Evan Armstrong was a lead writer at Every who explored profit and power in technology in Napkin Math.
This is the dumbest AI will ever be—and it’s still magic
The tech industry needs to be honest about the trade-offs of risk
China, boring AI, vertical SaaS, and Apple's power
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
Where does Disney go from here?
It’s Musk's world and we’re just tweeting in it
A16z’s Chris Dixon hasn’t abandoned the faith with his new book, 'Read Write Own'
How Braintrust Used Tokens to Kickstart a Market
Weirder, different, and new
Netflix and Bill
Plus a few things that bring me hope
Seven Years of Freedom
The Race for Revenue Share
Spotify’s No-Win Predicament
And it means there are big changes ahead for what software can do
What’s the real reason AI hasn’t yet delivered on its hype?
The Power Output Equation
The complicated social and financial incentives at the heart of online publishing
A new distribution channel has opened
Addicted, overwhelmed, oversubscribed: How technology hooked the world
Free your mind from the Efficient Market Hypothesis
An interview with Nir Eyal