Napkin Math

Profit and power in technology.

Apr 4, 2024

How I Use ChatGPT (As a Reasonable Person)

My AI awakening

Aug 31, 2023

The Internet Demands Greatness

No one cares, so take more risks

Jun 10, 2022

Software is Eating the Individual

The Embedded Human

Feb 15, 2024

Autonomous Vehicles Have a Problem of Narrative

The tech industry needs to be honest about the trade-offs of risk

Jul 15, 2022

Has Venture Lost Its Soul?

A Book Review of The Power Law

Jun 22, 2023

AI Can Construct a Trading Strategy Now

And it means there are big changes ahead for what software can do

Aug 4, 2022

The Meh-taverse

A Book Review

Jul 27, 2023

Snap’s Probably Screwed (Again)

Maybe Elon should buy it

Feb 1, 2024

Crypto’s Prophet Speaks

A16z’s Chris Dixon hasn’t abandoned the faith with his new book, 'Read Write Own'

May 11, 2023

Why Are Republicans Better at Making Money on the Internet?

What consumer tech and media got wrong

Nov 10, 2022

Pinterest Has a Chance

The first full-stack shopping platform

Apr 8, 2022

The Futility of Utility

A personal essay

Sep 8, 2022

What I Learned From Being Cancer Free

Seven Years of Freedom

Sep 14, 2023

Defense Tech Shouldn’t Be Sexy

Weapons are a necessary evil, not a hype-y consumer product

May 19, 2022

How Startups Can Survive the Creator Economy Winter

The Race for Revenue Share

Aug 25, 2020

The Quest for Monopoly

A history of stock market exchanges: from fragmentation to monopoly, monopoly to fragmentation and back again.

Jul 21, 2022

Crypto Has A Use Case

How Braintrust Used Tokens to Kickstart a Market

Dec 5, 2024

The Religion of Ramp

How the fintech became one of the fastest-growing startups—ever

Feb 6, 2024

Profit, Power, and the Vision Pro

Will Apple’s new headset change everything?

Nov 9, 2023

We Should All Want to Be Mitt Romney

What is the point of F U money if you never say F U?

Mar 26, 2024

How to Make Millions on Discord

A new distribution channel has opened

Sep 22, 2022

The AI Writer

How tech is changing what it means to be an author

Aug 5, 2020

Intangible Assets: The Invisible Value Driver

Book review of The End of Accounting: there are four problems with current financial statements and intangible assets are the biggest reason why.

Sep 4, 2020

The Investment Opportunity in School Bus Operators

Many schools have closed, representing a unique opportunity to buy school bus operators. With a strong moat, now might be the right time to buy.