What Casey Newton thinks about ambition
Founder of Platformer, a newsletter on tech platforms and the people they affect, and co-host of the Hard Fork podcast at the New York Times.
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1 dated position, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Casey Newton has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingSpending enough time in San Francisco tends to make people want to start their own company.
Their wordsNo matter how much fun you're having at your W-2 job, spend enough time in San Francisco and you may find yourself itching to build something of your own.