Evan Armstrong was a lead writer at Every who explored profit and power in technology in Napkin Math.
An Intuitive Explainer for How To Lose Money and Win Anyway
Surely nothing bad will happen with an AI hooked up to the internet
Inflation, web3, embedded fintech, investing in people, and the newsletter winter that is coming
Startups screw up sometimes, but making things cheaper is a moral necessity
AI is about to remake our information ecosystem and it is past time for us to prepare
This is the dumbest AI will ever be—and it’s still magic
Why community and social network effects will be key to winning the future
Interest rates do not equal innovation rates
Neither hellscape nor utopia—the internet makes society anew
2024 is the year I go big
How can you know when to invest?
A $100B Bet on Two Brothers
The Rugged Landscape of Digital Advertising
I’m wondering if I can deep-fry my way out of the apocalypse
How to think about investing in a startup versus a public company
The secret to personal growth isn't in self-help books or ayahuasca trips. It's in a $1.99 pregnancy test from Target.
People who promise high returns forever are liars
The Embedded Human
No one cares, so take more risks
The tech industry needs to be honest about the trade-offs of risk
A Book Review of The Power Law
My AI awakening
And it means there are big changes ahead for what software can do
A Book Review