Evan Armstrong

Evan Armstrong was a lead writer at Every who explored profit and power in technology in Napkin Math.

Jun 22, 2022

Facebook’s Capitulation

Abandoning a Trillion Dollar Advantage

Aug 11, 2022

A Tale Of Two Acquisitions

The Unity Conundrum

Sep 4, 2024

Vibes-based Search

The next big disruption in software is here, and it understands what you’re looking for better than you do

Jan 27, 2025

What Actually Matters (And What Doesn’t) For DeepSeek

Allow us to explain why your 401k is down

Aug 21, 2024

Copy Rights and Wrongs

Who owns the output of AI—the machines or the creators?

Jul 27, 2021

Twilio’s Second Act

Twilio rode its API to a $66B valuation. Now it’s trying to become the Universal Switchboard for the internet.

Jan 23, 2025

Why Is Jensen Huang $120 Billion Richer Than You?

Hint: Nvidia’s success is based on much more than chips

May 12, 2021

In Defense of WeWork’s Community-Adjusted EBITDA

Clarifying the murky middle ground between Gross Profits and Net Income

Jun 20, 2024

You Can’t Math Your Way to Success

Whether in art, startups, or parenting, you can only control so much

Sep 22, 2024

What Are AI Agents—And Who Profits From Them?

The newest wave of AI research is changing everything

Jul 22, 2024

Vibes Are a Legitimate Economic Indicator

In her debut book, Kyla Scanlon makes the case for feeling the numbers

Mar 23, 2022

Planet of the Billion Dollar Bored Apes

Is Bored Ape Yacht Club a Decentralized Disney?

Jan 10, 2024

The Books, Videos, Movies, and TV Shows That Changed Me Last Year

If you want to develop great taste, you must taste a lot of stuff

Jul 15, 2024

What I Got Wrong About VR

Whoopsie, I may have gotten a little excited

Jan 12, 2022

3 Thoughts On Justworks

The newest SaaS company to hit the public markets

Jun 29, 2022

Look On My Works, Ye Mighty, and Despair

I Have Some Thoughts To Share

Feb 10, 2022

Is YC the Monopoly It Thinks It Is?

The Pricing Power Flex

Apr 28, 2021

Gross Margin: An Indicator of Market Power

What America's Oldest Jeweler Can Teach Us About the Value of Bling

Apr 17, 2024

Don’t Dismiss the Apple Vision Pro

Apple has a hit on its hands. Will it seize the opportunity?

Apr 21, 2021

Am I getting ripped off writing at Every?

Screenshots of my contract and the financial model I used to decide

Apr 2, 2024

The One-person Billion-dollar Company

Can AI agents make you a billionaire?

Apr 10, 2025

How to Write Online

It’s less about capturing attention, and more about deserving it

Jun 21, 2023

Mistral AI Memo Review

New product from us!

Aug 19, 2021

How a Climate Tech Startup Closed 5+ Enterprise Deals Before Even Launching

Remora, The Bureaucracy Buster