Evan Armstrong

Evan Armstrong is the lead writer at Every. He explores profit and power in technology in his column, Napkin Math.

Feb 16, 2023

Bada Bing: Why Microsoft Wants Google to Dance

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

Oct 5, 2023

Automate the Simple Stuff With Stupid Tools

This is the dumbest AI will ever be—and it’s still magic

Oct 14, 2022

Who Wins the AI Value Chain?

It's A Brave New World

Mar 30, 2022

Twitter’s Probably Screwed

The Rugged Landscape of Digital Advertising

Mar 16, 2023

Technology Is Good Actually

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

Mar 2, 2023

Should I Quit and Start a Franchise?

I’m wondering if I can deep-fry my way out of the apocalypse

Jan 25, 2024

The Zone of Deployment

How can you know when to invest?

May 5, 2022

The Empire Stripes Back

A $100B Bet on Two Brothers

Dec 21, 2023

Should You Fire This Newsletter? 2023 Edition

2024 is the year I go big

Aug 17, 2023

The Internet Is Still Early

Neither hellscape nor utopia—the internet makes society anew

Jun 6, 2023

The Bugman Cometh

My sick, unexplainable desire to buy a face computer

Jan 5, 2023

It Is Always Time to Build

Interest rates do not equal innovation rates

Jun 22, 2023

AI Can Construct a Trading Strategy Now

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

Aug 31, 2023

The Internet Demands Greatness

No one cares, so take more risks

Aug 4, 2022

The Meh-taverse

A Book Review

Mar 23, 2023

How AI Changes the Media Business

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

Jun 10, 2022

Software is Eating the Individual

The Embedded Human

Jun 16, 2022

Selective Optimism

People who promise high returns forever are liars

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

Apr 4, 2024

How I Use ChatGPT (As a Reasonable Person)

My AI awakening

Sep 7, 2023

You Need to Know What You Are Betting On

How to think about investing in a startup versus a public company

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

Apr 8, 2022

The Futility of Utility

A personal essay