I’m Geoffrey Cain, author of Steve Jobs in Exile (Portfolio/Penguin Random House, May 2026), Samsung Rising, and The Perfect Police State.
The Burner Files is where I write about reinvention, failure, and comeback in business, tech, and life. I’m interested in the people who hit rock bottom and came back, and what the rest of us can learn from them.
I spent three years uncovering the untold story of Steve Jobs’s lost decade. That research shaped how I think about transformation. This newsletter is an extension of that work. Preorder Steve Jobs in Exile here.
Expect essays, behind-the-scenes stories from my reporting, and lessons on what it takes to come back and build something lasting.
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More about me:
Web: geoffreycain.net
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gcain
