I've been surprised by some of the positions he's taken now. He was, you know, took some position four or five years ago that were quite anti Trump and then decided to pivot and be pro Trump in part, obviously, to get the Trump endorsement. But we also believe in diversity in all forms. And so having Democrats and Republicans all working at Revolution, we think is a good thing. We have a hyper partisan country where people disagree on a lot of things. I think if we're going to be successful in helping the rest rise and helping back this next generation of entrepreneurs, we've got to do it in a nonpartisan way.
Kara and Steve Case go back — way back, to the 1990s. She was a young Washington Post reporter covering a new thing called “the Internet” … and he was a co-founder of the company that became AOL. In this conversation, they take a walk back through time to look at how far the world has come and where tech companies have stumbled or fallen flat. They discuss Case’s new book, “Rise of the Rest,” which offers an optimistic future for the expansion of entrepreneurship and innovation beyond a handful of places like Silicon Valley, Boston and New York City. They also discuss whether a more equitable distribution of economic growth is possible, given some of the nation’s political divides — and potential solutions for bridging those divides.
Before the interview, Kara and Nayeema talk about the newsmakers of the day, including Theranos founder, Elizabeth Holmes, who is seeking a new trial, and the deep pockets of “anti-woke” investors in Silicon Valley including, of course, Peter Thiel. As always, Kara offers unsolicited advice.
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You can find Kara and Nayeema on Twitter @karaswisher and @nayeema.
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