Nathan Baschez

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.

Jan 28, 2020

Inside Overstock’s strategy shift from horizontal to vertical

Geoff Atkinson, the former SVP Marketing at Overstock, explains how strategy shifts can emerge through experimentation

Apr 3, 2021

How can Creators become successful Angel Investors?

Also: Spotify’s answer to Clubhouse, Cameo’s $1 billion valuation, Substack’s $650 million valuation, and more

Nov 12, 2020

Means of Creation Community Hangout with Li Jin and Nathan Baschez

A special episode with your Means of Creation hosts

Aug 7, 2020

#18 - How do we decide what to publish?

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

Dec 12, 2019

Competitive Strategy, by Michael Porter

The "Divinations" Summary / Review

Jan 5, 2021

“Why Content is King” Follow-ups

Your questions and critiques, answered!

Jul 23, 2020

Means of Creation #3: Lenny Rachitsky

On newsletters, platforms, marketplaces, and more

Aug 14, 2020

#20 - Couples therapy ft. executive coach Brian Wang

Brian Wang joins Nathan and Dan on a special episode that’s longer than usual! Brian’s an executive coach who helps founders with the emoti

Aug 12, 2020

#19 - What should we do with our weekly digest?

Nathan and Dan talk through the experiments they’ve run with the weekly Sunday digests and what they’re going to try next. Here’s the link t

Jul 24, 2020

#15 - Maker weeks & feedback loops

Two things today: First, a bit of follow-up from last episode. We’re alternating weeks where one of us is in “maker mode” and the other is i

Dec 10, 2020

#48 - Consumable Software

Nathan loops Dan in on something he thought was a problem: falling in and out of love with different software too quickly. Turns out, it’s m

Nov 3, 2020

News Roundup #7: Glenn Greenwald Goes Independent Following Biden Story Dispute

Read to the end for influencer political marketing

Nov 2, 2020

#41 - A Bad Situation…Compounded

Special Emergency Pod! We invited our friend Mario Gabriele on the show to talk about his experience this week publicly staring down a $6 b

Jul 1, 2020

#8 - The model was actually right!

Four months ago, when we only had a couple hundred paying subscribers, Adam Keesling made a financial model that predicted we’d have 1,462 c

Sep 11, 2020

#27 - How can we give the Bundle Digest its own identity?

Nathan interviews Dan about the latest Bundle Digest experiment and the overall strategy to make it into its own newsletter. How did you fe

Jul 9, 2020

#10 - Escaping the trough of writing sorrow

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

Jun 16, 2021

The Creator MBA

Creators are businesses. Over time, they will start to act like it.

Feb 18, 2021

LinkedIn Is Launching A Creator Program

Also: Mark Cuban’s plan to take on Clubhouse, Influencer unions, Triller’s latest content strategy, TikTok’s recipe-saving feature, and more

Dec 12, 2019

The Library

All reviews of books, podcasts, articles, etc

Mar 18, 2021

Is Substack A Platform Or A Publisher?

Also: Clubhouse’s accelerator program, Twitter’s new monetization tools for Spaces, a platform that lets fans control creators’ lives, and more

Oct 21, 2020

#37 - Better Business Writing

What began as a weekly “Great Writing” meeting is now the newest member of the bundle! Dan and Nathan reflect on how their joint desire to g

Jan 6, 2021

Why Vice is Building an OnlyFans Community

News Roundup #14: Twitter acquires Breaker, Clubhouse announces a Creator Pilot Program, Substack’s SEO issues and more

Feb 25, 2021

Can NFTs Be A New Monetisation Model For Creators?

Also: Dispo’s $200 million valuation, MrBeast sells 1 million burgers, Spotify’s latest announcements, and more

Jan 7, 2021

Community Hangout with Li Jin and Nathan Baschez

Get your questions answered by your Means of Creation hosts