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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.
And the product dynamics that drive social platforms
Dec 16, 2020 · 2 min readUpdated Jan 20, 2026
For our guest this week on Means of Creation we are welcoming Chris Messina!
Chris is best known for inventing the now ubiquitous hashtag, but his work over the last 15 years spans social technology, product design, synthetic media, founder culture and mental fitness.
Currently, Chris helps founders and creators with their Product Hunt launches. His insight into social technology stems from his experience at big tech companies like Google and Uber, combined with his role in popularizing social innovations like coworking and unconferencing.
Chris has shared his unique perspective in popular Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma, and in books like No Filter by Sarah Frier and Billion Dollar Loser by Reeves Wiedeman.
In this interview, we talked to Chris about:
We held this conversation live on Friday, January 8th. You can listen to the podcast here or watch the YouTube video below. Hope you enjoy!
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