Evan is the lead writer at Every. He explores power and profit in technology in his twice-weekly Napkin Math column.
It’s the rare business book that you should actually read
An intuitive explainer for how to lose money and win anyway
What video games can teach us about building billion-dollar companies
The Power Output Equation
Half a century removed from its glory days, the Hollywood giant has a new rescue plan
China, boring AI, vertical SaaS, and Apple's power
After a short break, Napkin Math returns with a new writer
Amazon and Berkshire Hathaway got really big. Here’s why it might kill them.
If you want to win, you gotta spike
Triller's S1 raises questions about its numbers
Where does Disney go from here?
The future must be built on truth
Will Apple’s new headset change everything?
The complicated business of selling social good
Some researchers are convinced that we are on the cusp of superintelligence. Are they right?
A Case Study on Market Structures and Harm
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How the LTV/CAC ratio is manipulated to take advantage of retail investors
My explorations in image generation
Get in, loser—we’re disrupting Oracle
Maybe the new world is the same as the old
A Review of An Ugly Truth
The solution to the problem of social media is to build something better
Software that drives hardware adoption is rarer than you think
