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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.
Gumroad’s founder shares what he’s learned about strategy, product, and growth.
Read to the end to learn how a business model changed a company culture
Hiten Shah on why “garbage in, garbage out” applies to strategy, too.
A mind-expanding conversation with Kat Tenbarge
Reacting to the news of Slack’s purchase by Salesforce, Nathan gets into the different opportunities in hardware vs. software and Dan goes d
Nathan interviews Dan about the latest Bundle Digest experiment and the overall strategy to make it into its own newsletter. How did you fe
The founder of Universe joins us to discuss how to democratize website creation
Six attributes of high-traction startups
You probably can't have your cake and eat it too. But that's just fine.
A special episode with your Means of Creation hosts
Also: Spotify’s answer to Clubhouse, Cameo’s $1 billion valuation, Substack’s $650 million valuation, and more
The “divine discontent” critique
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
Also: OnlyFans is launching a creative fund for musicians, #BookTok is leading to a resurgence in book sales, and more
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
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Ian Borthwick’s secrets of influencer marketing
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
Dan and Nathan talk about helping Chris Bosh launch a newsletter: The Last Chip.
Nathan Baschez
Li Jin
Dan Shipper
