Evan Armstrong was a lead writer at Every who explored profit and power in technology in Napkin Math.
If you want to win, you gotta spike
Amazon and Berkshire Hathaway got really big. Here’s why it might kill them.
A Napkin Math and Trapital Production
The success of a dating app has huge implications for the U.S. economy
Software that drives hardware adoption is rarer than you think
How governments and companies are engaged in mutual manipulation
Some researchers are convinced that we are on the cusp of superintelligence. Are they right?
A founder’s personality can differentiate them—or destroy them
What’s the real reason AI hasn’t yet delivered on its hype?
The Subtle Art of Manipulating CFOs
Is AI training a sustainable business model for the future?
The Weird Future Ahead
After a short break, Napkin Math returns with a new writer
Can AI agents make you a billionaire?
Netflix and Bill
Plus a new course from Napkin Math!
The politics of progress has a new manual
A new book on Bill Gates asks: How do you measure a billionaire’s net impact on the world?
By reducing transaction costs, AI will reshape how companies operate and interact
An examination of the Twitch Hack data
Maybe the new world is the same as the old
The impending doom of horizontal SaaS
Make your spreadsheets shape strategy
Who owns the output of AI—the machines or the creators?