Evan Armstrong is the lead writer at Every. He explores profit and power in technology in his column, Napkin Math.
This is the dumbest AI will ever be—and it’s still magic
Inflation, web3, embedded fintech, investing in people, and the newsletter winter that is coming
It's A Brave New World
The Rugged Landscape of Digital Advertising
A $100B Bet on Two Brothers
Startups screw up sometimes, but making things cheaper is a moral necessity
2024 is the year I go big
I’m wondering if I can deep-fry my way out of the apocalypse
My sick, unexplainable desire to buy a face computer
Neither hellscape nor utopia—the internet makes society anew
How can you know when to invest?
No one cares, so take more risks
Interest rates do not equal innovation rates
The Embedded Human
A Book Review
And it means there are big changes ahead for what software can do
AI is about to remake our information ecosystem and it is past time for us to prepare
What consumer tech and media got wrong
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'
A personal essay
My AI awakening
People who promise high returns forever are liars
The tech industry needs to be honest about the trade-offs of risk
