Talk Therapy

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 feel about this episode?Amazing • Good • Meh • Bad Get full access to Talk Therapy at talktherapy.substack.com/subscribe

In a follow-up to their conversation with executive coach Brian Wang last episode, Dan and Nathan discuss addressing small pain points — both emotional and physical.How did you feel about this episode?Amazing • Good • Meh • Bad Get full access to Talk Therapy at talktherapy.substack.com/subscribe

Brian Wang joins Nathan and Dan on a special episode that’s longer than usual! Brian’s an executive coach who helps founders with the emotional side of the startup journey. In this episode, the three dive into how Nathan and Dan’s partnership has been going so far. How did you feel about this episode?Amazing • Good • Meh • Bad Get full access to Talk Therapy at talktherapy.substack.com/subscribe

Nathan and Dan talk through the experiments they’ve run with the weekly Sunday digests and what they’re going to try next.Here’s the link to the very first episode of this podcast in which they discuss disagreeing about the digest. How did you feel about this episode?Amazing • Good • Meh • Bad Get full access to Talk Therapy at talktherapy.substack.com/subscribe

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 published in Divinations that they discuss. How did you feel about this episode?Amazing • Good • Meh • Bad Get full access to Talk Therapy at talktherapy.substack.com/subscribe

Nathan and Dan discuss how a new kind of media business model requires them to rethink how to fairly compensate writers for the bundle. How did you feel about this episode?Amazing • Good • Meh • Bad Get full access to Talk Therapy at talktherapy.substack.com/subscribe

Nathan and Dan discuss his latest Superorganizers essay on the framework he developed to help him follow his heart — and filter for the best ideas. PS — Here’s the link to Dan’s post on why you should lick a book that we mentioned.How did you feel about this episode?Amazing • Good • Meh • Bad Get full access to Talk Therapy at talktherapy.substack.com/subscribe

Two things today:First, a bit of follow-up from last episode. We’re alternating weeks where one of us is in “maker mode” and the other is in “manager mode.”Second, we talk about our new feedback form! In case you haven’t noticed, we’ve started putting a little survey at the bottom of each article. It’s only been a few weeks, but it’s already transformative. Perhaps Substack will build native support for this?Enjoy!(And try out our feedback thingy, below!)How did you feel about this episode?Amazing • Good • Meh • Bad Get full access to Talk Therapy at talktherapy.substack.com/subscribe

As the Everything bundle grows, Nathan’s focus seems to have disappeared. Dan helps him troubleshoot, and by the end of the episode, we decide to try a new way of working. Get full access to Talk Therapy at talktherapy.substack.com/subscribe

Dan interviews Nathan about his forthcoming series of Divinations essays that explore critiques of the traditional theory of disruption. In this conversation, we focus on Ben Thompson’s “divine discontent” critique. Get full access to Talk Therapy at talktherapy.substack.com/subscribe