Dan Shipper

Dan Shipper is the CEO and cofounder of Every. Every week he explores the frontiers of AI in his column, Chain of Thought, and on his podcast, ‘AI & I.’

Mar 15, 2024

Can a Startup Kill ChatGPT?

Google is dangerous—a founder cracked on Zyn and Diet Coke more so

Oct 22, 2021

What Is Underneath Productivity?

I’ve been obsessing about productivity for a long time. I used to spend a lot of time thinking about tools for thought and second brains. Bu

Sep 26, 2025

Every’s Master Plan: Part II

The only subscription you need to keep you at the edge of AI

Jun 11, 2022

The Complete Guide to Peer Coaching

Some of the most impactful therapy sessions of my life haven’t come from a therapy session

Feb 17, 2023

Workshop: Learn to Write With AI

ChatGPT, GPT-3, and Lex as powerful tools in the writing process

Mar 29, 2024

Simulating One-way Door Decisions With AI

AI can refine your ability to know your future state

Jan 15, 2022

Beware of Pet Explanations

A few weeks ago, I was out shopping in SoHo when I was gripped by the sensation that everything was about to go horribly wrong. I am not a s

Sep 13, 2024

OpenAI’s o1 Model, Explained

Chain of thought opens a new paradigm in AI progress

Nov 27, 2024

How We Incubate and Launch New Products With AI

What happens when you mix media, software, and AI—and how it’s going so far

Oct 13, 2023

You’re a Developer Now

ChatGPT is a creative power-up for builders—and you should use it

Feb 20, 2025

LLMs Turn Every Question Into an Answer

Language models as text expanders

Sep 9, 2021

How James Clear is Writing His Next Book

Asana, Google Docs, and Meeting Readers Where they Are

May 16, 2025

Vibe Check: Codex—OpenAI’s New Coding Agent

Our hands-on day-0 review of the new autonomous software engineer

Mar 29, 2022

Pile Avoidance

If you look closely at anything that you try to keep clean—like an email inbox, a product backlog, or a dishwasher—you’ll notice that they t

Mar 29, 2024

Hypothetical Journal Entries Written by AI

How would I feel if I raised money for Every?

May 6, 2021

The Truth About Mental Models with Shane Parrish

Farnam Street’s founder talks about learning loops, how to read, and how to avoid bullshit

Mar 5, 2025

You Don’t Need More Money—Just A Better AI Strategy

Investor Mike Maples on how you can compete with OpenAI

Nov 3, 2023

Is Chat the Future of AI?

The promise and perils of chat and ChatGPT

Oct 30, 2023

Kate Lee Joins Every as Editor-in-Chief

A note on the future of Every

Nov 10, 2025

Where Explanations End

A short story about the most important question in history

Jun 7, 2024

LLMs Turn Every Question Into an Answer

Part two: Language models as text expanders

Sep 7, 2021

#94 - Ted Lasso Recap S2 E6: How to tell a friend you’re worried about them

(Spoilers, as usual!) In the this episode of Ted Lasso, Higgins decides to take Coach Beard aside and ask him whether he really thinks it's

Sep 9, 2024

AI Journaling Changed My Life

Your new best friend for personal development

Nov 22, 2023

The King Is Back in the Castle

But you only get one coup