Every Audio Essays Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/every Long-form audio essays to make you smarter about technology, business, and productivity. ©2023 Every Media, Inc 5f9d9df4-91cd-5986-8b86-c3c80b5eb4ba no en Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:33:11 -0700 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 19:01:11 -0800 https://every.to/ https://img.transistor.fm/qgsmSPT7cWg88J4BwHcGeA8mlk18GOAiMD3gbQ8EGL0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ2OTcxLzE3MDIw/NDQ0MjEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg Every Audio Essays https://every.to/ episodic Every Inc Long-form audio essays to make you smarter about technology, business, and productivity. Long-form audio essays to make you smarter about technology, business, and productivity. technology, ai, business, investing, productivity, finance, startups Every Inc No No The First King of Home Computing 13 13 The First King of Home Computing full 1d073224-4a86-425d-be55-752315d08809 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5f11455e Jack Tramiel, a Holocaust survivor-turned-tech titan, revolutionized computing by making it accessible to everyday families. His ruthless business tactics and vertical integration strategy at Commodore created the Commodore 64, the home computer that launched the next generation of tech careers and shaped our digital present. 


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]]> Jack Tramiel, a Holocaust survivor-turned-tech titan, revolutionized computing by making it accessible to everyday families. His ruthless business tactics and vertical integration strategy at Commodore created the Commodore 64, the home computer that launched the next generation of tech careers and shaped our digital present. 


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]]> Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:33:11 -0700 Every Inc Every Inc 4792 Jack Tramiel, a Holocaust survivor-turned-tech titan, revolutionized computing by making it accessible to everyday families. His ruthless business tactics and vertical integration strategy at Commodore created the Commodore 64, the home computer that launched the next generation of tech careers and shaped our digital present. 


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]]> technology, ai, business, investing, productivity, finance, startups No The Misfit Who Built the IBM PC 12 12 The Misfit Who Built the IBM PC full 7dec1924-b55d-48f5-ba10-c71202a41c9f https://share.transistor.fm/s/4d942cad From IBM’s backwater offices in Boca Raton, Florida, Don Estridge ushered in the era of personal home computers. He was a corporate misfit who broke all of the company’s rules in order to change the world.


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]]> From IBM’s backwater offices in Boca Raton, Florida, Don Estridge ushered in the era of personal home computers. He was a corporate misfit who broke all of the company’s rules in order to change the world.


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]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:16:03 -0700 Gareth Edwards Gareth Edwards 3318 From IBM’s backwater offices in Boca Raton, Florida, Don Estridge ushered in the era of personal home computers. He was a corporate misfit who broke all of the company’s rules in order to change the world.


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]]> technology, ai, business, investing, productivity, finance, startups No ChatGPT Is Changing Our Understanding of the Human Intellect 11 11 ChatGPT Is Changing Our Understanding of the Human Intellect full 742501d4-2d74-4da7-9a92-156658c9a0ae https://share.transistor.fm/s/bb947082 ChatGPT is changing what it means to feel uniquely human. Large language models have the ability to mimic human creativity and spout human knowledge at record speeds—and they’re getting more powerful by the day. But while this technology might seem scary, it doesn’t need to be.

Every CEO Dan Shipper puts it this way: “ChatGPT doesn’t replace me. It just changes what it is that I do.” In this essay, Dan makes a case for a new understanding of human intellect, drawing on examples from medicine, psychology, and philosophy.


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]]> Fri, 10 May 2024 07:01:39 -0700 Dan Shipper Dan Shipper 923 ChatGPT is changing what it means to feel uniquely human. Large language models have the ability to mimic human creativity and spout human knowledge at record speeds—and they’re getting more powerful by the day. But while this technology might seem scary, it doesn’t need to be.

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]]> technology, ai, business, investing, productivity, finance, startups No She Built a Microcomputer Empire From Her Suburban Home 10 10 She Built a Microcomputer Empire From Her Suburban Home full 825f1067-9ed2-40b4-857a-66e148de11fb https://share.transistor.fm/s/70fb9148 Lore Harp McGovern was one of the most influential women in the history of computing, but her story, and her company, haven’t been given their due. Harp McGovern spurned the life of a housewife and built a multimillion-dollar personal computer company, called Vector Graphic, from scratch. 


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]]> Lore Harp McGovern was one of the most influential women in the history of computing, but her story, and her company, haven’t been given their due. Harp McGovern spurned the life of a housewife and built a multimillion-dollar personal computer company, called Vector Graphic, from scratch. 


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]]> Fri, 12 Apr 2024 06:39:00 -0700 Gareth Edwards Gareth Edwards 3388 Lore Harp McGovern was one of the most influential women in the history of computing, but her story, and her company, haven’t been given their due. Harp McGovern spurned the life of a housewife and built a multimillion-dollar personal computer company, called Vector Graphic, from scratch. 


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]]> technology, ai, business, investing, productivity, finance, startups No Ads in the Age of AI 9 9 Ads in the Age of AI full a4c31d86-8a53-4061-9a49-c202798a250b https://share.transistor.fm/s/30b8ff5b Ads subsidize our entire information ecosystem, keeping content free and accessible for everyone. AI may change all that by reducing both the amount of ads being served and the amount of time that people spend browsing—a one-two punch that will be devastating for the revenue of internet-reliant businesses. 

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]]> Ads subsidize our entire information ecosystem, keeping content free and accessible for everyone. AI may change all that by reducing both the amount of ads being served and the amount of time that people spend browsing—a one-two punch that will be devastating for the revenue of internet-reliant businesses. 

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]]> Fri, 08 Mar 2024 10:32:45 -0800 Evan Armstrong Evan Armstrong 584 Ads subsidize our entire information ecosystem, keeping content free and accessible for everyone. AI may change all that by reducing both the amount of ads being served and the amount of time that people spend browsing—a one-two punch that will be devastating for the revenue of internet-reliant businesses. 

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]]> technology, ai, business, investing, productivity, finance, startups No The Rise and Fall of Steve Jobs’s Greatest Rival 7 7 The Rise and Fall of Steve Jobs’s Greatest Rival full 673ef5e7-a216-4b7a-9fa4-3e311efc3b78 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f1993c10 In the early 1980s, two rivals waged a public war for the soul of home computing: Adam Osborne and Steve Jobs. Yet only Steve Jobs is remembered today. This is the forgotten story of the Osborne 1, the world's first mass-market portable computer, and of its charismatic and visionary creator, Adam Osborne. Osborne’s computer company seemed set to rival Apple itself—until a spectacular collapse into bankruptcy in 1984.


In this essay, first published by Every and now adapted by its author, historian and digital strategist Gareth Edwards walks us through the secret history of the first PC revolution. It’s vital context for our present moment, as AI promises to revolutionize technology just like the PC and the internet did before. In order to understand what’s ahead, we need to reckon with how we got here in the first place.


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]]> In the early 1980s, two rivals waged a public war for the soul of home computing: Adam Osborne and Steve Jobs. Yet only Steve Jobs is remembered today. This is the forgotten story of the Osborne 1, the world's first mass-market portable computer, and of its charismatic and visionary creator, Adam Osborne. Osborne’s computer company seemed set to rival Apple itself—until a spectacular collapse into bankruptcy in 1984.


In this essay, first published by Every and now adapted by its author, historian and digital strategist Gareth Edwards walks us through the secret history of the first PC revolution. It’s vital context for our present moment, as AI promises to revolutionize technology just like the PC and the internet did before. In order to understand what’s ahead, we need to reckon with how we got here in the first place.


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]]> Mon, 04 Mar 2024 06:00:35 -0800 Every Inc Every Inc 3187 In the early 1980s, two rivals waged a public war for the soul of home computing: Adam Osborne and Steve Jobs. Yet only Steve Jobs is remembered today. This is the forgotten story of the Osborne 1, the world's first mass-market portable computer, and of its charismatic and visionary creator, Adam Osborne. Osborne’s computer company seemed set to rival Apple itself—until a spectacular collapse into bankruptcy in 1984.


In this essay, first published by Every and now adapted by its author, historian and digital strategist Gareth Edwards walks us through the secret history of the first PC revolution. It’s vital context for our present moment, as AI promises to revolutionize technology just like the PC and the internet did before. In order to understand what’s ahead, we need to reckon with how we got here in the first place.


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]]> technology, ai, business, investing, productivity, finance, startups No Reddit: The Internet’s Bellwether 8 8 Reddit: The Internet’s Bellwether full d1a0ded4-28c7-40fe-beb1-1ae4a37ffa35 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9aa61261 Reddit is a special place on the internet that happens to be a mediocre business. However, its recent S-1 document revealed something interesting: It could potentially build a business licensing user data to AI companies. Is this the future, or a fiction? Listen to this essay by Every lead writer Evan Armstrong to learn about this new potential revenue stream for companies.
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]]> Reddit is a special place on the internet that happens to be a mediocre business. However, its recent S-1 document revealed something interesting: It could potentially build a business licensing user data to AI companies. Is this the future, or a fiction? Listen to this essay by Every lead writer Evan Armstrong to learn about this new potential revenue stream for companies.
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]]> Fri, 01 Mar 2024 11:49:10 -0800 Evan Armstrong Evan Armstrong 408 Reddit is a special place on the internet that happens to be a mediocre business. However, its recent S-1 document revealed something interesting: It could potentially build a business licensing user data to AI companies. Is this the future, or a fiction? Listen to this essay by Every lead writer Evan Armstrong to learn about this new potential revenue stream for companies.
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]]> technology, ai, business, investing, productivity, finance, startups No AI and the Vision Pro Don’t Need a Killer App 6 6 AI and the Vision Pro Don’t Need a Killer App full 072dc404-45d5-461c-8345-5f000bc3468c https://share.transistor.fm/s/11d26d4d Everyone is hunting for the killer app—software so good that it justifies the purchase of new hardware. But the new tech platforms of AI and virtual reality may not even need a killer app. This isn’t a matter of semantics: Whoever gains power in the platforms of the future will garner more power than we’ve ever dreamed. Read this for an in-depth analysis of what kind of companies are best positioned to win. 
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]]> Everyone is hunting for the killer app—software so good that it justifies the purchase of new hardware. But the new tech platforms of AI and virtual reality may not even need a killer app. This isn’t a matter of semantics: Whoever gains power in the platforms of the future will garner more power than we’ve ever dreamed. Read this for an in-depth analysis of what kind of companies are best positioned to win. 
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]]> Fri, 23 Feb 2024 09:38:57 -0800 Evan Armstrong Evan Armstrong 859 Everyone is hunting for the killer app—software so good that it justifies the purchase of new hardware. But the new tech platforms of AI and virtual reality may not even need a killer app. This isn’t a matter of semantics: Whoever gains power in the platforms of the future will garner more power than we’ve ever dreamed. Read this for an in-depth analysis of what kind of companies are best positioned to win. 
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]]> technology, ai, business, investing, productivity, finance, startups No Autonomous Vehicles Have a Problem of Narrative 5 5 Autonomous Vehicles Have a Problem of Narrative full d2655954-0acc-4d49-b7bf-695fb1c7d9f4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cdf2897b Last weekend, a crowd of revelers in San Francisco’s Chinatown burned an autonomous vehicle from Waymo down to its frame. Tech is now the fifth least-trusted industry in America, having experienced a rapid loss in confidence by the American public after years of having been among the most admired. How did it come to this? 

Evan argues that these incidents signal that tech needs to get realistic and optimistic by embracing risk—but doing so in a way that brings the American public along with it. 

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]]> Last weekend, a crowd of revelers in San Francisco’s Chinatown burned an autonomous vehicle from Waymo down to its frame. Tech is now the fifth least-trusted industry in America, having experienced a rapid loss in confidence by the American public after years of having been among the most admired. How did it come to this? 

Evan argues that these incidents signal that tech needs to get realistic and optimistic by embracing risk—but doing so in a way that brings the American public along with it. 

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]]> Thu, 15 Feb 2024 04:34:54 -0800 Every Inc Every Inc 674 Last weekend, a crowd of revelers in San Francisco’s Chinatown burned an autonomous vehicle from Waymo down to its frame. Tech is now the fifth least-trusted industry in America, having experienced a rapid loss in confidence by the American public after years of having been among the most admired. How did it come to this? 

Evan argues that these incidents signal that tech needs to get realistic and optimistic by embracing risk—but doing so in a way that brings the American public along with it. 

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]]> technology, ai, business, investing, productivity, finance, startups No Crypto’s Prophet Speaks 4 4 Crypto’s Prophet Speaks full 9ba9e936-47e4-46d9-8879-ab797919486e https://share.transistor.fm/s/7c2bed6b Chris Dixon, the patron saint of crypto, is still preaching the gospel.

In this essay, Every lead writer Evan Armstrong deconstructs Dixon’s new book, Read Write Own, in which the venture capitalist proffers his still-faithful argument for how crypto and blockchain technology can change the internet—and the world. 

Evan isn’t convinced. “I finished it believing that blockchains can solve niche use cases that rely on the technology’s properties,” he writes. “I was equally convinced that crypto’s promise has been greatly inflated.” While Dixon diagnoses many of the internet’s problems, crypto won’t be the thing that saves it.

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]]> Chris Dixon, the patron saint of crypto, is still preaching the gospel.

In this essay, Every lead writer Evan Armstrong deconstructs Dixon’s new book, Read Write Own, in which the venture capitalist proffers his still-faithful argument for how crypto and blockchain technology can change the internet—and the world. 

Evan isn’t convinced. “I finished it believing that blockchains can solve niche use cases that rely on the technology’s properties,” he writes. “I was equally convinced that crypto’s promise has been greatly inflated.” While Dixon diagnoses many of the internet’s problems, crypto won’t be the thing that saves it.

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]]> Sat, 10 Feb 2024 04:19:10 -0800 Evan Armstrong Evan Armstrong 2018 Chris Dixon, the patron saint of crypto, is still preaching the gospel.

In this essay, Every lead writer Evan Armstrong deconstructs Dixon’s new book, Read Write Own, in which the venture capitalist proffers his still-faithful argument for how crypto and blockchain technology can change the internet—and the world. 

Evan isn’t convinced. “I finished it believing that blockchains can solve niche use cases that rely on the technology’s properties,” he writes. “I was equally convinced that crypto’s promise has been greatly inflated.” While Dixon diagnoses many of the internet’s problems, crypto won’t be the thing that saves it.

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]]> crypto, web3, tech, dixon, nft No The Zone of Deployment: How Can You Know When to Invest? 3 3 The Zone of Deployment: How Can You Know When to Invest? full 6d12b0b8-f5b8-400c-9fac-7507dcecffd2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f520ed2f Investing is easy. Investing wisely—well, not so much. 

In this essay, Every lead writer Evan Armstrong helps you wade through the morass of hyped-up startups in your journey to invest in companies that are actually good businesses.

Consider three things when making an investment: business quality, asset price, and portfolio construction. Following this framework could help savvy investors avoid busts and focus on fundamentals and context rather than memes and vibes.

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]]> Investing is easy. Investing wisely—well, not so much. 

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]]> Mon, 29 Jan 2024 08:40:03 -0800 Evan Armstrong Evan Armstrong 298 Investing is easy. Investing wisely—well, not so much. 

In this essay, Every lead writer Evan Armstrong helps you wade through the morass of hyped-up startups in your journey to invest in companies that are actually good businesses.

Consider three things when making an investment: business quality, asset price, and portfolio construction. Following this framework could help savvy investors avoid busts and focus on fundamentals and context rather than memes and vibes.

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]]> technology, ai, business, investing, productivity, finance, startups No The Secret Father of Modern Computing 2 2 The Secret Father of Modern Computing full 42f9e9a9-e702-4b8c-9dd6-657a2989f1c4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4e722e70 In September 1974, Ed Roberts was $250,000 in the hole from a calculator business and begging the bank for a $65,000 loan. This money wasn’t going to calculators, but to something altogether different—an affordable personal computer. The price? $400. 

The idea of selling a computer at that price—around $2,400 in today’s dollars—was inconceivable. But in a few short years, Roberts’s idea proved a hit—he made millions from sales of his Altair 8800 computers. In the process, he launched the careers of luminaries like Bill Gates and Steve Wozniak, setting in motion the advent of mass-personal computing.

In this essay, first published by Every and now adapted by its author, historian and digital strategist Gareth Edwards walks us through the secret history of the first PC revolution. It’s vital context for our present moment, as AI promises to revolutionize technology just like the PC and the internet did before. In order to understand what’s ahead, one needs to reckon with how we got here in the first place.

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]]> In September 1974, Ed Roberts was $250,000 in the hole from a calculator business and begging the bank for a $65,000 loan. This money wasn’t going to calculators, but to something altogether different—an affordable personal computer. The price? $400. 

The idea of selling a computer at that price—around $2,400 in today’s dollars—was inconceivable. But in a few short years, Roberts’s idea proved a hit—he made millions from sales of his Altair 8800 computers. In the process, he launched the careers of luminaries like Bill Gates and Steve Wozniak, setting in motion the advent of mass-personal computing.

In this essay, first published by Every and now adapted by its author, historian and digital strategist Gareth Edwards walks us through the secret history of the first PC revolution. It’s vital context for our present moment, as AI promises to revolutionize technology just like the PC and the internet did before. In order to understand what’s ahead, one needs to reckon with how we got here in the first place.

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]]> Wed, 24 Jan 2024 13:08:29 -0800 Gareth Edwards Gareth Edwards 1874 In September 1974, Ed Roberts was $250,000 in the hole from a calculator business and begging the bank for a $65,000 loan. This money wasn’t going to calculators, but to something altogether different—an affordable personal computer. The price? $400. 

The idea of selling a computer at that price—around $2,400 in today’s dollars—was inconceivable. But in a few short years, Roberts’s idea proved a hit—he made millions from sales of his Altair 8800 computers. In the process, he launched the careers of luminaries like Bill Gates and Steve Wozniak, setting in motion the advent of mass-personal computing.

In this essay, first published by Every and now adapted by its author, historian and digital strategist Gareth Edwards walks us through the secret history of the first PC revolution. It’s vital context for our present moment, as AI promises to revolutionize technology just like the PC and the internet did before. In order to understand what’s ahead, one needs to reckon with how we got here in the first place.

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]]> technology, ai, business, investing, productivity, finance, startups No How I Use ChatGPT (As a Reasonable Person) 1 1 How I Use ChatGPT (As a Reasonable Person) full b701265a-a4d2-40b4-a732-f6df2947dc7d https://share.transistor.fm/s/cb0916a2 AI is both overhyped and underutilized.

Every’s lead writer Evan Armstrong believes that we have crossed the AI rubicon, estimating that the technology has spurred a 20 percent productivity gain for him in just the past few months.

In this essay, published first on Every and now adapted for audio, Evan provides tips, tools, and hacks to make ChatGPT useful for you—a reasonable person. 

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]]> AI is both overhyped and underutilized.

Every’s lead writer Evan Armstrong believes that we have crossed the AI rubicon, estimating that the technology has spurred a 20 percent productivity gain for him in just the past few months.

In this essay, published first on Every and now adapted for audio, Evan provides tips, tools, and hacks to make ChatGPT useful for you—a reasonable person. 

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]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2023 08:18:59 -0800 Evan Armstrong Evan Armstrong 698 AI is both overhyped and underutilized.

Every’s lead writer Evan Armstrong believes that we have crossed the AI rubicon, estimating that the technology has spurred a 20 percent productivity gain for him in just the past few months.

In this essay, published first on Every and now adapted for audio, Evan provides tips, tools, and hacks to make ChatGPT useful for you—a reasonable person. 

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