Evan Armstrong

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

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Jan 12, 2023

In Defense of the Unoptimized Life

Give yourself the space to be inspired

Nov 21, 2023

The Case Against Sam Altman

The board is bad at their job, but they may not be crazy

Jun 1, 2023

The Cost of Greatness

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

Mar 30, 2023

Tinder Is Way More Important Than You Think

Forget AI, the people want to bone

Apr 13, 2023

Steve Jobs’ Legacy for Builders

A book that lit a fire in my soul

Jul 28, 2022

Snapchat’s Probably Screwed

Apple's ATT Fallout Continues

Apr 6, 2023

We Don’t Know Enough About the Pornhub Acquisition

One of the world’s most important websites was sold and nobody cares

Feb 2, 2023

AI Looks Like a Bubble

Investors need to take a cold shower

Jan 26, 2023

How Technology Giants Die

GE, Amazon, and the flywheel of death

Dec 15, 2022

Should You Fire This Newsletter?

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

Sep 21, 2023

Oh No, I Kinda Want to Work for Elon

An examination of the man-child who would be king

Aug 3, 2023

Devote Yourself to the Cause of Your Life

Your to-do list can wait

Feb 9, 2023

The Meditations of Vinyl Jesus

Music producer Rick Rubin explores the creative process

May 26, 2022

The Addiction Economy

Addicted, Overwhelmed, Oversubscribed: How Technology Hooked the World

Oct 26, 2023

Live Fuller, Not Bigger

You must escape the shallow joy of more

Jun 3, 2021

Product-Led Growth’s Failure

How a Scrappy Utah Software Company Ignored Every Silicon Valley Heuristic and Won Anyway

Oct 1, 2024

Dad Mode

The secret to personal growth isn't in self-help books or ayahuasca trips. It's in a $1.99 pregnancy test from Target.

May 25, 2023

Dying Whales and Dying Billionaires

A note about power

Oct 3, 2024

OpenAI Launches a Document and Code Editor Integrated Into ChatGPT

Canvas is an Artifacts competitor aiming at the future of AI-human collaboration

Mar 9, 2023

Recommendation Algorithms Are a Necessary Evil (Sort Of)

AI is about to remake our information ecosystem and it is past time for us to prepare

Nov 2, 2023

How to Win Arguments and Manipulate Managers

Make your spreadsheets shape strategy

Oct 11, 2023

Falling Out of Love With Michael Lewis

The complicated demands of business writing

Feb 8, 2024

The One-person Billion-dollar Company

Can AI agents make you a billionaire?

Sep 15, 2022

When Creation Goes To Zero

Skynet Who?