Evan Armstrong is the lead writer at Every. He explores profit and power in technology in his column, Napkin Math.
What video games can teach us about building billion-dollar companies
Notion: The Embattled Artist
Why would Databricks spend $1.3B?
Free your mind from the Efficient Market Hypothesis
An intuitive explainer for how to lose money and win anyway
Half a century removed from its glory days, the Hollywood giant has a new rescue plan
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The complicated business of selling social good
RIP to nerd Jesus
A Case Study on Market Structures and Harm
Triller's S1 raises questions about its numbers
The Power Output Equation
The future must be built on truth
Amazon and Berkshire Hathaway got really big. Here’s why it might kill them.
8 pieces of technology that have dramatically improved my life
Addicted, overwhelmed, oversubscribed: How technology hooked the world
If you want to win, you gotta spike
After a short break, Napkin Math returns with a new writer
How the LTV/CAC ratio is manipulated to take advantage of retail investors
China, boring AI, vertical SaaS, and Apple's power
A Napkin Math and Trapital Production
How governments and companies are engaged in mutual manipulation
A Review of An Ugly Truth
An interview with Nir Eyal