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.
Hiten Shah on why “garbage in, garbage out” applies to strategy, too.
Read to the end to learn how a business model changed a company culture
The “divine discontent” critique
A special episode with your Means of Creation hosts
Lessons from ecology’s “competitive exclusion principle”
Dan and Nathan commiserate over their writing slump and strategize how to escape it. Meanwhile, Adam’s essay hits the top of Hacker News! T
YouTube revealed $30B in creator payouts and is incentivizing creators to use “Shorts”, an OnlyFans-like platform connecting foodies with chefs, and more
Gumroad’s founder shares what he’s learned about strategy, product, and growth.
The return of Three Shorts!
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
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
A new conduit for knowledge of business strategy
And the future of worker classification
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
How to understand the essence of any business
Short-form premium video is here to stay.
Ian Borthwick’s secrets of influencer marketing
Also: Facebook’s take on short-form music creation, Charli D’Amelio’s distribution power, influencer marketing on Clubhouse, and more
The founder of Universe joins us to discuss how to democratize website creation
A guide to Porter’s “Five Forces” framework—through the lens of Spotify
Also: Patreon’s push towards creator equity, SMS platforms for creators, podcast advertising consolidation, and more
Also: OnlyFans is launching a creative fund for musicians, #BookTok is leading to a resurgence in book sales, and more
Dan and Nathan discuss an existential question for any creative and ambitious person: How do you choose to work with someone or on something
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
