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.
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
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The founder of Universe joins us to discuss how to democratize website creation
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
(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
Decoding Apple's intentions
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
Read to the end for publicly listed TikTok Creator Mansion
“There’s a massive appetite for content that goes beyond 280“ - Head of Longform Content Nick Sallon
And does it matter?
Reacting to the news of Slack’s purchase by Salesforce, Nathan gets into the different opportunities in hardware vs. software and Dan goes d
A mind-expanding conversation with Kat Tenbarge
Read to the end for how women face unique challenges in the passion economy
European countries have built a robust social and economic safety net for creators. Why not the US?
Plus, find new Substacks, a16z on the Passion Economy, and how to grow your podcast
Recent news from TikTok, ConvertKit, and Ditto reveal an emerging new funnel for music creators to directly acquire, engage, and monetize fans.
The Consumer Social innovator on how audiences become communities — and how you should monetize them
After reading Dan’s Superorganizers profile on people person Peter Boyce, Nathan wonders why his hands-on approach to social and business ca
Geoff Atkinson, the former SVP Marketing at Overstock, explains how strategy shifts can emerge through experimentation
And what content creators can learn from open-source developers
Dan takes Nathan through his Superorganizers piece on Spatial Organizing. The technique is useful for a pretty much any project, from writin
News Roundup #16: Andrew Yang bringing hype houses to NYC, Apple launching a paid podcasts, the power law on OnlyFans, and more
Read to the end for a 9-year-old YouTube star who launched a Roblox world
