Evan Armstrong

Evan Armstrong was a lead writer at Every who explored profit and power in technology in Napkin Math.

Mar 1, 2023

Should I Quit and Start a Franchise?

I’m wondering if I can deep-fry my way out of the apocalypse

Feb 15, 2023

Bada Bing: Why Microsoft Wants Google to Dance

Surely nothing bad will happen with an AI hooked up to the internet

Dec 13, 2023

Want to Build? Technical Excellence Won’t Be Enough.

This new era of startups requires a founder baptized in the humanities

Jun 5, 2023

The Bugman Cometh

My sick, unexplainable desire to buy a face computer

Aug 23, 2023

A TikTok Competitor Is About to IPO—And It’s Deeply Suspicious

Triller's S1 raises questions about its numbers

Oct 13, 2022

Who Wins the AI Value Chain?

It's A Brave New World

Aug 3, 2022

The Meh-taverse

A Book Review

Sep 21, 2022

The AI Writer

How tech is changing what it means to be an author

Jun 9, 2022

Software is Eating the Individual

The Embedded Human

Nov 21, 2022

6 New Theories About AI

Software with superpowers

Aug 16, 2023

The Internet Is Still Early

Neither hellscape nor utopia—the internet makes society anew

Mar 29, 2022

Twitter’s Probably Screwed

The Rugged Landscape of Digital Advertising

Mar 27, 2024

What Are AI Agents—And Who Profits From Them?

The newest wave of AI research is changing everything

Jul 14, 2022

Has Venture Lost Its Soul?

A Book Review of The Power Law

May 4, 2022

The Empire Stripes Back

A $100B Bet on Two Brothers

May 10, 2023

Why Are Republicans Better at Making Money on the Internet?

What consumer tech and media got wrong

Jun 15, 2022

Selective Optimism

People who promise high returns forever are liars

Oct 5, 2022

The Face That AI Built

My explorations in image generation

Sep 18, 2024

Live Fuller, Not Bigger

You must escape the shallow joy of more

Nov 8, 2023

We Should All Want to Be Mitt Romney

What is the point of F U money if you never say F U?

Apr 19, 2023

You Probably Shouldn’t Work at a Startup

It’s overrated—both financially and emotionally

Jul 17, 2024

A New Book of the Startup Bible

It’s the rare business book that you should actually read

Sep 28, 2022

Why Culture Eats Strategy

The Search For the Winning Formula

Dec 7, 2022

The Primary Trends I’m Investing In Next Year

China, boring AI, vertical SaaS, and Apple's power