goes beyond 280“ - Head of Longform Content Nick Sallon
European countries have built a robust social and economic safety net for creators. Why not the US?
The return of Three Shorts!
And how the best of OnlyFans can be applied to other platforms
A Book Review of “Mastering the Market Cycle”
After reading Dan’s Superorganizers profile on people person Peter Boyce, Nathan wonders why his hands-on approach to social and business ca
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
