Nathan Baschez

@nbaschez

President of Everything!

Divinations

A Post-Mortem for Social Podcast Discovery

Three reasons why RSS still dominates in audio, but not text.

4 🔒 Feb 5, 2021 by Nathan Baschez

Means of Creation

Facebook Pushes Into Newsletters

YouTube revealed $30B in creator payouts and is incentivizing creators to use “Shorts”, an OnlyFans-like platform connecting foodies with chefs, and more

🔒 Feb 4, 2021 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez

Means of Creation

Twitter Acquires Revue

Also in this week’s roundup: Clubhouse’s $1b valuation, a16z’s new media property, Forbes’s new deal for writers, and Instagram’s plan to keep up with TikTok.

Jan 27, 2021 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez

Means of Creation

Snapchat’s Attempt to Mint Their Own Celebrities

News Roundup #16: Andrew Yang bringing hype houses to NYC, Apple launching a paid podcasts, the power law on OnlyFans, and more

Jan 19, 2021 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez

Means of Creation

What Trump’s Deplatforming Means for Creators

News Roundup #15: Solutions for creator burnout, Substack announces new features, Cameo reveals 2020 stats, and more

🔒 Jan 12, 2021 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez

Means of Creation

Community Hangout with Li Jin and Nathan Baschez

Get your questions answered by your Means of Creation hosts

Jan 7, 2021 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez

Means of Creation

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

🔒 Jan 6, 2021 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez

Divinations

“Why Content is King” Follow-ups

Your questions and critiques, answered!

1 🔒 Jan 5, 2021 by Nathan Baschez

Talk Therapy

We’re taking a (very short) break

Hey Talk Therapy listeners! We hope your holidays were restful, and that you’re having a productive start to this year.  We’re pausing Talk

Jan 4, 2021 by Dan Shipper and Nathan Baschez

Talk Therapy

#52 - Inside The Prediction Game, with Andre Plaut

Dan and Nathan welcome Andre Plaut, creator of The Prediction Game—a competition to predict the events of the coming year for a tantalizing

Dec 24, 2020 by Dan Shipper and Nathan Baschez

Talk Therapy

#51 - How content has network effects

Nathan takes Dan behind his latest Divinations essay, “Why Content is King,” from the writing process—which included drafting the piece in l

Dec 19, 2020 by Dan Shipper and Nathan Baschez

Divinations

Why Content is King

How media creates power

Dec 18, 2020 by Nathan Baschez

Talk Therapy

#50 - Substack Reader is here! Is it good?

Dan and Nathan address the news that’s been dominating the Everything Slack all day: Substack’s long-awaited reader, which collects your new

Dec 17, 2020 by Dan Shipper and Nathan Baschez

Divinations

Three Shorts: Axios, Crunchyroll, Periscope

The strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible

🔒 Dec 16, 2020 by Nathan Baschez

Means of Creation

Side Hustle or Job Replacement? What Platforms Like Poshmark Are Really Providing

News Roundup #13: lottery meets YouTuber, Reddit’s Dubsmash acquisition, and a database with 20,000+ newsletters

🔒 Dec 16, 2020 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez

Means of Creation

Deconstructing Social Tech, with Chris Messina

And the product dynamics that drive social platforms

1 Dec 16, 2020 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez

Talk Therapy

#49 - On Stress: Dan would like to speak with the manager

After giving Nathan proper credit for getting him to finally listen to—and enjoy—podcasts, Dan takes a pressing question from a recent one t

Dec 12, 2020 by Dan Shipper and Nathan Baschez

Talk Therapy

#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

Dec 10, 2020 by Dan Shipper and Nathan Baschez

Means of Creation

Exploring Online Community Dynamics, with Nadia Eghbal

And what content creators can learn from open-source developers

Dec 10, 2020 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez

Divinations

Why AT&T is betting the farm on HBO Max

Also in Three Shorts: Amazon buying Wondery, and Calm's $2b valuation

🔒 Dec 9, 2020 by Nathan Baschez

Means of Creation

News Roundup #12: YouTube Revamps Premieres & A New Player in Local Newsletters

Read to the end for a 9-year-old YouTube star who launched a Roblox world

🔒 Dec 8, 2020 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez

Divinations

LinkedIn’s Alternate Universe

How the professional platform makes networking weird

Dec 3, 2020 by Nathan Baschez

Talk Therapy

#47 - What founders can learn from Slack’s story

Reacting to the news of Slack’s purchase by Salesforce, Nathan gets into the different opportunities in hardware vs. software and Dan goes d

Dec 3, 2020 by Dan Shipper and Nathan Baschez

Means of Creation

All Things Technology, Film, and Media, with Eugene Wei

And understanding how psychology affects consumer behavior

Dec 3, 2020 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez

Divinations

Why Slack Was Willing to Sell

Three shorts: the strategy behind the news, in as few bullet points as possible.

🔒 Dec 2, 2020 by Nathan Baschez