Evan Armstrong

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

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

Feb 16, 2023

Bada Bing: Why Microsoft Wants Google to Dance

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

Apr 15, 2021

COGS: How I Bankrupted MoviePass

An Intuitive Explainer for How To Lose Money and Win Anyway

Jun 6, 2023

The Bugman Cometh

My sick, unexplainable desire to buy a face computer

Mar 23, 2023

How AI Changes the Media Business

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

Dec 16, 2021

The primary trends I’m investing in next year

Inflation, web3, embedded fintech, investing in people, and the newsletter winter that is coming

Aug 17, 2023

The Internet Is Still Early

Neither hellscape nor utopia—the internet makes society anew

Jan 5, 2023

It Is Always Time to Build

Interest rates do not equal innovation rates

Oct 5, 2023

Automate the Simple Stuff With Stupid Tools

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

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.

Mar 30, 2022

Twitter’s Probably Screwed

The Rugged Landscape of Digital Advertising

Dec 21, 2023

Should You Fire This Newsletter? 2023 Edition

2024 is the year I go big

May 5, 2022

The Empire Stripes Back

A $100B Bet on Two Brothers

Jan 25, 2024

The Zone of Deployment

How can you know when to invest?

Mar 2, 2023

Should I Quit and Start a Franchise?

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

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

Sep 7, 2023

You Need to Know What You Are Betting On

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

Jul 15, 2022

Has Venture Lost Its Soul?

A Book Review of The Power Law

Jun 16, 2022

Selective Optimism

People who promise high returns forever are liars

Jul 27, 2023

Snap’s Probably Screwed (Again)

Maybe Elon should buy it

Nov 10, 2022

Pinterest Has a Chance

The first full-stack shopping platform

May 11, 2023

Why Are Republicans Better at Making Money on the Internet?

What consumer tech and media got wrong

Apr 4, 2024

How I Use ChatGPT (As a Reasonable Person)

My AI awakening