AOL's first decade was a slog. It was there a few times we had to go through layoffs and it was really hard to raise money. Our first round of venture capital, we raised $1 million. And I think that helped inform some of my thinking and give me little bit more of the empathy for the entrepreneurs all around the country.
Author, CEO of Revolution, and former AOL CEO Steve Case joins Jason to talk about his new book, "The Rise of the Rest". (0:50) They also discuss reflections on remote work (13:14), American economic resiliency (25:48), capital formation in America (36:32), and more!
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(0:50) Jason welcomes Steve Case: Author, CEO of Revolution, and former CEO of AOL to talk about his book, "The Rise of the Rest"
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(13:14) Remote work reflections: can a great company be built fully remote?
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(25:48) American economic resiliency, China's capitalist system going off the rails, not staying complacent
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(35:31) Opening investor access, fixing capital formation in America
(43:16) Politics and policy involvement