Evan Armstrong

Evan is the lead writer at Every. He explores power and profit in technology in his twice-weekly Napkin Math column.

Nov 10, 2022

Pinterest Has a Chance

The first full-stack shopping platform

Nov 22, 2022

6 New Theories About AI

Software with superpowers

Dec 1, 2022

The House of the Bloody Mouse

Where does Disney go from here?

Dec 8, 2022

The Primary Trends I’m Investing In Next Year

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

Dec 15, 2022

Should You Fire This Newsletter?

In which I analyze whether I’m good at my job

Dec 21, 2022

Meditations on AI Mecca

A dispatch from a hacker conference in San Francisco

Jan 5, 2023

It Is Always Time to Build

Interest rates do not equal innovation rates

Jan 12, 2023

In Defense of the Unoptimized Life

Give yourself the space to be inspired

Jan 26, 2023

How Technology Giants Die

GE, Amazon, and the flywheel of death

Feb 2, 2023

AI Looks Like a Bubble

Investors need to take a cold shower

Feb 9, 2023

The Meditations of Vinyl Jesus

Music producer Rick Rubin explores the creative process

Feb 16, 2023

Bada Bing: Why Microsoft Wants Google to Dance

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

Feb 23, 2023

When Content Creation Goes to Zero

AI is making a world where it costs nothing to produce anything. What happens next?

Mar 13, 2023

A Dearth of Secrets, an Excess of Capital: SVB’s Explosion

We may be entering a more ruthless era in tech

Mar 16, 2023

Technology Is Good Actually

Startups screw up sometimes, but making things cheaper is a moral necessity

Mar 23, 2023

How AI Changes the Media Business

Why community and social network effects will be key to winning the future

Mar 30, 2023

Tinder Is Way More Important Than You Think

Forget AI, the people want to bone

Apr 20, 2023

You Probably Shouldn’t Work at a Startup

It’s overrated—both financially and emotionally

Apr 27, 2023

Death of a Flywheel

How Amazon and Berkshire got too big

May 4, 2023

7 Reasons Media Is a No-Good, Horrible, Rotten Business That I Love Anyways

Plus a few things that bring me hope

May 11, 2023

Why Are Republicans Better at Making Money on the Internet?

What consumer tech and media got wrong

May 18, 2023

Meet Your New Finance Intern: GPT-4

How AI will reshape what finance professionals do

May 25, 2023

Dying Whales and Dying Billionaires

A note about power

Jun 1, 2023

The Cost of Greatness

What will be the blood sacrifice on your altar of ambition?