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
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
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
We don't want to turn the TV into a computer. Steve Case computerturn 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
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
One of the problems with computers, particularly for the older people, is they were befuddled by them, and the computers have gotten better. They have gotten easier to use. They have gotten less expensive. The software interfaces have made things a lot more accessible. Steve Case accessiblebefuddlecomputer share on social
I was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. Steve Case bearhawaiihonolulu 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
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