Evan Armstrong was a lead writer at Every who explored profit and power in technology in Napkin Math.
The Search For the Winning Formula
Where does Disney go from here?
A personal essay
This is the dumbest AI will ever be—and it’s still magic
Maybe Elon should buy it
Inflation, web3, embedded fintech, investing in people, and the newsletter winter that is coming
Weapons are a necessary evil, not a hype-y consumer product
How Braintrust Used Tokens to Kickstart a Market
What’s the real reason AI hasn’t yet delivered on its hype?
It’s Musk's world and we’re just tweeting in it
Netflix and Bill
A16z’s Chris Dixon hasn’t abandoned the faith with his new book, 'Read Write Own'
Plus a few things that bring me hope
Seven Years of Freedom
The Race for Revenue Share
An interview with Nir Eyal
Weirder, different, and new
Addicted, overwhelmed, oversubscribed: How technology hooked the world
Free your mind from the Efficient Market Hypothesis
Can AI agents make you a billionaire?
The Power Output Equation
Spotify’s No-Win Predicament
And it means there are big changes ahead for what software can do
The complicated social and financial incentives at the heart of online publishing