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.
Also: Facebook’s take on short-form music creation, Charli D’Amelio’s distribution power, influencer marketing on Clubhouse, and more
The strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible
“As a player, you actually earn 2-3x more than an entry-level job” - Gabby Dizon, co-founder of Yield Guild Games
All reviews of books, podcasts, articles, etc
Today only: a bundle of your favorite Substack publications for 60% off
Dan and Nathan address the news that’s been dominating the Everything Slack all day: Substack’s long-awaited reader, which collects your new
Hey! Something special today :) I always wanted to release the raw audio of the interviews I do. But part of the magic of the original inter
Welcome to Means of Creation!Every Friday, Li and Nathan interview a guest in the passion economy — founders, creators and operators who are
News Roundup #14: Twitter acquires Breaker, Clubhouse announces a Creator Pilot Program, Substack’s SEO issues and more
Plus, find new Substacks, a16z on the Passion Economy, and how to grow your podcast
Dan and Nathan talk about helping Chris Bosh launch a newsletter: The Last Chip.
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
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
Two new things this week for subscribers! I narrated an audio version of this article just for paying subscribers like you. I’m going to do
This week on the Divinations podcast, Adam Keesling and I are interviewed by our pal Dan Shipper about our Quibi prediction piece! How to Li
Creators are businesses. Over time, they will start to act like it.
Read to the end for an insightful OnlyFans creator AMA
Two theories; one of them good
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
A conflict of interest
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
What the speaker company’s new music play is really all about
Today, Dan and Nathan welcome guest Alex Kantrowitz to Talk Therapy! (This is a special episode that’s twice as long as usual!) Alex left hi
News Roundup #13: lottery meets YouTuber, Reddit’s Dubsmash acquisition, and a database with 20,000+ newsletters
