Steve Case
Steve Case
Stephen McConnell "Steve" Caseis an American entrepreneur, investor, and businessman best known as the co-founder and former chief executive officer and chairman of America Online. Since his retirement as chairman of AOL Time Warner in 2003, he has gone on to invest in early and growth-stage startups through his Washington, D.C. based venture capital firm Revolution LLC...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth21 August 1958
CityHonolulu, HI
CountryUnited States of America
We went from one million to 20 million subscribers in the past five years. That's great, but a billion people watch CNN.
We do not intend to limit content diversity on any of our systems. If we limit content, if we do not promote a diversity of voices ... then consumers will waste no time migrating to other Internet and media services.
We don't want to suddenly mess around with people's normal viewing habits and force them to do interactive things. Above all, we want to expand the viewer's experience, either through a very simple directory or by providing additional information to the program that's currently showing.
There's no question that we're on the eve of an explosion in consumers' move to wireless and how they use interactive devices.
As we strive to build Revolution into an iconic brand like Virgin, one that stands for the build-to-last values of a company like Berkshire Hathaway, we need a first-rate communications executive and are delighted to welcome Brad.
It's another avenue that students have to get out and meet other people, and get away from the normal academic environment.
It's about building partnerships. If we view this industry as just about AOL, phones, PCs, and TVs, we'll be in trouble.
This has been a record-breaking year for America Online, and we finished on a strong note with this quarter's performance, ... Just four years after becoming the only Internet company with $1 billion in annual revenues, we are now posting $1 billion in annual profits.
The bottom line is despite this tragedy and the resulting economic affects our unique mix of assets give us confidence that we can generate strong earnings growth next year and into the future.
Our expanding membership and surging usage confirm that consumers want the content, services, features and ease of use that are uniquely AOL,
After graduating from high school I went to college in Massachusetts - Williams College, a small liberal arts school which I really enjoyed.
Coca-Cola's legacy dates back more than a hundred years, whereas the AOL brand is barely a decade old, but today Coca-Cola and AOL are two of the most recognized and powerful consumer brands in the world, ... We look forward to helping Coca-Cola use the online medium to extend its legacy into this new Internet century.
So I think relatively early on I probably was on a path to be more of an entrepreneur, and I think everybody in my family kind of sensed that.
lead the convergence of the media, entertainment, communications and Internet industries.