Evan Armstrong is the lead writer at Every. He explores profit and power in technology in his column, Napkin Math.
An Intuitive Explainer for How To Lose Money and Win Anyway
Inflation, web3, embedded fintech, investing in people, and the newsletter winter that is coming
This is the dumbest AI will ever be—and it’s still magic
Startups screw up sometimes, but making things cheaper is a moral necessity
My sick, unexplainable desire to buy a face computer
A $100B Bet on Two Brothers
2024 is the year I go big
How can you know when to invest?
Neither hellscape nor utopia—the internet makes society anew
AI is about to remake our information ecosystem and it is past time for us to prepare
I’m wondering if I can deep-fry my way out of the apocalypse
The Rugged Landscape of Digital Advertising
Interest rates do not equal innovation rates
Why community and social network effects will be key to winning the future
No one cares, so take more risks
How to think about investing in a startup versus a public company
And it means there are big changes ahead for what software can do
The Embedded Human
My AI awakening
A Book Review
A16z’s Chris Dixon hasn’t abandoned the faith with his new book, 'Read Write Own'
People who promise high returns forever are liars
The secret to personal growth isn't in self-help books or ayahuasca trips. It's in a $1.99 pregnancy test from Target.
A personal essay