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