Because I do think - not just in building AOL - but just the world in which we live is a very confusing, rapidly changing world where technology has accelerated. Steve Case accelerateaolbuild Change image and share on social
And I'd say one of the great lessons I've learned over the past couple of decades, from a management perspective, is that really when you come down to it, it really is all about people and all about leadership. Steve Case coupledecadegreat share on social
I think it took us nine years to get one million subscribers to AOL, and then in the next nine years we went from one million to 35 million. Steve Case aolmillionsubscriber Change image and share on social
Most of the people who had PCs did not have modems and could not use those PCs as communicating devices. They really were using them for spreadsheets or word processing or storing recipes or playing games or what have you. Steve Case communicatedevicegame share on social
I had an older brother who passed away recently, an older sister and a younger brother. Steve Case brotheroldpass Change image and share on social
You have to get along with people, but you also have to recognize that the strength of a team is different people with different perspectives and different personalities. Steve Case peoplepersonalityperspective Change image and share on social
And what we did with this new company in 1985 is we did start focusing on PCs instead of video game machines, because we learned the hard lesson about bringing a product to market in a consumer world where it's very expensive to build a brand and get distribution and so forth. Steve Case brandbringbuild share on social
So you have to force yourself out of a comfort zone and really try to figure out what are the key ingredients, the key skill sets, the key perspectives that are necessary, and then figure out a way to attract the very best people to fill those particular roles. Steve Case attractcomfortfigure share on social
I enjoyed high school and college, and I think I learned a lot, but that was not really my focus. My focus was on trying to figure out what businesses to start. Steve Case businesscollegeenjoy Change image and share on social
So we believed that strategic alliances and partnerships were critical, and we did that for five years. Steve Case alliancebelievecritical Change image and share on social
