The Leverage

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What happens when money becomes technology?

1 week ago | gettheleverage.com | Evan Armstrong

Today I’m trying something new—paid subscribers get my spiciest, freshest thoughts on a recent development. Reply to this email to let me know what you think. Technology’s magic is that it makes things cheaper and/or easier. In special cases, it lets us do things that were previously impossible. Aaand that’s kinda all there is to it. I recognize that is a little trite.
The AI Promise Gap

1 week ago | gettheleverage.com | Evan Armstrong

God has let me down lately. In his creation, the earth filled with the pleasant smells of rotting mulch and joyful sounds of baby giggles, there is beauty and majesty and potential. Then, the bills come. Boston Children’s Hospital—$14,500. 60,000 mile car service—$958. Groceries are up 23.6 percent in price from 2020-2024. There is a gap, an ugly crevice, separating the promise of the world and the commercial reality of the world as I experience it.
The Weekend Leverage

1 week ago | gettheleverage.com | Evan Armstrong

Welcome to the second edition of The Weekend Leverage! Last week readers let me know that they would like more charts, more visualizations, and more quick takeaways. This edition is my attempt to listen to that feedback. This time you’ll see four sections:MY RESEARCH: Highlighting recent analysis and essays I’ve published. NEWS WORTH CARING ABOUT: Three of the most important tech stories of the week and why you should care about them.
Why is AI marketing so, so bad?

2 weeks ago | gettheleverage.com | Evan Armstrong

Author’s note: Welcome to the first paid edition of The Leverage deep dives! In these essays, I research the questions that are most urgent in technology, with the goal of finding an answer that is insightful and actionable. This week I tackle why all the AI research labs are bad at naming new models and what that indicates about the larger market. My analysis as an independent writer is only possible because of paying subscribers, so if you want to support my work, you can join my paid tier.
The Weekend Leverage, First Edition

2 weeks ago | gettheleverage.com | Evan Armstrong

Welcome to The Weekend Leverage! Thank you for being here and welcome to readers who followed me from my previous column at Every. In case you missed the announcement: The Leverage is a fiercely independent, rigorous, and beautiful publication devoted tohelping you make sense of our insane tech environment.
Why are Startups Growing Faster Than Ever Before?

2 weeks ago | gettheleverage.com | Evan Armstrong

Author’s note: Today is launch day for The Leverage! The first free post will come out on the 27th, but I wanted to give you a taste of what’s to come. In this deep dive, I examine one of the wildest facts of our time—AI startups are growing faster than any other companies in the history of capitalism (seriously, that is a real stat). Then, for paying subscribers, I suggest some new venture-scale startups that a strong founder could go build with these ideas.