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.
Dan and Nathan talk about helping Chris Bosh launch a newsletter: The Last Chip.
Also: Facebook’s take on short-form music creation, Charli D’Amelio’s distribution power, influencer marketing on Clubhouse, and more
Why is there so much animosity between the tech industry and journalists? Dan and Nathan try to sort through the muck.
And the future of worker classification
Creators are businesses. Over time, they will start to act like it.
As the Everything bundle grows, Nathan’s focus seems to have disappeared. Dan helps him troubleshoot, and by the end of the episode, we deci
Two theories; one of them good
Using the exciting new launch of Ask Jerry as a springboard, Nathan and Dan parse out the importance of radical self-inquiry in business, an
Read to the end for an insightful OnlyFans creator AMA
Dan and Nathan discuss an existential question for any creative and ambitious person: How do you choose to work with someone or on something
“As a player, you actually earn 2-3x more than an entry-level job” - Gabby Dizon, co-founder of Yield Guild Games
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
The co-founders of Breaker, on podcasting, platforms, and media
The strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible
Nathan walks Dan through the ideas and strategy behind his new Divinations series, Three Shorts. How do you get from the Zone of Ignorance t
Or, why friendly ambitious nerds will change the world
The "Divinations" Summary / Review
(Ceci n’est pas investment advice.)
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Hints that your strategy isn't working
A conflict of interest
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
Dan and Nathan discuss balancing meetings with getting writing done. They also discuss balancing living a happy life with trying to put out
