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.
A special episode with your Means of Creation hosts
Dan and Nathan welcome Andre Plaut, creator of The Prediction Game—a competition to predict the events of the coming year for a tantalizing
A new conduit for knowledge of business strategy
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
Strategy’s most famous theory could be wrong
Dan and Nathan discuss productivity cycles, the latest version of Sparkle, Dan’s file management system, and how they relate to Nathan’s new
Dan and Nathan discuss an existential question for any creative and ambitious person: How do you choose to work with someone or on something
The Divinations Podcast is back! (If you want to add it to your podcast app, press “add to podcast app” by the audio player above!) This wee
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
Lessons from ecology’s “competitive exclusion principle”
Also: OnlyFans is launching a creative fund for musicians, #BookTok is leading to a resurgence in book sales, and more
Read to the end to learn how a business model changed a company culture
Ian Borthwick’s secrets of influencer marketing
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The founder of Universe joins us to discuss how to democratize website creation
Also: Patreon’s push towards creator equity, SMS platforms for creators, podcast advertising consolidation, and more
A guide to Porter’s “Five Forces” framework—through the lens of Spotify
Also: Facebook’s take on short-form music creation, Charli D’Amelio’s distribution power, influencer marketing on Clubhouse, and more
Short-form premium video is here to stay.
How to understand the essence of any business
The return of Three Shorts!
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
YouTube revealed $30B in creator payouts and is incentivizing creators to use “Shorts”, an OnlyFans-like platform connecting foodies with chefs, and more
Plus, find new Substacks, a16z on the Passion Economy, and how to grow your podcast
