Evan Armstrong is the lead writer at Every. He explores profit and power in technology in his column, Napkin Math.
Surely nothing bad will happen with an AI hooked up to the internet
This is the dumbest AI will ever be—and it’s still magic
It's A Brave New World
The Rugged Landscape of Digital Advertising
Startups screw up sometimes, but making things cheaper is a moral necessity
I’m wondering if I can deep-fry my way out of the apocalypse
How can you know when to invest?
A $100B Bet on Two Brothers
2024 is the year I go big
Neither hellscape nor utopia—the internet makes society anew
My sick, unexplainable desire to buy a face computer
Interest rates do not equal innovation rates
And it means there are big changes ahead for what software can do
No one cares, so take more risks
A Book Review
Why community and social network effects will be key to winning the future
The Embedded Human
People who promise high returns forever are liars
AI is about to remake our information ecosystem and it is past time for us to prepare
My AI awakening
How to think about investing in a startup versus a public company
A16z’s Chris Dixon hasn’t abandoned the faith with his new book, 'Read Write Own'
What consumer tech and media got wrong
A personal essay